From Planet Jackson Hole, “Tipping the Scales: While challenging imbalances of representation in law and politics, a wave of indigenous women are rising into power
within their communities.”
Profiles include Deb Haaland, Terri Smith, and Affie Ellis.
The Indian Law Section (ILS) of the State Bar of Wisconsin was created in part to bring together those who have a special interest in Indian Law. In order to foster this special interest, the ILS intends to award a scholarship to a deserving third-year law student who intends to practice Indian Law in the state of Wisconsin. The award for the 2018-2019 school year will be $1,000. Future year award amounts are subject to change based upon student interest and ILS resources.
Applications must be postmarked no later than August 1, 2018 midnight central time. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. The recipient will be notified by mid-June, and be formally recognized at the Annual Indian Law Section CLE.
Please see the Legal Education Scholarship Application for more details.
Here are the materials in Deschutes River Alliance v. Portland General Electric Company (D. Or.):
Here.
Here (scroll down to the second audio player).
From the NY Times:
There was a time when the murky waters of the Skagit River offered bountiful salmon harvests to the Swinomish Indians of Washington State. They could fill an entire boat with one cast of the net back then, and even on a slow day, they could count on hauling in dozens of fish.
But on a cloudy morning last month, the tribal community chairman, Brian Cladoosby, was having no luck. Drifting in his 21-foot Boston Whaler, he spotted his 84-year-old father, Michael, standing in yellow overalls in another boat, pulling an empty net from the water.
“Where’s the fish, Dad?” the son asked.
That has been the dominant question for years among the Swinomish and other Native Americans, who have seen their salmon harvests dip by about 75 percent over the past three decades.
But on Monday, they got reason to hope that their salmon harvests would tick back up.
Article is HERE.
Here are the materials in Williams & Cochrane LLP v. Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Reservation (S.D. Cal.):
Turtle Talk 
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