Job announcement here.
Link to USAJOBS announcement here.
Last day to apply is Monday, November 23, 2015.
Tenth Circuit Affirms Sentence in Federal Conviction for Assaulting a BIA Officer
Here is the opinion in United States v. Quiver.
Legal Internship in D.C. for Native Students
The Udall Foundation offers exceptional opportunities for American Indian and Alaska Native students, and we would love for you to forward this information to students involved with your club or organization.
Native American Congressional Internship: This ten-week summer internship in Washington, D.C., is for American Indian and Alaska Native students who wish to learn more about the federal government and issues affecting Indian Country. The internship is fully funded: the Foundation provides round-trip airfare, housing, per diem for food and incidentals, and a stipend at the close of the program. View the application and sign up for free webinars. You may also visit udall.gov to see what some of our alumni are up to now.
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Native American Congressional Internship Program
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
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Michigan Tribal State Federal Judicial Forum
Spartans
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Federal Court Orders California to Negotiate Gaming Compact with North Fork Rancheria
Doc. 25 – Order on cross-motions for judgment on the pleadings
Other documents posted previously here.
Summary Judgment Order in Commonwealth v. The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
Briefs and orders on the motion for summary judgment in re Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head:
Plaintiffs’ Motion
Doc. 113 – Commonwealth’s memo in support of its motion
Doc. 117 – Town of Aquinnah’s memo in support of its motion
Doc. 121 – AGHCA’s memo in support of its motion
Doc. 133 – Wampanoag Tribe’s opposition brief
Doc. 144 – Town of Aquinnah’s reply brief
Doc. 145 – AGHCA’s reply brief
Doc. 147 – Commonwealth’s reply brief
Defendant’s Motion
Doc. 119 – Wampanoag Tribe’s memo in support of its motion
Doc. 131 – Plaintiffs’ opposition brief
Doc. 150 – Wampanoag Tribe’s reply brief
Doc. 151 – Memorandum and Order
Mass. District Court has granted summary judgment to the Commonwealth against the Wampanoag Tribe (Aquinnah) for its proposed class II gaming facility on settlement lands. The Court ruled that the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 did not repeal the Massachusetts Settlement Act of 1987 which prohibited gaming on settlement lands.
Michigan Tribal State Federal Judicial Forum Meeting
At Bahweting 
“Native American culture feels effects of boarding schools decades after system closed”
Here, from the Grand Traverse Record-Eagle.
Briefing Completed in Gila River Indian Community Motion to Intervene in ICWA Goldwater Litigation
47 – Gila River Motion to Intervene
72 – OppositiontoGilaIntervention
76 – Gila River Reply in Support of Motion to Intervene
Plaintiffs in the case also filed their response to DOJ’s motion to dismiss. A hearing on the matter is scheduled for December 18.
Collected filings here.
Kristen Carpenter & Carla Fredericks: “Why use “r–skin” word at all?”
From the Denver Post, here.
Turtle Talk 
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