Here is the complaint in Wintu Tribe of Northern California v. Dept. of the Interior (D.D.C.):
Wintu and Paskenta Sue Interior over Redding Rancheria Gaming-Related Decisions
Alaska Sues Interior over Native Village of Eklutna Gaming-Related Decisions
Here is the complaint in State of Alaska v. Dept. of the Interior (D.D.C.):
Spokane Indian Law Conference Agenda
Washington Federal Court Dismisses Sauk-Suiattle U&A Request for Determination
Here are the materials in United States v. Washington, subproceeding 24-01 (W.D. Wash.):
Nebraska Federal Court Allows Some Santee Claims against the IHS to Proceed
Here are new materials in Santee Sioux Nation v. Tso (D. Neb.):
Prior post here.
Materials (so far) in Challenge to Coquille Gaming Project
Here are the materials in Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians v. Dept. of the Interior (D.D.C.):
28 Motion to Disqualify Jenner
40-1 Coquille Opposition to Motion to Disqualify Jenner
51 Federal Opposition to TRO Motion
52 Coquille Opposition to TRO Motion
Jan. 22, 2025: MINUTE ORDER. For the reasons stated on the record at the hearing held on this date, (1) Plaintiffs’ 28 Motion to Disqualify Keither Harper and Jenner & Block is denied; (2) Coquille’s 15 Motion to Intervene and 33 Renewed Motion to Intervene are granted; (3) Coquille’s 15 Motion to Expedite is denied as moot; and (4) the parties’ 40 , 41 motions to seal are denied and the Clerk of Court shall unseal those docket entries. Further, by January 24, 2025, Plaintiffs shall file all materials submitted for in camera review on the public docket. Signed by Judge Amit P. Mehta on 1/22/2025. (lcapm3) (Entered: 01/22/2025)
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Briefs in Seneca-Cayuga Secretarial Election Challenge
Washington Federal Court Remands Duwamish Federal Recognition Suit
2025 UM Native Studies Conference (Feb. 21-22, 2025): “The Next 25: The Self-Determination Era and the Future of Indian Affairs”
Featured Events:
Day One: Friday, February 21 – Palmer Commons
Welcome Protocol
Forum Hall 1:00-1:30 PM
Panel 1 The Past and Future of Indigenous Politics
with Bryan Newland and Jeff Irwin,
Forum Hall 1:30 – 3:00 PM
Panel 2: Lawyering Tribal Self-Determination
with Wenona T. Singel, Doreen Nanibaa McPaul, and Mitchell Forbes,
Forum Hall 3:15 – 4:45 PM
Dinner for symposium participants.
Great Lakes Room 5:00 – 6:30 PM
Great Lakes Room 7:00 – 9:30 PM
An Evening with Mark Trahant,
The 2025 Robert F. Berkhofer Jr. lecture on Native American Studies
Followed by reception
Day Two: Saturday, February 22 – Michigan Union
Guest Arrival,
Anderson ABCD 8:00 – 9:00 AM
Breakfast
Anderson ABCD 9:00 – 10:00 AM
Panel 3: Indigenous Judging in Tribal and State Courts
with Gregory H. Bigler and Allie Greenleaf Maldonado,
Anderson ABCD 10:00 – 11:30 AM
Lunch
Anderson ABCD 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Keynote Address by Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis,
Pendleton Room 12:30 – 1:45 PM
Panel 4: International Indigenous Leadership
with Kyle Powys Whyte, Kristen Carpenter, and Mark Trahant
Pendleton Room 2:00 – 3:30 PM
The Next 25: The Self-Determination Era and the Future of Indian Affairs
A symposium on the 50th anniversary of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
Our symposium is inspired by the 50th anniversary of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975, the cornerstone statute establishing the tribal self-determination era. The first quarter century of the self-determination era featured many great successes but mostly great frustrations often caused by federal reluctance to empower tribal nations. The second quarter century featured the rise of tribal political and economic power, but many of the same frustrations, this time more often caused by judicial decisions. As always, Indigenous leaders look to both the past and the future in consequential decisions for their nations. This symposium brings together many of today’s most influential Indigenous leaders to assess the last fifty years and imagine what the next quarter century brings. Panelists include Indigenous elected officials, judges, and lawyers at the federal, state, and Tribal levels.
Washington Supreme Court Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis, a citizen of the Pueblo of Isleta and a descendant of the Pueblo of Laguna, will deliver a keynote address on Saturday.
Turtle Talk 
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