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We have scoured the web. Here are some of the latest materials related to Indian Law. Find all of the latest updates at narf.org/nill/bulletins/ Federal Courts Bulletin https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2020.html Mdewakanton Band of Sioux in Minnesota v. Bernhardt (Federal Recognition) Navajo Health Foundation v. Razaghi Development Company, LLC (RICO) Yurok Tribe v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Endangered Species Act; Cultural Resources) Sxʷnq̓ʔels l Suw̓ečm / Ksukⱡiⱡmumaⱡ ʾA·kጦaⱡmukwaʾits d/b/a Energy Keepers Inc. v. Hyperblock LLC (Contract Breach) Ten Eyck v. United States (Sovereign Immunity; Federal Torts Claim Act) State Courts Bulletin https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2020.html People in Interest of K.C. (Indian Child Welfare Act) U.S. Legislation – 116th Congress Bulletin https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html H.R.7056 – To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award additional funding through the Indian Health Services Sanitation Facilities Construction Program, and for other purposes. H.R.7080 – To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States, political subdivisions of States, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, community-based entities, and primary care and behavioral health organizations to address behavioral health needs caused by the public health emergency declared with respect to COVID-19. Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article) https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2020.html Immigration, plenary powers, and sovereignty talk: Then and now. Environmental federalism in Indian Country: Sovereignty, primacy, and environmental protection. News Bulletin https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html This week, in brief: ‘Am I cutting out again?’: Missing and murdered task force off to shaky start amid COVID-19 challenges Cronkite News: Tribal leaders, advocates question reopening at Grand Canyon, other parks Tribal court to hear argument on non-resident voting rights amidst COVID-19 Report: Indigenous voters face racism and suppression The sheer brutality that Black and Native men face Company floats new proposal for hydropower on tribal land When art is medicine Modern-day AIM makes its presence felt Advocating for human rights during a time of COVID-19 Congressional letter to Indian Health Service re: Faulty PPE sent to Navajo ‘Love and Fury’ documents Indigenous artists at the vanguard

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U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin 
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2019-2020update.html
Petition for certiorari was filed in one case on 5/14/20:
Rogers County Board of Tax Roll Corrections, et al. v. Video Gaming Technologies, Inc.(Indian Gaming Regulatory Act)
and denied in another case on 5/26/20:
Noem v. Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe (Indian Gaming)

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2020.html

• United States v. Unzueta (Indian Status)
• Citizens for Clean Energy and the Northern Cheyenne Tribe v. Department of the Interior (Federal Coal Leases)
• Grand Canyon Trust v. Provencio (Uranium Mining; Cultural Resources)
• Holy v. Department of Interior (Tribal Constitutions)
• Gila River Indian Community v. Cranford (Reserved Water Rights)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2020.html
Pamela J. v. Department of Child Safety, T.C., J.C., Navajo Nation (Indian Child Welfare Act)

U.S. Legislation – 116th Congress Bulletin 
https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html

• S.Res.591 – A resolution promoting minority health awareness and supporting the goals and ideals of National Minority Health Month in April 2020, which include bringing attention to the health disparities faced by minority populations of the United States such as American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article) 
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2020.html

• Ending the interminable gap in Indian Country water quality protection.
• The Louisiana Purchase: Indian and American sovereignty in the Missouri Watershed.

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html 
This week, in brief:

• ‘We are thrilled’: Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe hails victory for sovereignty
• Project to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the United States
• Quinault Indian Nation comments on Chehalis River Dam Project
• Montana court temporarily blocks Montana law that restricts Native American voting rights
• Opinion: Wado to Cherokee foster parents
• The Sioux man ’empowering’ Standing Rock with solar power
• Navajo Technical University to develop environmental engineering program
• Tribal leaders share relief funding challenges
• Montana Democrats seek more Natives in local elections
• Fewer polling places present challenges for Native voters
• ‘Powwow Pop Art’ and perseverance

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We have scoured the web. Here are some of the latest materials related to Indian Law. Find all of the latest updates at narf.org/nill/bulletins/ Federal Courts Bulletin https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2020.html Chee v. Mescalero Apache Tribal Court (Writ of Habeas Corpus) Magee v. Shoshone Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation (Sovereign Immunity) Stephen C. v. Bureau of Indian Education (Indian Education) State Courts Bulletin https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2020.html Robbins v. Mason County Title Insurance Company (Treaty Rights) U.S. Legislation – 116th Congress Bulletin https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html S.3754 – A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the water rights settlement for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, and for other purposes. S.3742/H.R.6907 – A bill to establish a program in the Department of the Treasury to allocate funds to States, units of general local government, and Indian Tribes to provide assistance to certain small businesses, and for other purposes. H.R.6836 – To amend the CARES Act to provide for payments to the Indian Health Service, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations from the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund, and for other purposes. Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article) https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2020.html Jurisdictionary transparency and Native American women. Uncivil rights: The abuse of tribal sovereignty and the termination of American Indian tribal citizenship. News Bulletin https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html This week, in brief: Native Women Lead, Nusenda funnel funding to indigenous businesses, families Native Sun News Today: Checkpoints on reservations point of discussion Harvard Project/Native Nations Institute Report on CARES Act Distribution Burt Lake Band prevails in federal court; can appeal BIA denial UCLA Preliminary Report on Census 2020 and 2010 Response Rates on American Indian Reservations Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe returns to court Native American farm working to keep community fed during pandemic Healthcare. Housing. Infrastructure. Indian Country’s ‘status quo is in a bad spot’ A sustainable Arctic has to include Indigenous groups KU Law partners with UN to train diplomats on indigenous issues, conflict resolution Bison bring spiritual revitalization to Sioux, Assiniboine

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We have scoured the web. Here are some of the latest materials related to Indian Law. Find all of the latest updates at narf.org/nill/bulletins/ Federal Courts Bulletin https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2020.html Employers Mutual Casualty Company v. McPaul (Tribal Jurisdiction) Reyes v. Department of the Interior (Tribal Membership) Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians v. Mnuchin (CARES Act) United States v. Smith (Jury Selection) Gilliam v. Roach (Sovereign Immunity) U.S. Legislation – 116th Congress Bulletin https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html S.3650 – A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to deem employees of urban Indian organizations as part of the Public Health Service for certain purposes, and for other purposes. S.3666 – A bill to fund grants for the immediate deployment of temporary wireless broadband service on Tribal lands and Hawaiian Home Lands, to provide emergency special temporary authority to use electromagnetic spectrum for the provision of wireless broadband service on Tribal lands and Hawaiian Home Lands, and for other purposes. S.3672 – A bill to provide States and Indian Tribes with flexibility in administering the temporary assistance for needy families program due to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), to make emergency grants to States and Indian Tribes to provide financial support for low-income individuals affected by that public health emergency, and for other purposes. H.R.6772/S.3622 – A bill to waive the cost share requirement for Indian Tribes receiving disaster assistance relating to COVID-19, and for other purposes. S.Res.565 – A resolution recognizing the heritage, culture, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in the United States. Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article) https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2020.html The Indigenous decade in review. Sovereignty-affirming subdelegations. News Bulletin https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html This week, in brief: U.S. Supreme Court weighs ‘transfers of sovereign right’ Native Sun News Today: Pipeline loses permit, but construction continues Pandemic broadens use of telemedicine in Indian Country and beyond Alexander Mallory: Tribes have full legal authority to use checkpoints to safeguard health Beyond the sensational rhetoric: ‘Only Congress can disestablish, diminish or undo a reservation’ Native candidate seeks to make history Probe launched into Interior leaks, handling of $8 billion for tribes Navajo Nation college has record number of degrees Fry Bread: Children’s book explores the connection between cooking and colonization COVID-19 aid starts flowing to tribes after weeks of confusion How a virtual powwow helped heal a spirit broken during the pandemic

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Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2020.html
Pasaye v. State of Nevada (Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act)
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe v. Bernhardt (Recognition; Reservation Disestablishment)
Holtz v. Oneida Airport Hotel Corporation (Indian Civil Rights Act; Americans With Disabilities Act)
Fort Sill Apache Tribe v. National Indian Gaming Commission (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; Administrative Procedure Act)
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians v. Department of the Interior (Trust Land Acquisition)

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article) 
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2020.html

• Indigenous resilience.
• Building adaptive capacity in tribal communities of the Missouri River Basin to manage drought and climate extremes: A case study from the Wind River Indian Reservation.

U.S. Legislation – 116th Congress Bulletin 
https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html

• S.3608 – A bill to amend the CARES Act to provide flexibility in use of funds by States, Indian Tribes, and municipalities.
• H.R.6700 – To authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to approve State, local, and Indian tribal government plans to partner with small and mid-size restaurants and nonprofit organizations to provide nutritious meals to individuals in need, to waive certain matching fund requirements, and for other purposes.

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html 
This week, in brief:

• U.S. Treasury to begin distributing virus relief money to tribes
• 2010 census changed voting maps in San Juan Country, but fears of an undercount loom
• Now, more than ever, we need tribes at the water negotiating table
• Uniting online for missing Native women, girls
• How Minnesotans can address homelessness among the state’s American Indians
• For some Native college students, online classes could be a dealbreaker
• Cafe brings Indigenous ‘comfort food’ to elders
• Indigenous studies requirement is a ‘no brainer’
• ‘We are a forgotten people’: Native candidate struggles to be heard amid COVID-19 pandemic
• Court upholds death penalty for Navajo man on U.S. death row
• Chuck Hoskin: Even during social distancing, Cherokee culture connects us

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We have scoured the web. Here are some of the latest materials related to Indian Law. Find all of the latest updates at narf.org/nill/bulletins/ Federal Courts Bulletin https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2020.html Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation v. Mnuchin (CARES Act; Relief Funds) Tsi Akim Maidu of Taylorsville Rancheria v. Department of the Interior (Federal Recognition) State of Washington, Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe and Quinault Indian Nation v. EPA (Clean Water Act) Williams & Cochrane, LLP v. Rosette, Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation (Fee Agreements) Baltas v. Erfe (RLUIPA) State Courts Bulletin https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2020.html Cora G. v. State of Alaska (ICWA; CINA) In re Interest of A.K. (Indian Child Welfare Act) Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article) https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2020.html Politics, Indian law, and the Constitution. News Bulletin https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html This week, in brief: Student sues school after being turned away for wearing religious attire NDN Collective offers millions to tribes, Indigenous nonprofits, artists and entrepreneurs New research on COVID-19 infection rates in Indian Country Tribes, North Dakota file final agreement in voter ID lawsuits Nathan Tanner: Taking responsibility for the inequality facing the Navajo Nation Chuck Hoskin: Helping Cherokee small businesses survive The COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 Bristol Bay fishing season ‘We are being born Indian and dying white’ Judge halts distribution of relief funding to Alaska Native corporations Water is life: It’s time Donovan White: Standing up for Native Americans and Native American jobs

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We have scoured the web. Here are some of the latest materials related to Indian Law. Find all of the latest updates at narf.org/nill/bulletins/ Federal Courts Bulletin https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2020.html Penobscot Nation v. Frey (Treaty Rights) United States v. Cline (Criminal Jurisdiction) Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe v. County of Mille Lacs (Reservation Boundaries) Hudson v. Zinke (Tribal Elections; Trust Relationship) Mecautea v. State of Oregon (Tribal Court Jurisdiction) State Courts Bulletin https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2020.html In Re the Petition of M.G. (Indian Child Welfare Act) Tribal Courts Bulletin https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2020.html Donius and Rincon Mushroom Corporation, Inc v. Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians (Tribal Jurisdiction) Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article) https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2020.html Compensatory mitigation and public lands. American Indians and the right to vote: Why the courts are not enough. Silent intent? Analyzing the congressional intent required to abrogate tribal sovereign immunity. News Bulletin https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html This week, in brief: NCAI and NARF joint statement on recent census announcement and call for Congress to extend census operations How the U of Minnesota, Twin Cities doubled its retention of Native American students Urban Indians are largely invisible from COVID-19 reporting Federal court vacates Keystone XL permit, orders remand to federal agency Mashpee tribal members recount long history of fighting for land Op-Ed: Two women fighting to prevent COVID-19 from destroying rural Alaska SCOTUS will hear McGirt argument remotely in May — No date set yet UN expert mechanism on the rights of Indigenous peoples releases statement on COVID-19 Culture, resilience, and sustainability of the Salish people Arne Vainio: Zoongide’iwin is the Ojibwe word for courage

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Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2020.html
Jackson v. United States (Fee to Trust)
Bowman v. New York State Housing and Community Renewal (Title VII; Discrimination)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2020.html
In the Matter of K.G. (Indian Child Welfare Act)

U.S. Legislation – 116th Congress Bulletin 
https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html

• H.R. 6237 – To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to clarify the requirement of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense to reimburse the Indian Health Servie for certain health care services.
• H.R. 6261 – To provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing for Indians receiving health services through Indian Health Service, and for other purposes.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article) 
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2020.html

• How the New Deal became a raw deal for Indian nations: Justice Stanley Reed and the Tee-Hit-Ton decision on Indian title.
• Keeping cultural bias out of the courtroom: How ICWA “qualified expert witnesses” make a difference.
• United States v. Bryant: The results of upholding women’s rights and tribal sovereignty.
• What are the odds? The potential for tribal control of sports gambling after Murphy v. NCAA.
• Thickening the thin blue line in Indian country: Affirming tribal authority to arrest non-Indians.

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html 
This week, in brief:

• Dakota Access Pipeline case to be argued today in D.C.
• Indian Health Service can give COVID-19 tests, $40M allocated to tribes
• Tribes, voting rights groups challenge Montana ballot drop off law
• ‘Indigenous Matriarchs Rising’ celebrates Women’s History Month
• Tribal sovereignty should not be held hostage by Washington politics
• Opponents of proposed copper mine speak out about threat to Oak Flat
• ‘We’re going to practice our sovereign rights’: Oglala Sioux Tribe enters new era with cannabis vote
• COVID-19 resources for Indian tribes
• Reunification for healing: First of its kind

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U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin 
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2019-2020update.html
Petitions for certiorari were denied in two cases on 3/9/20:
James v. JW Gaming Development (Sovereign Immunity)
McMahon v. Chemeheuvi Indian Tribe (Reservation Diminishment) 

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2020.html

• Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v. BNSF Railway Company (Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act)
• Lopez v. State of Colorado (Negligent Conduct; Discrimination)
• Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. David Bernhardt (Fee to Trust; IGRA)
• Patterson v. Calderin (RLUIPA)
• Hawk v. Ecoffey (Prison Litigation Reform Act)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2020.html
In the Matter of T.J. II (Indian Child Welfare Act) 

Tribal Courts Bulletin 
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2020.html
Carsetti v. Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Enterprise (Negligence) 

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html 
This week, in brief:

• Sault Ste. Marie Tribe wins major victory in homelands litigation
• How Maine’s tribes are fighting for a broader role in state governance
• Driving While Indian: Washington considers study to monitor racial bias by state patrol
• Michigan school district votes to drop Redskins mascot nickname
• Cherokee Nation awards $6 million to local school districts, challenges Oklahoma to follow its lead
• Native campaigns: The untold story of the presidential 2020 election
• Efforts underway to bolster tribes’ energy independence
• Eastern ranchers say BIA mishandling grazing permits
• Arizona’s growing powwow, ‘safe space’ for Two-Spirit

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U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin 
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2019-2020update.html
Petition for certiorari was filed in one case on 2/21/20, and denied in another on 3/2/20:
Noem v. Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act)
Watso v. Harpstead (Indian Child Welfare Act)

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2020.html

• Littlefield v. Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribe (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act)
• Berry v. Baca (Public Law 280)
• Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation, and Others v. Stitt and the State of Oklahoma (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act)
• United States v. Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe of Washington (Sovereign Immunity)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2020.html

• In the Interest of Y.J. (Indian Child Welfare Act)
• State of North Carolina v. Nobles (Criminal Jurisdiction; North Carolina Racial Justice Act)
• Addy S. v. State of Alaska (Indian Child Welfare Act)
• The People of Colorado in the Interest of K.R. and S.R., and Concerning T.K.D. (Indian Child Welfare Act)

U.S. Legislation – 116th Congress Bulletin 
https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html

• H.Res.842 – Recognizing the vital importance of Native American participation in the 2020 decennial census of population.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article) 
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2020.html

• ICWA international: The benefits and dangers of enacting ICWA-type legislation in non-US jurisdictions.

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html 
This week, in brief:

• Presidential Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives announces tribal consultations and listening sessions
• Cayuga Nation’s division leads to a ‘human rights catastrophe’
• Three national Native American organizations partner for historic census initiative
• Sinema introduces bipartisan bill improving infrastructure in tribal communities
• As Gulf swallows Louisiana island, displaced tribe fears the future
• Tribes head to Capitol Hill for ‘historic’ hearing on taxation issues
• New Ogichidaa “Warrior” storytellers video series and lesson plans available
• Tribal citizens in Michigan’s governance and policy making
• ‘It’s obviously a really exciting thing’: How Native American art has become a sleeper sensation in museums and the art market alike