National Indian Law Library

National Indian Law Library Bulletin (2/21/2019)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 2/21/19.

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2019.html
Texas v. Ysleta del Sur Pueblo  (Tribal Gaming – State Regulation)

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article) 
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2019.html

  • The United States first climate change relocation: Recognition, relocation, and Indigenous rights at the Isle De Jean Charles. 
  • At the intersection of health and justice: How the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives is disproportionately affected by disparities in the criminal justice system.
  • Minding the gap: Improving parental involvement to bridge education gaps between American Indian and non-Indian students. 
  • Originalism and Indians. 
  • Droughts, floods, and scarcity on a climate-disrupted planet: Understanding the legal challenges and opportunities for groundwater sustainability. 

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Culture and Tradition section, see an article about legislation to establish official native languages in the state of South Dakota.

U.S. Legislation Bulletin 
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html
The following bills were introduced: 

  • S.948: A bill to provide for an independent outside audit of the Indian Health Service. 
  • S.506: A bill to support State, Tribal, and local efforts to remove access to firearms from individuals who are a danger to themselves or others pursuant to court orders for this purpose. 
  • S.524: A bill to establish the Department of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs, and for other purposes. 
  • H.R.1225: To establish, fund, and provide for the use of amounts in a National Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Bureau of Indian Education, and for other purposes. 
  • H.Res.139: Supporting goals and ideals of International Mother Language Day in bringing attention to the importance of preserving linguistic and cultural heritage through education.

Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2019.html
Kloker v. Fort Peck Tribes  (Hunting Regulation; Riparian Boundaries) 

National Indian Law Library Bulletin (2/15/2019)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 2/15/19.

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2019.html
First Interstate Bancsystem, INC. v. First Interstate Bank  (Official Tribal Government)
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v. Army Corps of Engineers (Clean Water 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/2019.html

  • No Ordinary Lawsuit: The Public Trust and the Duty to Confront Climate Disruption—Commentary on Blumm and Wood. 
  • Climate change and the Arctic: Ideas for how the United States and Canada can protect their Arctic Indigenous peoples. 

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Environment and Energy section, we feature an article about the Green New Deal and what it might mean for tribes.

U.S. Legislation Bulletin 
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html
The following bills were introduced: 

  • H.R.1151: To allow veterans to use, possess, or transport medical marijuana and to discuss the use of medical marijuana with a physician of the Department of Veterans Affairs as authorized by a State or Indian Tribe, and for other purposes. 
  • H.R.1191: To amend section 520E of the Public Health Service Act to require States and their designees receiving grants for development and implementation of statewide suicide early intervention and prevention strategies to collaborate with each Federally recognized Indian tribe, tribal organization, urban Indian organization, and Native Hawaiian health care system in the state. 

Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2019.html
The update includes two Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, notices of land acquisitions for tribes.

National Indian Law Library Bulletin (2/8/2019)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 2/8/19.

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2019.html
National Lifeline Association v. Federal Communications Commission  (Federal Communications Commission – Subsidies)
Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation v. United States Department of the Interior  (Oil and Gas Drilling Permits)
United States of America v. Jack W. Turtle (Lacey Act; Endangered Species)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2019.html
Interest of D.E.D.I  (Indian Child Welfare Act – Expert Witnesses)

Tribal Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2019.html
Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. Window Rock District Court (Jurisdiction; Pro Hac Vice)

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article) 
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2019.html

  • Remaining silent in Indian Country: Self-incrimination and grants of immunity for tribal court defendants.
  • Second wave due diligence: The case for incorporating free, prior, and informed consent into the deep sea mining regulatory regime. 
  • A clash between culture and law: A comparative look at the conflict between quiet title actions in Hawaii, the Kuleana Act of 1850, and the displacement of Indigenous people. 

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Land and Water section, we feature an article about Arizona’s drought plan and how it may impact farms, cities, tribes, and developers.

U.S. Legislation Bulletin 
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html
The following bills and resolutions were introduced: 

  • S.Res.37: A resolution designating the week beginning February 3, 2019, as “National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week.”
  • S.Res.52: A resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Indian Affairs. 
  • S.294: A bill to establish a business incubators program within the Department of the Interior to promote economic development in Indian reservation communities. 
  • S.305: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs. 
  • S.336: A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report on the response of law enforcement agencies to reports of missing or murdered Indians. 
  • H.R.958: To protect Native children and promote safety in Indian country. 
  • H.R.1031: To take certain land located in San Diego County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, and for other purposes.

National Indian Law Library Bulletin (1/31/2019)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 1/31/19.

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2018-2019update.html
Petitions for certiorari were filed recently in:
King Mountain Tobacco Company, Inc. v. United States (Tobacco; Federal Taxation)
Mitchell, et al. v. Tulalip Tribes of Washington (Tribal Authority to Tax)

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2019.html
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians v. Riverside County (Indian Trust Lands – Possessory Interest Tax)
Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians v. Washington (Jurisdiction; Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
United States of America v. Merle Denezpi (Double Jeopardy)
Winnemucca Indian Colony v. United States of America, Department of the Interior (Attorneys’ Fees; Equal Access to Justice Act) 

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2019.html
In re Interest of Audrey T. (Indian Child Welfare Act – Expert Witnesses)
Chemehuevi Indian Tribe v. Mullally (Attorneys’ Fees)
In re Interest of Mercedes L. (Indian Child Welfare Act – Application of)

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2019.html

  • Accessing traditional Kipuka: Protecting the storehouse of knowledge through the rule of law.
  • Stolen or lawful? A case review of an Indian tribe’s claim to aboriginal land in California.
  • A clash between culture and law: A comparative look at the conflict between quiet title actions in Hawaii, the Kuleana Act of 1850, and the displacement of Indigenous people.
  • Best interest of the child.
  • Beyond VAWA: Protecting Native Women from sexual violence within existing tribal jurisdictional structures.
  • Agency pragmatism in addressing law’s failure: The curious case of federal “deemed approvals” of tribal-state gaming compacts.
  • America’s big league national monuments: Can President Trump make them smaller?

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Economic Development section, we feature an article about proposed legislation in Arizona restricting sports betting to tribal gaming facilities.

U.S. Legislation Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html
The following bills were introduced:

  • S.207: A bill to enhance tribal road safety, and for other purposes.
  • S.209: A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide further self-governance by Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.
  • S.210: A bill to amend the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 and the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act to provide for advancement in public safety services to Indian communities, and for other purposes.
  • S.211: A bill to amend the Victims Crime Act of 1984 to secure urgent resources vital to Indian victims of crime, and for other purposes.
  • S.212: A bill to amend the Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000, the Buy Indian Act, and the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to provide industry and economic development opportunities to Indian communities.
  • S.216: A bill to provide for equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of tribal land for the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, and for other purposes.
  • S.224: A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Tanana Tribal Council located in Tanana, Alaska, and to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation located in Dillingham, Alaska, and for other purposes.
  • S.227: A bill to direct the Attorney General to review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols appropriate to address missing and murdered Indians, and for other purposes.
  • S.229: A bill to provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education of the Department of the Interior and the Indian Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes.
  • S.256: A bill to amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to provide flexibility and reauthorization to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages.
  • S.257: A bill to provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans, and for other purposes.
  • H.R.729: To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize grants to Indian Tribes to further achievement of Tribal coastal zone objectives, and for other purposes.
  • H.R.779: To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act.
  • H.R.773: To provide for the transfer of certain Federal land in the State of Minnesota for the benefit of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.
  • H.R.759: To restore an opportunity for tribal economic development on terms that are equal and fair, and for other purposes.

H.R.871: To expand the boundaries of the Bears Ears National Monument, to ensure prompt engagement with the Bears Ears Commission and prompt implementation of the Proclamation establishing the Bears Ears National Monument, and for other purposes.

National Indian Law Library Bulletin (1/22/2019)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 1/22/19.

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2018-2019update.html
Petitions for certiorari were filed recently in:

  • Sally Jim v. United States (Federal Taxation)
  • Miccosukee Tribe of Indians v. United States (Federal Taxation; Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act)
  • Casino Pauma v. National Labor Relations Board (National Labor Relations Act; Employment Law)
  • McNeal, et ux. v. Navajo Nation (Jurisdiction; Torts)
  • Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, et al. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., et al. (Tribal Sovereign Immunity)

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2019.html
Davilla v. Enable Midstream Partners L.P. (Easements; Trespass)
Koi Nation of Northern California v. United States of the Interior (Gaming – Restored Lands)

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Health & Welfare section, we feature articles relating to support for the Indian Child Welfare Act.

U.S. Legislation Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html
The following bills were added:

  • H.R.558: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a demonstration program to adapt the successful practices of providing foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to the provision of Federal economic development assistance to Native communities in similarly situated remote areas in the United States, and for other purposes.
  • H.R.453: To take certain Federal lands in Tennessee into trust for the benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and for other purposes.
  • H.R.644: To approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the Navajo Nation in Utah, and for other purposes.

National Indian Law Library Bulletin (1/10/2019)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 1/10/19.

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2018-2019update.html
Petitions for certiorari were denied in the following on 1/7/19:

  • Stand Up for California! v. U.S. Dep’t of the Interior
  • Harvey, et al., v. Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, et al.
  • Osage Wind, LLC, et al. v. 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/2019.html

  • The Tribal Franchise: An expression of tribal sovereignty and a potential solution to the problem of mass disenrollment.
  • August 2017-August 2018 case law on American Indians.
  • Rethinking the Federal Indian Status Test: A look at the Supreme Court’s classification of the Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma.
  • The colorful truth: The reality of Indigenous overrepresentation in juvenile detention in Australia and the United States.
  • Tribal tools & legal levers for halting fossil fuel transport & exports through the Pacific Northwest.
  • The presidential authority to reserve and modify national monuments under the Antiquities Act.
  • Just environmentalism.

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2019.html

  • Brownstone v. Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono Indians et. al. (Contracts)
  • HCI Distribution, INC v. Peterson (Tobacco Products – Manufacturing and Distribution)
  • Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Tribal Consultation; Clean Water Act; Mining)
  • Seneca Nation v. Cuomo (Easements)
  • Barron v. Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (Workplace Harassment; Tribal Sovereign Immunity)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2019.html

  • In re Children of Mary J. (Child Custody – Removal of Indian Children)
  • In re Shirley T. (Indian Child Welfare Act – Transfer to Tribal Court)
  • Matter of J.J.C. (Indian Child Welfare Act – Application of)|
  • In re J.Y. (Tribal Customary Adoption)
  • Matter of B.Y. (Indian Child Welfare Act – Termination of Parental Rights )

Tribal Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2019.html
Gallaher v. Colville Confederated Tribes (Right to Counsel)

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Health & Welfare section, we feature articles about the impacts of the federal shutdown on Indian health services.

U.S. Legislation Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html
The following was passed:

  • S.Res. 707: A resolution commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978.

The following were added:

  • S.46: A bill to repeal the Klamath Tribe Judgement Fund Act.
  • H.R.195: To provide full-year appropriations for the Indian Health Service in the event of a partial lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.
  • S.Res. 707: A resolution commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978.
  • H.R.91: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assess sanitation and safety conditions at Bureau of Indian Affairs facilities that were constructed to provide affected Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds and expends funds on construction of facilities and structures to improve those conditions, and for other purposes.
  • H.R.184: To transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from the United States Army Corps of Engineers to the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, to take such lands into trust for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.
  • H.R.274: To authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in Yavapai County, Arizona, and for other purposes.
  • H.R.312: To reaffirm the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation, and for other purposes.
  • H.R.317: To reaffirm the action of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians, and for other purposes.
  • H.R.375: To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.
  • H.R.396: To provide for the equitable settlement of certain land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.

Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2019.html
The Department of the Interior, National Park Service, is requesting nominations for the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee.

National Indian Law Library Bulletin (12/20/2018)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 12/20/18.

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2018-2019update.html
Read the latest Tribal Supreme Court Project update published on 12/12/18.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2018.html
Human rights, Indigenous peoples, and the global climate crisis.

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2018.html
Comanche Nation of Oklahoma v. Zinke (Land into Trust)
Alexander v. Nolan (Arrest – Reasonable Force)
Cayuga Indian Nation of New York v. Seneca County, New York (Ad Valorem Property Taxes)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2018.html
Interest of A.M. (Indian Child Welfare Act – Termination of Parental Rights)
Matter of Guardianship I.L.J.E. (Indian Child Welfare Act – Guardianship)

Tribal Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2018.html
Gallaher v. Colville Confederated Tribes (Right to Counsel)

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Health & Welfare section, we feature an article about the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative’s launch of their model tribal food and agriculture code.

U.S. Legislation Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/115_uslegislation.html
The following were added:

  • S.Res.707: A resolution commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978.
  • H.R.5317: To repeal section 2141 of the Revised Statutes to remove the prohibition on certain alcohol manufacturing on Indian lands.
  • H.R.1074: To repeal the Act entitled “An Act to confer jurisdiction on the State of Iowa over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Sac and Fox Indian Reservation.”
  • S.3752: A bill to require the transfer of certain land to be held in trust for the benefit of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South Dakota, and for other purposes.
  • S.3755: A bill to establish a demonstration program regarding background checks for certain employees of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

National Indian Law Library Bulletin (12/12/2018)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 12/12/18.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2018.html

  • Don’t take me out to that ballpark: State action, government speech, and Chief Wahoo after Matal.
  • “Mining” on Indian land: It’s not what you think.
  • Native American tribal appellate courts: Underestimated and overlooked.
  • Was Allergan’s patent-housing agreement in exchange for sovereign immunity a “sham to subvert the existing intellectual property system”?

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2018.html
Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Biegalski (Doctrine of Claim Preclusion; State Taxation; Utilities)
Guardado v. Nevada (Prisoner Rights)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2018.html
Everi Payments, INC. v. Washington State Department of Revenue (Business and Occupational (B&O) Tax Refund – Agency Law)

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Environment & Energy section, we feature an article about how the United Nations will scale up consideration of the experiences of indigenous peoples with climate change and efforts to respond to it.

Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2018.html
We feature a notice of the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, regarding land acquisition for the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians, California.

National Indian Law Library Bulletin (12/6/2018)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 12/6/18.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2018.html

  • Human rights and the Paris Agreement’s implementation guidelines: Opportunities to develop a rights-based approach.
  • Tribal sovereign immunity and the need for congressional action.
  • Indigenous rights to water & environmental protection.
  • Killing the black snake: The Dakota Access Pipeline’s fate post-Sierra Club v. FERC.
  • Social contract: The distributive significance of a Native nation’s patent agreement with Allergan.
  • Patently absurd: Critiquing the USPTOS’s disparate treatment of tribal and state immunity in inter partes review.

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2018.html

  • White Mountain Apache Tribe v. United States (Fiduciary Duty: Trust Funds)
  • Tenorio v. High Hawk (Indian Civil Rights Act; Banishment; Sentencing)
  • Fort Sill Apache Tribe v. National Indian Gaming Commission (Gaming; Federal Recognition)
  • Cheykaychi v. Geisen (Indian Civil Rights Act)
  • Enrolled members of the Blackfeet Tribe v. Thedus Crowe (Tribal Water Rights – Compacts)
  • In Re: Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Marketing (Trust Funds – Allocation)
  • BP America INC. v. Yerington Paiute Tribe (Exhaustion of Tribal Remedies)
  • Pueblo of Jemez v. United States (Native American Oral Traditional Evidence; Hearsay)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2018.html

  • In the Matter of Contested Case Hearing Re Conservation District Use Application (CDUA) for the Thirty Meter Telescope at the Mauna Kea Science Reserver, Ka’ohe Mauka, Hamakua, Hawai’i, TMK (Native Hawaiian Sacred Sites; Telescope)
  • People in Interest of M.V. (Indian Child Welfare Act – Juvenile Court Jurisdiction)
  • People in Interest of M.D. (Indian Child Welfare Act – Active Efforts; Indian Child Welfare Act – Placement)
  • Hopi Tribe v. Arizona Snowbowl Resort Limited Partnership (Sacred Sites; Wastewater; Snowmaking)

Tribal Courts Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2018.html
Gallaher v. Colville Confederated Tribes

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Health & Welfare section, we feature two articles on a case challenging the Indian Child Welfare Act.

Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2018.html
We feature a notice of proposed finding against federal acknowledgement of the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

U.S. Legislation Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/115_uslegislation.html
The following were added:

  • H.Res.1159: Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978.
  • H.Res.1163: Recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and the contributions of Native Americans to the United States.

National Indian Law Library Bulletin (11/16/2018)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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The National Indian Law Library added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 11/16/18.

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2018-2019update.html
Read the latest Tribal Supreme Court Project update published on 11/8/18.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2018.html

  • Indian Country and the Territory Clause: Washington’s promise at the framing.
  • An indivisible and living whole: Do we value nature enough to grant it personhood?
  • Indigenous rights to water & environmental protection.
  • The prison as reserve: Governmentality, phenomenology, and indigenizing the prison.

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2018.html
Oklahoma Intrastate Transmission, LLC v. 25 Foot Wide Easement (Utility Easements)
New Mexico ex rel. State Engineer v. Carson (Water Rights; Standing)

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
In the Environment & Energy section, we feature articles about a ruling halting the Keystone XL pipeline.

Regulatory Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2018.html
The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, seeks public comment on proposed adoption of Administration for Native Americans Programs policies and procedures.

U.S. Legislation Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/115_uslegislation.html
The following were added:
S.Res.702: A resolution recognizing National Native Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and the contributions of Native Americans to the United States.
H.R.7121: To protect the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters.