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Beyond Brackeen: Ongoing Protections for Indian Children: 2021 Indigenous Law Conference Day 1 Panel 3

October 21, 2021gabrielagendreau

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.

Beyond Brackeen: Ongoing Protections for Indian Children

November 4th, 2021 | 2:15pm-3:30pm ET | 1.25 CLE

Although the 5th Circuit decision in Brackeen v. Haaland has consumed the ICWA conversation for the last few years, the decision has limited impact. This panel will focus on continuing protections for Indian children. Panelists will discuss other legal methods to protect Indian children, such as state Indian child welfare legislation, and amendments to the federal ICWA.

Speakers include:

April Olson: Attorney, Rothstein Donatelli LLP

Kate Fort: Director of Clinics, Michigan State University College of Law

Austin Moore: Attorney, Native American Disability Law Center

Moderator – Cassondra Church: Legal Counselor, Indigenous Law & Policy Center, Michigan State University College of Law

Fletcher on Systemic Racism and the Dispossession of Indigenous Wealth in the United States

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021Matthew L.M. Fletcher

I developed a short paper for the Federal Reserve Bank’s series on Racism and the Economy, “Systemic Racism and the Dispossession of Indigenous Wealth in the United States,” posted here.

Here is a video of today’s program. April Youpee-Roll was part of the program, too, and provided important commentary on heirship and federal Indian policy.

Michigan Tribes in the News (10/20/21)

October 20, 2021Singel

Toward Freedom: Photo Essay: Indigenous Struggle Against Enbridge Lines 3 and 5

UP Matters: Providing “Hope Not Handcuffs” at the Bay Mills Police Department

UP Matters: Bay Mills President Whitney Gravelle shares the impact of intergenerational trauma on addiction

UP Matters: Preventing addiction using a cultural approach in Native communities

Peninsula Press: Indigenous groups demand shut down of Michigan pipeline

Deadline Detroit: Reporting On Indian Boarding School Is Painfully Personal For Michigan Journalist

MLive: Dozens of Michigan schools still use Native American slurs, imagery

Indian Law Issues in the News (10/20/21)

October 20, 2021Singel

Native News Online: Washington Tribe Waits to Resume Whaling

Tribal Business News: Puyallup Tribe inks deal with Amazon for massive sorting center on tribal land

Tampa Bay Times: Florida officials and Tribe win Round 1 in legal fight over sports betting

Times Standard: Humboldt County supes OK deal between Child Welfare Services, Hoopa Valley Tribe

The Spokesman-Review: Homesteading family’s lasting legacy realized in agreement to return nearly 10,000 acres of habitat to Colville Tribes in conservation deal

NYTs: In Minneapolis, a Thriving Center for Indigenous Art: The eight-block American Indian Cultural Corridor celebrates Native American art and commerce.

Williston Herald: MHA Nation family’s oil spill suit dismissed after discovery sanctions limited damages to $1

Reminder: Upcoming MILS Discussion and Presentation with NYT Best-Selling Author of “Firekeeper’s Daughter”

October 20, 2021gabrielagendreau

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

15th Annual Rennard Strickland Lecture

October 20, 2021gabrielagendreau

15th Annual Rennard Strickland Lecture

Honoring the former UO Law School Dean and Native American Scholar

Tuesday October 26, 2021 at 6:00pm PST:
“Oil and Gas: An Oklahoma Origin Story and McGirt”

The Rennard Strickland Lecture Series was established in 2006 to honor the legacy of Dean Rennard Strickland and to build on his contributions to the field of Indian law and to legal education. The theme of the lecture series is the examination of native leadership and vision for environmental stewardship in the 21st century. This year’s speaker will be