Pro Se Prisoner Effort to Tap Osage Headrights Fails

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Passons v. Osage Nation Government (N.D. Okla.):

33 Osage Nation Motion to DIsmiss

42 DOI Motion to Dismiss

51 Response to 42

53 DOI Reply

55 Response to 33

58 DCT Order

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Suquamish Indian Tribe

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

This is the appeal in United States v. Washington subproceeding 14-01:

Suquamish Opening Brief

Tulalip Brief

Klallam Tribes Brief

Upper Skagit Brief

Suquamish Reply

Lower court materials here.

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Havasupai Tribe v. Provencio

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here:

Grand Canyon Trust Opening Brief

Havasupai Opening Brief

Federal Answer Brief

Energy Fuels Resources Answer Brief

Havasupai Reply

Feds Owe Duty to Account to Individual Osage Headright Owners

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here are the materials in Fletcher v. United States (N.D. Okla.):

1262 Fletcher Brief on the Merits

1266 Federal Response Brief on the Merits

1274 Fletcher Reply

1280 DCT Order

Federal Claims Court Dismisses Wyandot Nation of Kansas Trust Claim

Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

Here are the materials in Wyandot Nation of Kansas v. United States (Fed. Cl.):

7 Motion to Dismiss

8 Opposition

9 Reply

10 Surreply

19 DCT Opinion

Ninth Circuit Briefs in Hopi Tribe v. EPA

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here:

Federal Brief

Gila River Indian Community Brief

Hopi Tribe Brief

National Parks Conservation Assn Brief

Navajo Nation Brief

Salt River Project Brief

Tribal Conservation Organizations Brief

Tribal Conservation Organizations Reply Brief

Yazzie Brief

Yazzie Reply

Petition here.

Invitation to Connecting with Lawyers Networking Reception on January 28, 2016

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Happy New Year! We want to personally invite you and your colleagues to MSU COL’s Connecting with Lawyers Networking Reception on Thursday, January 28, 2016, at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, from 6:00pm-8:00pm. Come connect with current students and recent graduates. In addition to connecting with our students, you will have the opportunity to meet judges and other members of the bar. During the program, we will highlight different practice areas and geographic locations, and have giveaways every half hour. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be provided.

You can RSVP for the event, by completing this google form, https://docs.google.com/a/msu.edu/forms/d/1Ob57E4WVRWott-4f2KxFR-hDbOCFoFNe32SsoJB2kRs/viewform. If you have any questions about the event, you can contact the Career Services Office at career@law.msu.edu or (517) 432-6830. Please forward this message to your contacts and students.

Navajo Blame EPA Inaction for Suicides

Teresa Walrod

From The Daily Beast:
“For most Americans, the third week of December is about wrapping up Christmas shopping and prepping for a whirlwind of family gatherings. But for the leaders of the Navajo Nation, it’s about something much heavier: suicide prevention.”

Article is HERE.

 

 

 

Job: Office/Human Resource Manager at NARF

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The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) in Boulder, Colorado has an opening for an Office/Human Resource Manager.  See the job announcement/description.