See the RFP for presenting at the 2019 NAICJA Conference. This document holds all the details you need to submit a proposal. If you still have questions after reviewing this attachment, please feel free to contact the conference coordinator at confcoor@gmail.com.
University of Arizona Law Clinic Director, Student to Testify before Organization of American States
As the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) gathered for public hearings this week, two representatives from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law’s Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy (IPLP) program will were on hand to provide testimony.
Seanna Howard, director of the International Human Rights Advocacy Workshop and a professor of practice; and Michelle Cook, Doctor of Juridical Science candidate, testified before the IACHR in a hearing on May 9 in Kingston, Jamaica about the criminalization of indigenous resistance to extractive industries in the United States.
View a webcast and hearing details on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights website.
Federal Court Orders Partial Supplementation to Dakota Access Pipeline Administrative Record
Here is the order in Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. United States Army Corps of Engineers (D.D.C.):
DOJ Tribal Consultation on Domestic Violence in Fairbanks, AK (May 1, 2019)
From Monique Vondall:
I was at the historic consultation — a first — with the DOJ regarding domestic violence funding for Indian Country. Of the $169 million in grants available only 59 tribes applied and the cap of $500,000 only allowed $29 million to be distributed. The DOJ listening session was met with many requests to continue the set-aside funding for Indian Country.
The Southwest region in Alaska reports the highest percentage of women who experience domestic violence in America. The 2019 Section 903 Reauthorization of VAWA found that Alaska Native women experience domestic violence at a rate of 250% more than any other women in America.
Fourth Circuit Oral Argument Audio in Williams v. Big Picture
Historic Tribal Family Adoption on Seminole Reservation
From The Seminole Tribune article:
“The ceremony was historic because it was the first time a Tribal family adoption was finalized on a Seminole Reservation – this one taking place in the Tribal headquarters auditorium.
The adoption was made possible through a collaborative effort involving Tribal Court officials, Circuit Court Judge Jose Izquierdo of the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida and other state agencies.”
Muscogee Freedmen Descendants Forced to Exhaust Tribal Remedies
Here is the order in Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen Band v. Bernhardt (D.D.C.):
Briefs here.
National Indian Law Library Bulletin (5/7/2019)
Here:
The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 5/8/19.
Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2019.html
Muscogee Creek Indian Freedman Band, Inc. v. David Bernhardt (Exhaustion of Tribal Remedies)
Tolowa Nation v. United States of America (Federal Recognition)
State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2019.html
T.W. v. Shelby County Department of Human Resources (Indian Child Welfare Act – Expert Witnesses)
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2019.html
- A comparison of American indigenous tribes and Chinese indigenous tribes with respect to recognition and legal policy.
- Book Review. Killers of the flower moon: the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI. By David Grann. New York: Doubleday. 2017.
- From exploitation to equity: Building Native-owned renewable energy generation in Indian Country.
- Fulfilling climate justice and government obligations to Alaska Native villages: What is the government role?
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Intergovernmental section, we feature a Senate Indian Affairs Committee report on self-governance by Indian tribes.
Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2019.html
We feature notice of the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, pertaining to land proclamations for two Indian tribes.
Legislation Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html
- S.Res.190: A resolution promoting minority health awareness and supporting the goals and ideals of National Minority Health Month in April 2019, which include bringing attention to the health disparities faced by minority populations of the United States such as American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders.
- H.R.2496: To provide the right of American Indians born in Canada or the United States to pass the borders of the United States to any individual who is a member, or is eligible to be a member, of a federally recognized Indian tribe in the United States or Canada, and for other purposes.
- H.R.2484: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat Indian tribal governments in the same manner as State governments for certain Federal tax purposes, and for other purposes.
- S.1307: A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve nutrition in tribal areas, and for other purposes.
- S.1329: A bill to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require that equitable distribution of assistance include equitable distribution in Indian tribes and tribal organizations and to increase amounts reserved for allotment to Indian tribes and tribal organizations under certain circumstances, and to provide for a Government Accountability Office report on child abuse and neglect in American Indian tribal communities.
Tenth Circuit Holds BLM Violated NEPA in Approving Chaco Canyon Fracking
Here is the opinion in Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment v. Bernhardt.
Briefs here.
Washington State Bar Association Indian Law Section CLE Friday
The live auditorium is full, but register for the overflow room here: https://www.mywsba.org/PersonifyEbusiness/Default.aspx?TabID=1356&productId=16363219
Turtle Talk 
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