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D.C. Circuit Declines to Order Injunction on Construction of Border Wall to Stop Destruction of Sacred Sites over Dissent of Judge Millett

November 25, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay Nation v. Wolf:

Order on Motion for Stay Pending Appeal + Dissent

Briefs:

Opposition

Appellants Motion for Emergency Injunction

Lower court materials here.

Texas Observer: “Bringing the Dead Home”

November 17, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

“Thirty years after Congress passed the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, only a fraction of human remains held by Texas’ museums and universities have been returned.”

Here.

ASU Law: NAGPRA Panel on Nov. 16

November 9, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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NAGPRA: 30 Years and Beyond

Monday, Nov. 16

12:00-1:30 p.m. MST

Join us as we commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and explore new opportunities for building on this landmark legislation.

Guest speakers:
– Suzan Harjo (Cheyenne & Hodulgee Muscogee) – Writer/Curator/Policy Advocate/President, Morning Star Institute
– Shannon O’Loughlin (Choctaw) – Executive Director and Attorney, Association on American Indian Affairs
– James Riding In (Pawnee) – Founding Member and Associate Professor, American Indian Studies, Arizona State University

The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to 1.0 hour toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona.

Free webinar and open to the public.

NAGPRA 30 Years and Beyond

D.C. District Court Denies Manzanita Kumeyaay Effort to Stop Border Wall Construction

October 19, 2020October 17, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Manzanita Band of Kumeyaay Indians v. Wolf (D.D.C.):

AAIA: 6th Annual Repatriation Conference (10/26-28/2020)

September 18, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

6th Annual Repatriation Conference
Growing Community & Moving Forward after 30 Years of NAGPRA

An ALL VIRTUAL Community Conference
October 26 – 28, 2020

The Association on American Indian Affairs and the University of Denver Museum of Anthropology is partnering for the 6th Annual Repatriation Conference. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Conference will be completely virtual and formatted for active participation and networking among participants from Indian Country, institutions, federal agencies, international institutions, attorneys, academics and others interested in repatriation and Indigenous human rights work.