Peacemaking Colloquium 2020
Zoom Convening
August 5th -6th, 2020
(Mountain Daylight Time)
Agenda:
MILS Survey for Michigan Tribal Members
The letter:
Dear Tribal Community Member,
Michigan Indian Services (MILS) is asking for your feedback on an important survey.
MILS provides legal services statewide to income-eligible individuals and tribes, advocates for the rights of individuals that advance systems of justice, and works to preserve Indian families through state and tribal courts.
The purpose of this survey is to identify the highest priorities related to legal services for low-income Native Americans.
MILS will use the results to prioritize services for the next seven years, so your participation is extremely important to us.
MILS is offering an incentive drawing for a total of seven $100 gift cards for those who complete the survey over the next several months. Drawing dates are August 1, October 1, December 1, February 1, April 1, June 1, and September 30.
You can access the survey link here. It takes about 15 minutes to complete:
NAICJA Virtual Conference October 20-23, 2020
National American Indian Court Judges Association is taking the National Tribal Judicial and Court Personnel Conference to a virtual platform on October 20-23, 2020. Sessions to focus on lessons from COVID-19, resources for court clerk personnel and legal and judicial skills.
Federal Court Rejects Walker River Irrigation District Equitable Defenses to Winters Rights
Here are the materials in United States v. Walker River Irrigation District (D. Nev.):
NYTs — “Gretchen Whitmer: Mask Up, America”
Here.
WSJ Review of Stephen Graham Jones, “The Only Good Indians”
Here.
Fourth Circuit Denies Enforcement of Tribal Payday Lending Arbitration and Governing Law Provisions in Two Decisions
Here are the materials in Gibbs v. Haynes Investments LLC:
American Association for Justice Amicus Brief
Here are the materials in Gibbs v. Sequoia Capital Operations LLC:
Oklahoma SCT Holds Gov. Stitt Did Not Possess Authority to Enter into Gaming Compacts with Comanche Nation & Ote-Missouri Tribe
Here is the opinion in Treat v. Stitt:
Michael Daugherty: “Tribal courts should abolish cash bail”
From High Country News, here.
Jabot Podcast: “The Native American Critique Of New Law School Study”
Here, featuring two of my former students (!), not that it’s about me.
Links embedded in the article here:
Additional Reading:
– Native women law students excluded from so-called “Women of Color in Law Schools” study
– Native American Attorney Study
Turtle Talk 
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