Here is the order in United States v. Michigan.
Briefs:
1836 Treaty of Washington
Materials re: Opposition to Proposed U.S. v. Michigan Consent Decree [updated]
Lots of lawyers making money on what appears to be utterly farcical litigation.
Here are the updated materials in United States v. Michigan (W.D. Mich.):
2074 State Opposition to Motion to Reconsider
2075 GTB Response to Motion to Reconsider
2076 Federal and Tribal Opposition to Sault Motion to Reconsider Stay Order
2077 Sault Tribe Objections to Proposed Consent Decree
Prior post with the details of the consent decree here.
Here are materials in an interlocutory (?) appeal on whether the amici can formally intervene in the case (there is a federal brief, joined by the four tribes who signed onto the consent decree, that is sealed):
Proposed U.S. v. Michigan Consent Decree on Great Lakes Fishing
Here are the materials in United States v. Michigan (W.D. Mich.):
“When are We Going to Get Our Indian Money?” — The Saga of the Michigan Ottawa Indian Claims Commission Judgment Told in the Pages of Turtle Talk
The Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act of 1997 took some time to get past Congress after the Indian Claims Commission judgment came out in 1972. Here is some of that history told in the pages of the original Turtle Talk newsletter and its precursor, Indian Talk of Southern Michigan.
Tribal Amicus Brief Supporting Cert Petition in LTBB v. Whitmer
LTBB v. Whitmer Cert Petition
Here:
Question presented:
Whether the 1855 Treaty of Detroit established a federal reservation for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians?
Lower court materials here.
Sixth Circuit Decides Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians v. Whitmer
Circle of Blue: “Treaty Rights Acknowledged For First Time in Oil Pipeline’s Controversial History”
Here.
Michigan COA Holds Mackinac Tribe Member May Have Treaty Rights
Here is the opinion in People v. Caswell:
An excerpt:
Defendant, Walter Joseph Caswell, is a member of the Mackinac Tribe of Odawa and Ojibwa Indians (the “Mackinac Tribe”). In October 2018, a Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conservation officer cited defendant for spear fishing in a closed stream in violation of MCL 324.48715 and MCL 324.48711.1 Defendant moved to dismiss the charges on the ground that he was a member of an Indian tribe or band granted hunting and fishing rights by 1836 and 1855 treaties with the United States federal government. The Mackinac County district court granted defendant’s motion upon concluding that the Mackinac Tribe was entitled to rights under the relevant treaties. On appeal from the prosecutor, the Mackinac County circuit court reversed on the ground that the Mackinac Tribe was not federally recognized and that federal tribal recognition is a matter for initial determination by the United States Department of the Interior. We granted defendant’s delayed application for leave to appeal. For the reasons explained below, we vacate the circuit court’s order and remand the case to the district court for an evidentiary hearing consistent with this opinion.
Briefs:
The Takeaway: “Indigenous Treaties Are Helping to Secure Environmental Wins”
Here.
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