Link to Craigslist ad here.
Previously posted ad for Nooksack Chief Judge here.
Professor Tsosie on Indigenous Identity & Sports Mascots
Professor Tsosie’s excellent Federal Lawyer article on identity and sports mascots is available below. Her longer law review article on these subjects is available here.
Tsosie Fed Lawyer Art on Mascots
As one of the curators of the Indian law columns for the Federal Lawyer, I am proud to have solicited this piece and grateful that she could squeeze writing it into her schedule.
WSBA Indian Law Section on May 12, 2016
Agenda and registration previously posted here.
This year’s Hot Topics in Indian Law has been approved for 6.25 CLE credits.
Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs approves gaming application for Cloverdale Rancheria
Decision letter is linked here.
The Record of Decision is here.
The decision was approved under IGRA’s “Restored Lands Exception”
An excerpt from Acting Assistant Secretary Larry Roberts’s letter to the Rancheria:
As a result of the United States’ repugnant and failed termination policy, which has since been repudiated, the Tribe was terminated. Termination severed the government-to-government relationship and, except for the Tribe’s cemetery and tribal well, resulted in the loss of the Tribe’s lands. Indeed, some of the Tribe’s original tribal lands were sold to the State of California and are now used for State Highway 101.
In 1983 the United States corrected history and restored its federal government-to-government relationship with the Tribe. Thirty-three years later, the repudiated termination still impacts the Tribe as it has no trust land to call home. That changes today.
Senior Staff Attorney Opening on Colville Reservation
Link to job announcement (PDF) here.
Open until filled with first review date Friday, May 20, 2016.
Leech Lake Tribal College Presidential Search
Open until filled
Target start date: June 1, 2016
The Board of Trustees of Leech Lake Tribal College invites applications for the position of President of the College.
The Leech Lake Tribal College (LLTC) is an accredited, two-year degree granting college seeking a qualified, engaging president to lead faculty, staff, students, and community stakeholders in fulfilling its mission of providing quality higher education grounded in Anishinaabe values.
Inquiries should be directed to:
Cindy Kingbird
Human Resources Director
Leech Lake Tribal College
cindy.kingbird@lltc.edu
(218) 335-4261
Employment Application Forms and other required documents can be found at ww.lltc.edu.
News Profile of Elem Pomo Disenrollments/Banishments; Attorney Withdraws Representation
Here is “Elem Pomo File Federal Suit Against Banishment.”
Here is the complaint in John et. al. v. Garcia et. al., 16-cv-02368 (N.D. Cali.)
An excerpt:
At this time it is unclear who will be defending the federal suit, Boland said. Last week, the Elem Colony Executive Committee’s longtime general counsel, Tony Cohen, publicly stated that he withdrew his representation in a blog post.
He said that in his 35 years practicing Indian law, “I have always worked to improve the lives of tribal members and have never helped tribal governments to be oppressors.”
News Profile of Cert Denial in Knight v. Thompson
Sherman Alexie’s Talk Last Friday for Pierce County Library in Washington State
As usual, Alexie was an incredible speaker. He had the audience of thousands at Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood, WA laughing and crying and then signed books until past 11 pm. More about the Library’s program is here.
AFCARS Comments Due May 9
As we previously posted, for the first time, the federal government is proposing to collect data on state ICWA cases. If you, or your employer, or your tribe are willing to let the feds know you think this is a good idea, please submit comments by MAY 9 over here.
Want to submit something but aren’t sure what to write or don’t have time to research all of these acronyms? We have you covered:
Model comment for in-house counsel from MSU
Turtle Talk 
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