Here:
http://nativeamericacalling.com/tuesday-may-5-2015-banishment-good-or-bad-for-tribal-communities/
http://nativeamericacalling.com/wednesday-may-6-2015-tribal-enrollment-and-blood-quantum/
Native America Calling
Link to Last Friday’s Native America Calling Show on Tribal Elections
Tribal Elections (listen)
Native America Calling Show Today on Tribal Elections
Fletcher will be on Native America Calling, as well as MSU law student (on leave, due to recent successful election bid) Chris Mercier. Listen live.
Here is the description:
Friday, September 26, 2014 – Tribal Elections
The 2014 midterm elections in November are an opportunity for voters to make their voice heard by local, state and federal officials. In Native America, voters are also casting ballots in tribal elections this year. Did you cast a ballot in a tribal election in 2014? Are candidates still out talking to members of your community for an upcoming election? Do you vote only in your tribal elections? Or do you choose not to vote because you moved to the city and it’s hard to follow what’s going on back home? Join us as we explore tribal elections in our 2014 Election series on Native America Calling.
Fletcher on Native America Calling this Friday on Affirmative Action
Here. The program description:
Friday, October 26, 2012 – Affirmative Action in Education:
Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on the constitutionality of affirmative action in higher education. This issue is something that has many in Indian Country concerned. With this in mind we ask, is diversity in college admissions a right Native students should be afforded? Can Native students still expect a quality college education if their test scores and academics aren’t measured equally to non-native students from more affluent backgrounds? What will the future look like for Native college hopefuls if the Supreme Court decides for or against? We’ll explore these questions and more as we discuss the Supreme Court, Affirmative Action, and the future of Native College students.
Last Friday’s Native America Calling Program on HEARTH Act
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Friday, August 10, 2012 – Tribes Taking Control Over Leasing Their Land: (listen)
As the month of July came to a close President Barack Obama put a pen to paper to make the Helping to Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership (HEARTH) Act a new law. It grants greater authority to federally recognized tribes to develop and implement their own regulations for leasing on Indian lands. What opportunities does this law provide to tribal nations and their citizens? How does this new extension of sovereignty play into strengthening tribal communities? How does this legislation change things for Native families who want to own their own home or tribal citizens who want to open up their own business? Guests include Bryan Newland (Bay Mills Tribe of Chippewa Indians) Senior Policy Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs/Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of Interior.
Featuring Bryan Newland, MSU ILPC grad (2007).
Native America Calling Show on Tribal Disenrollments
Audio here.
Native American Calling Program on Tribal Disenrollments TODAY
Here is a description (the NAC website is here):
Thursday, December 22, 2011– Disenrollment Dividing Tribes:
The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees American citizens the right to freedom of speech. Recently, seven members of a California tribe were banned from tribal lands for up to 10 years, allegedly for speaking out against the current tribal administration. Should a tribe be able to use its status as a sovereign nation to remove unwanted members from their tribal rolls, with no recourse? Does simply speaking out against your tribal leaders give them the right to kick you out of the tribe? Guests include former chairwoman Jessica Tavares (United Auburn Indian Community).
This will be my second time on the program (the first was about Carcieri).
Native America Calling Interview of Walter Echo-Hawk
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010– Book of the Month: In the Courts of the Conqueror: The Ten Worst Indian Law Cases Ever Decided: (listen)
Time and time again it has been proven that the legal system has formed the world we live in today as Natives. One Native author traces how our Native life has been shaped and at times eaten away by the legal system. In the Courts of the Conqueror: The Ten Worst Indian Law Cases Ever Decided, Walter Echo-Hawk explores how several court decisions have affected Indian Country. Do you believe the goal of the legal system is to achieve a universal measure of truth and justice? Guests include Pawnee author Walter Echo-Hawk, Counsel to the Crowe & Dunlevy law firm.
Native America Calling Carcieri Radio Show Archived
Monday, March 22, 2010– The Carcieri Fix: (listen)
Last year the Supreme Court ruled in Carcieri v. Salazar that language in the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act does not allow the Interior Secretary to take land into trust for the Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island because the tribe was not federally recognized in 1934. Tribal leaders immediately turned to their allies in Congress to pass a “Carcieri Fix” – a bill that would reverse the court’s decision. But the fix has not been passed. Does Indian Country have the clout to pull it off? Guests are Matthew Fletcher (Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa/Chippewa) of the Michigan State University College of Law and Jason Giles (Muscogee Creek) Deputy Executive Director/National Indian Gaming Association.
Carcieri Fix Talk Monday on Native America Calling
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Monday, March 22, 2010 (1-2 PM, eastern) – The Carcieri Fix:
Last year the Supreme Court ruled in Carcieri v. Salazar that language in the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act does not allow the Interior Secretary to take land into trust for the Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island because the tribe was not federally recognized in 1934. Tribal leaders immediately turned to their allies in Congress to pass a “Carcieri Fix” – a bill that would reverse the court’s decision. But the fix has not been passed. Does Indian Country have the clout to pull it off? Guests include Matthew Fletcher (Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa/Chippewa) of the Michigan State University College of Law.
Turtle Talk 