Turtle Talk

The National American Indian Court Judges Association hosts its first rapid response practice webinar to assist courts to answer some questions related to administering justice in the middle of court closures, restricted court access, and the telephonic/videoconference era. Join to discuss questions your courts should consider when closing, what your administrative orders should address, limiting access to certain cases and parties, and whether and how to move your dockets and hearings to a virtual format.

Time

Apr 2, 2020 01:00 PM in Mountain Time (US and Canada)

ABA Webinar Panel on COVID-19 In Indian Country

April 1, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the program’s landing page – https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/events_cle/program-archive/covid-native-americans/

Here is the registration page – https://americanbar.zoom.us/webinar/785725310

HCN Interview with Louise Erdrich

April 1, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here, interview conducted by Tommy Orange. Their books are available at Birchbark Books.

Federal Court Holds 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie Imposes Duty on Federal Government to Provide Adequate Health Care at Rosebud

April 1, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. United States (D.S.D.):

81-ihs-motion-for-summary-j Download

89-rosebud-motion-for-summary-j Download

93-ihs-reply Download

96-rosebud-reply Download

101-dct-order Download

An excerpt:

As to the tribes that entered into the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie for the reasons discussed above, the Government’s duty—expressed at the time as furnishing “to the Indians the physician… and that such appropriations shall be made from time to time, on the estimate of the Secretary of the Interior, as will be sufficient to employ such persons”—can be interpreted under the canons of construction applicable to Indian treaties as requiring the Government to provide competent physician-led health care to the Tribe.