Here are the materials (so far) in Danks v. Slawson Exploration Co. (D.N.D.):
37 Slawson Motion for Summary J
Tribal Traditional Law in Practice: 2021 Indigenous Law Conference Day 1 Panel 1
Please register to join us virtually for the 18th Annual ILPC/TICA Indigenous Law Conference!
For information about the agenda, sponsorships, and registration, please visit the event site.
Tribal Traditional Law in Practice
November 4th, 2021 | 10:30am-11:45am ET | 1.25 CLE
This presentation unravels the difficulties and reliabilities of incorporating traditional law into modern practices in the context of Diné Fundamental Law statute, oral testimony of the Jemez Pueblo’s elders, and Anishinaabe law and jurisprudence.
Speakers include:
Rodgerick Begay: Assistant Attorney General, DOJ Chapter Unit, Navajo National
Matthew L.M. Fletcher: Director & Professor, Indigenous Law & Policy Center, Michigan State University College of Law
Robert Alan Hershey: Clinical Professor of Law Emeritus, Indigenous Law & Policy Program, University of Arizona College of Law
Moderator – Alyana Jimerson: Student, Michigan State University College of Law
Oak Flat update
MILS Discussion and Presentation with NYT Best-Selling Author of “Firekeeper’s Daughter” Monday, October 25th at 7:00pm EST
Michigan Indian Legal Services and Uniting Three Fires Against Violence present a discussion with New York Times Best-Selling Author, Angeline Boulley. The author of Firekeeper’s Daughter will present with special legal guests and discuss the book, domestic violence, and criminal jurisdiction on tribal lands. The discussion will provide an interesting dissection of the relevant topics, along with the book’s unique setting in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Audience members are encouraged to bring their questions.
Monday, October 25th, 2021 at 7:00pm ET
Hosted on MILS Facebook page. You do not need a Facebook account to watch our live event. Just login at https://bit.ly/MichiganIndianLegalServices and you can view with us.
Pre-Registration (optional) here
Free and open to all
Distinguished Panelists include:
Angeline Boulley, Author of Firekeeper’s Daughter
Jeff Davis, of Counsel with Barnes & Thornburg, LLP, former AUSA Western District of Michigan
Hon. Jocelyn K. Fabry, Chief Judge of the Sault Ste. Marie Tirbe of Chippewa Indians Tribal Court
Hon. Melissa L. Pope, Chief Judge of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potowatomi Tribal Court
Prof. Kirsten Matoy Carlson, Wayne State University Law School
Indian Law Issues in the News (10/13/2021)
Native News Online: Tribes, Advocates Work to Fix a 30-year-old Loophole in Federal NAGPRA Law
Popular Science: Minnesota’s Line 3 pipeline threatens one of North America’s only native grains
MSU: Gordon Henry Appointed to New Endowed Chair Position
Law360: Justices Won’t Take Up Dispute Over (Miccosukee) Tribal Couple’s Taxes
NPR: Moccasin maker Minnetonka has apologized for appropriating Native American culture
Grand Forks Herald: Census undercount on Native American reservations complicates redistricting in South Dakota
WitnessLA: How The Criminal Justice System Disproportionately Harms Native American People
Vice President Kamala Harris addresses NCAI
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NBC News: Survivors Of Native American Boarding Schools Discuss Dark History In The US
This 21 minute video features interviews with survivors of the Holy Childhood School of Jesus of Harbor Springs, Michigan. Both of my grandparents (Henry “Hank” Shenanaquet and Laureen Peters) also attended Holy Childhood. Appearing in the video are Yvonne Walker-Keshick (Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians); Eric Hemenway, Director of LTBB Department of Repatriation, Archives and Records; and Fred Kiogima (LTBB). Click on the image below to view the video.
Indian Law Issues in the News (10/12/2021)
MetroTimes: Activists urge Detroit to increase inclusion of indigenous communities
The Conversation: Land acknowledgments meant to honor Indigenous people too often do the opposite – erasing American Indians and sanitizing history instead
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Tribes: New evidence proves massacre was at Nevada mine site
NBC26.com: Gov. Tony Evers issues order apologizing for Wisconsin’s role in Indian boarding schools
KSTP.com: Minnetonka Moccasin issues apology for appropriation of Native American cultures
NYTs: A New Cookbook by Indigenous People, for Indigenous People
Great Lakes Now: Indigenous leaders face barriers to UN climate conference
USA Today: McGirt ruling’s ongoing impact on tribal youth and families
Democracy Now: “People vs. Fossil Fuels’’: Winona LaDuke & Mass Protests Call on Biden to Stop Line 3 Pipeline
NPR (11 min. audio): Native Americans Take Over The Writers’ Room and Tell Their Own Stories
Office of Gov. Gavin Newsom: On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Governor Newsom Announces California Truth & Healing Council Partnership to Support Philanthropic and Community Engagement
SCOTUS Denies Cert in Miccosukee Member’s Challenge to Federal Income Taxes on Per Capita Payments
Here is today’s order list.
Here are the cert stage materials in Clay v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
ABC News Indigenous Peoples’ Day interview with Matthew Fletcher
Click on the picture below to see the 5.5 minute news segment.
Turtle Talk 
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