From the D.C. District Court:
Nooksack Update — Disenrollment Reconsideration; Kelly Letter to BIA; Whatcom County Materials
Here are the reconsideration materials:
Omnibus Written Disenrollment Reconsideration Request
Nooksack Disenrollee TANF Denial Letter
Nooksack Disenrollee Declaration re TANF Denial
Nooksack Disenrollee Declaration re Medical Presciption Denial
Nooksack Disenrollee Declaration re Elder Health Care Denial
Nooksack Disenrollee Declaration re Dental Care Denial
Here is the Kelly letter to BIA:
Letter from Bob Kelly to Lawrence Roberts
Here are the Whatcom County Superior Court materials:
Photographer Matika Wilbur at King County Library in Auburn, WA
Army Corps Denies Easement at Standing Rock Pipeline Crossing
538 Profile: “Police Violence Against Native Americans Goes Far Beyond Standing Rock”
Here.
BIA Acquires Pe’Sla Property in Trust for Four Tribes
Here is the decision in State of South Dakota v. Great Plains Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs:
An excerpt:
For the reasons below, I affirm the Regional Director’s Decision to accept Pe’Sla in trust. The Regional Director properly determined that he had the statutory authority to accept Pe’Sla in trust pursuant to the IRA. Next, Department policies clearly provide the Regional Director with authority to accept Pe’Sla in trust due to its location within the BIA Great Plains Region. Finally, I reject the State’s argument that the Regional Director did not properly consider the relevant criteria included at 25 C.F.R. §§ 151.10 and 151.11.
Navajo Nation RFP: Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act Appeals
Here (RFP for NHLSP Appeals):
The Navajo Nation seeks outside counsel to represent it in federal appeals of benefit denials made by an independent federal commission. Respondent will also provide coordination, consultation, advice, and recommendations on related pending suits. Respondent may also provide advice, consultation and representation on Breach of Trust and/or Breach of Fiduciary Duty against this same federal commission on behalf of individual Navajos and the Navajo Nation as a whole. Most claims will relate to denials of relocation benefits due individual Navajos who were relocated pursuant to the Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act.
The Navajo Nation Department of Justice will be accepting proposals for this service postmarked by 5:00 PM MT on Friday, December 16, 2016. NO LATE PROPOSALS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
New Poem from Frank Pommersheim: “Buddha Stands With Standing Rock”
Buddha Stands With Standing Rock
Frank Pommersheim
Water
against oil
flow
against frack
prairie
against Corps
horse
against tank
song
against empire
spirit
against capital
vision
against history
peace
against war
life
against death
Mitaku Oyasin
(all my relatives)
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.
Muscogee Creek Nation
Staff Attorney, Muscogee Nation Supreme Court
National Indian Gaming Commission
Technology Leaders Fellowship, Washington D.C. Closes Friday, December 21, 2016.
SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium
Associate General Counsel, Juneau, AK.
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