Turtle Talk

Senator Heinrich Tribute to Zia Pueblo Peter Pino

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here, in the Congressional Record:

California SCT Briefs in United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria v. Newsom

June 4, 2020June 22, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

S238544 – UNITED AUBURN INDIAN COMMUNITY OF THE AUBURN RANCHERIA v. NEWSOM
(Groban, J., not participating, Fybel, J., assigned justice pro tempore)

Appellant’s Petition for Review Filed on November 22, 2016
Appellant’s Request for Judicial Notice Filed on November 22, 2016
Appellant’s Request for Judicial Notice Filed on December 14, 2016
Appellant’s Opening Brief on the Merits Filed on March 27, 2017
Appellant’s Request for Judicial Notice Filed on March 28, 2017
Respondent’s Answer Brief on the Merits Filed on June 26, 2017
Appellant’s Reply Brief on the Merits Filed on August 23, 2017
Amicus Curiae Brief of The Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California and The Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community Filed on September 28, 2017
Amicus Curiae Brief of Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians Filed on October 10, 2017
Amicus Curiae Brief of North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians Filed on October 10, 2017
Amicus Curiae Brief of Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe of the Enterprise Rancheria, California, Filed on October 10, 2017
Amicus Curiae Brief of Stand Up For California! Filed on October 10, 2017
Respondent’s Response to Amicus Curiae Brief Filed on December 8, 2017
Respondent’s Supplemental Brief Filed on May 22, 2020

Video.

https://jcc.granicus.com/player/clip/1584?meta_id=50863

National Indian Law Library Bulletin (6/3/2020)

June 3, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

We have scoured the web. Here are some of the latest materials related to Indian Law. Find all of the latest updates at narf.org/nill/bulletins/

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2020.html

Mdewakanton Band of Sioux in Minnesota v. Bernhardt (Federal Recognition)
Navajo Health Foundation v. Razaghi Development Company, LLC (RICO)
Yurok Tribe v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Endangered Species Act; Cultural Resources)
Sxʷnq̓ʔels l Suw̓ečm / Ksukⱡiⱡmumaⱡ ʾA·kጦaⱡmukwaʾits d/b/a Energy Keepers Inc. v. Hyperblock LLC (Contract Breach)
Ten Eyck v. United States (Sovereign Immunity; Federal Torts Claim Act)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2020.html
People in Interest of K.C. (Indian Child Welfare Act)

U.S. Legislation – 116th Congress Bulletin
https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html

H.R.7056 – To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award additional funding through the Indian Health Services Sanitation Facilities Construction Program, and for other purposes.
H.R.7080 – To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States, political subdivisions of States, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, community-based entities, and primary care and behavioral health organizations to address behavioral health needs caused by the public health emergency declared with respect to COVID-19.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2020.html

Immigration, plenary powers, and sovereignty talk: Then and now.
Environmental federalism in Indian Country: Sovereignty, primacy, and environmental protection.

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:

‘Am I cutting out again?’: Missing and murdered task force off to shaky start amid COVID-19 challenges
Cronkite News: Tribal leaders, advocates question reopening at Grand Canyon, other parks
Tribal court to hear argument on non-resident voting rights amidst COVID-19
Report: Indigenous voters face racism and suppression
The sheer brutality that Black and Native men face
Company floats new proposal for hydropower on tribal land
When art is medicine
Modern-day AIM makes its presence felt
Advocating for human rights during a time of COVID-19
Congressional letter to Indian Health Service re: Faulty PPE sent to Navajo
‘Love and Fury’ documents Indigenous artists at the vanguard

Mary Smith on COVID in Indian Country

June 3, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

On Medium, here is “COVID-19 in Native American Communities: A Quiet Crisis That Has Become an Ear-Deafening Emergency.”

HCN Profile of Sterlin Harjo’s New Doc, “Love and Fury”

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “‘Love and Fury’ documents Indigenous artists at the vanguard.”

NYTs News Profile on the Yakama Nation’s Fisheries

June 3, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “For This Tribe, Saving a River Means Saving the Sturgeon: The Yakama Nation has been raising fish to release back into the Columbia River for more than a decade. Now, its hatchery is also producing caviar.”

Second Circuit Affirms Scott Tucker Conviction

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in United States v. Grote:

Opinion

Briefs in Lummi Crab Fishing Case

June 3, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the new materials in United States v. Washington (W.D. Wash.), subproceeding 19-01:

51 Swinomish Brief

55 Upper Skagit Brief

57 Tulalip Tribes Brief

59 Lummi Brief

Prior post here.

NAICJA Webiner – McGirt v. Oklahoma Supreme Court Oral Arguments: An analysis of the History, Law, and Arguments of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reservation Case

June 2, 2020Matthew Campbell

McGirt Flier v2

Date & Time: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 from 12:30 pm-2:00 PM MST (90) minutes.

Webinar Narrative: The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments on May 11, 2020 in McGirt v. Oklahoma, case #18-9526 (by telephone) involving the status of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation reservation. Last year, the Court heard arguments on a nearly identical case in the Murphy matter. This decision could have enormous impact for Indian law, positive or negative. Come join us for a FREE webinar to hear tribal perspective as to the surrounding Muscogee cultural history, the jurisprudence of Indian lands in Oklahoma and thoughts and analysis of the oral arguments from the Muscogee Nation’s Supreme Court amicus brief advocate Riyaz Kanji.

Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7CZVYSf8QMSxDtxHftI-Tg