Here.
HUNAP: “SpearChief-Morris Becomes First Indigenous Student President of Harvard Law School’s Legal Aid Bureau”
Here.
Friday Job Announcements
Job vacancies are posted on Friday. Some announcements might still appear throughout the week. If you would like your Indian law job posted on Turtle Talk, please email indigenous@law.msu.edu.
Hualapai Nation
Associate Judge. NEW Closing date: 3/2/2017.
National Indian Education Association (NIEA)
Tribal Education Specialist, Washington D.C.
National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)
Staff Attorney, Washington D.C. First review 2/21/2017. Open until filled.
Ninth Circuit Briefs in Northern Arapaho Tribe v. LaCounte
North Dakota SCT Awards Attorney Fees to Defendants in Indian Country Tort Claim Brought in State Court
Here is the opinion in Tillich v. Bruce.
An excerpt:
Don Bruce, Vinier Davis, and Linda Davis (“Defendants”) appeal from a judgment granting their motion to dismiss and denying their request for attorney fees. We reverse the district court’s denial of the Defendants’ request for attorney fees under N.D.C.C. § 28-26-01(2) and remand for calculation of attorney fees based upon accepted factors and order the district court award attorney fees to the Defendants.
Briefs:
| 1. | Tillich v. Bruce – Appellee Brief |
| Abstract: Argument date: Oct. 2016. Topic: Torts (Negligence, Liab., Nuis.). Judge: Hon. M. Richard Geiger. |
| 2. | Tillich v. Bruce – Appellant Brief |
| Abstract: Argument date: Oct. 2016. Topic: Torts (Negligence, Liab., Nuis.). Judge: Hon. M. Richard Geiger. |
| 3. | Tillich v. Bruce – Reply Brief |
| Abstract: Argument date: Oct. 2016. Topic: Torts (Negligence, Liab., Nuis.). Judge: Hon. M. Richard Geiger. |
Carolina Academic Press Book Announcement — Graham & Van Zyl-Chavarro: “Education, Media, and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples”
Here:
Education, Media, and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Lorie M. Graham & Amy Van Zyl-Chavarro
Education and media are important societal tools for sustaining and transmitting cultures. Yet for Indigenous Peoples, just the opposite has been true for much of modern history. They have been used to silence indigenous voices, support forced assimilation, and perpetuate inequalities and marginalization. This book examines the three articles of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples aimed at countering these injustices: Article 14 on the right to education, Article 15 on the right to non-discrimination and accuracy in public information, and Article 16 on the right to media. It explores the intrinsic and instrumental value these international norms hold for self-determining indigenous polities, and how additional domestic laws and policies can lead to their robust implementation.
8th Spokane County Bar Association Indian Law Conference
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law: Law School Admissions Conference
Here are details:
Pathway to the Legal Profession Law School Admissions Conference
Saturday, March 11, 2017 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Check-in starts at 9:30am
We cordially invite you to attend the Pathway to the Legal Profession Conference. This conference will give prospective law school applicants a comprehensive overview of the law school application process and advice on how to successfully navigate it from applicant to law student. Current law students from diverse, non-traditional backgrounds, including first generation students and students with limited financial means, want to help attendees from similar backgrounds journey from law school applicant, to law school student, to lawyer.
The all-day conference consists of:
- A workshop on mastering the LSAT
- A law school admissions presentation
- Mock law class taught by a real law school professor
- Various panels made up of diverse lawyers and current law students sharing their wisdom and insight as well as answering your questions
- Mentorship opportunities
- Lunch will be provided
The conference will take place at: Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
375 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611
Please RSVP at https://goo.gl/forms/THk4Msx1vIjjHuos1. Registration closes March 6th at 5:00 p.m. Space is limited.
Agenda (PDF):
Cedarville Rancheria Prevails in Tribal Exhaustion Matter
Here are the materials in Knighton v. Cedarville Rancheria of Northern Paiute Indians (E.D. Cal.):
An excerpt:
Plaintiff Duanna Knighton, the former Tribal Administrator for defendant Cedarville Rancheria of Northern Paiute Indians (“the Tribe”), seeks declaratory and injunctive relief against the Tribe, Cedarville Rancheria Tribal Court (“Tribal Court”), and Tribal Court Judge Patricia R. Lenzi (“Tribal Judge Lenzi”) (collectively “defendants”) to avoid Tribal Court jurisdiction over claims that she defrauded the Tribe and breached her fiduciary duties to it. Defendants move to dismiss Knighton’s complaint because the Tribal Court has jurisdiction. I agree that it has both regulatory and adjudicative authority over its former employee under the facts alleged; accordingly, it has subject matter jurisdiction. Defendants’ motion is GRANTED WITH PREJUDICE.
Split Washington SCT Decides Rule 19/Tribal Immunity in In Rem Jurisdiction Matter
Here is the 5-4 opinion in Lundgren v. Upper Skagit Indian Tribe.
Briefs:
Congressional Resolution Aimed at Creating Awareness on Missing and Murdered American Indian and Alaska Native Women
Press release available press-release-hill-briefing-2_16_17
From the press release:
“Indigenous women go missing twice—once in real life and a second time in the news” said Amanda Takes War Bonnet, Public Education Specialist of the Native Women’s Society of the Great Plains. War Bonnet was part of a panel during the Moving Ahead In Addressing Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Efforts to Address Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls congressional briefing held Feb. 15, to provided legislators and the public with an overview of this urgent issue. . . .
To help bring attention to these tragic, often undocumented crimes, Montana Senators Steve Daines and Jon Tester introduced Senate Resolution 60 on Monday, Feb. 13 — a resolution calling for the designation of May 5, 2017 as a “National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls.” Senators James Lankford (OK), Cory Gardner (CO), Al Franken (MN), John Hoeven (ND), and Tom Udall (NM) co-sponsored the resolution. Speaking at the briefing, Sen. Daines noted that May 5th was chosen because it is the birthday of Hanna Harris, a Northern Cheyenne woman who went missing in July 2013 and was found murdered several days later. . . .
Nearly 200 tribal, national, and state organizations have supported the resolution, which calls for designating May 5, 2017 as a day to honor the lives of those missing and murdered and demonstrate solidarity with families that have lost a loved one through violence. Speakers urged participants to contact their Senators and ask them to co-sponsor the resolution.
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