Nooksack Indian Tribe

Massive NYTs Magazine Article on Nooksack Disenrollments

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “Who Decides Who Counts as Native American? Four years ago, the Nooksack in Washington State announced that they were expelling hundreds of members, setting off a bitter debate over tribal identity.”

Nooksack Update: Interior Threatens Reassumption; State Court Asserts PL 280 Jurisdiction

Sarah M Donnelly

Downloads(PDF):

Link: Previous posts

Nooksack Begins Disenrollee Evictions

Sarah M Donnelly

Downloads (PDF):

Links: Rejected motion, Complaint, Nooksack posts

Wash. Superior Court Refuses to Recognize Nooksack Holdover Council or Tribal Court Decisions

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is yesterday’s order in In re Gabriel S. Galanda:

In Re Gabriel Galanda v Nooksack Tribal Court – Whatcom County Superior Court Order Denying Nooksack Police Chief’s Motion to Vacate

Nooksack Update — Disenrollment Reconsideration; Kelly Letter to BIA; Whatcom County Materials

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the reconsideration materials:

Omnibus Written Disenrollment Reconsideration Request

Nooksack Disenrollee TANF Denial Letter

Nooksack Disenrollee Declaration re TANF Denial

Nooksack Disenrollee Declaration re Medical Presciption Denial

Nooksack Disenrollee Declaration re Elder Health Care Denial

Nooksack Disenrollee Declaration re Dental Care Denial

Here is the Kelly letter to BIA:

Letter from Bob Kelly to Lawrence Roberts

Here are the Whatcom County Superior Court materials:

In Re Gabriel Galanda v Nooksack Tribal Court – Whatcom County Superior Court Response to Gilliland’s Motion to Vacate

In Re Gabriel Galanda v Nooksack Tribal Court – Whatcom County Superior Court Declaration of Bree Black Horse in Support of Petitioners’ Response to Gilliland’s Motion to Vacate with Exhibits

Nooksack Update — Mass Disenrollments by the Holdover Council

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here and here is news coverage.

Update on the Whatcom County Superior Court proceedings:

In Re Gabriel Galanda v Nooksack Tribal Court – Whatcom County Superior Court Courier Delivery Form

In Re Gabriel Galanda v Nooksack Tribal Court – Whatcom County Superior Court Ex Parte Motion to Stay Execution

In Re Gabriel Galanda v Nooksack Tribal Court – Whatcom County Superior Court Second Motion to Vacate Order Domesticating Foreign Judgment

In Re Gabriel Galanda v Nooksack Tribal Court – Whatcom County Superior Court Show Cause Order

IHS Instructs Nooksack to Serve All; Does Not Recognize Disenrollment Actions

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the letter:

Letter IHS Regional Director Dean Seyler to Nooksack Chairman Robert Kelly Jr

Nooksack: Latest State Superior Court Orders

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

In Re Gabriel Galanda v Nooksack Tribal Court – Whatcom County Superior Court Break and Enter Order

In Re Gabriel Galanda v Nooksack Tribal Court – Whatcom County Superior Court Order Dismissing Tribe’s Motion to Vacate Order Domesticating Foreign Judgment

Nooksack Update — “Tribe” Response to NICS and State Court Matters

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are new pleadings and orders:

Nooksack Indian Tribe v NICS Order on Preliminary Injunction

Whatcom County Superior Court Nooksack Indian Tribe’s Reply In Support of Motion to Vacate Order Domesticating Foreign Judgment and Quash or Bar Execution and Enforcement Efforts

BIA Refuses to Recognize Disenrollment Referendum Election by Holdover Council

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials:

Gabriel Galanda Response to Katherine Canete Letter

Letter from Katherine Canete to Gabriel Galanda Re Resolution 16-149 and Order Vacating Court of Appeals Orders as Void

In Re Gabriel Galanda v Nooksack Tribal Court – Whatcom County Superior Court Declaration of Bree R. Black Horse in Support of Opposition of Motion to Vacate

In Re Gabriel Galanda v Nooksack Tribal Court – Whatcom County Superior Court Petitioners’ Response to Tribe’s Motion to Vacate Order Domesticating Foreign Judgment

Letter from Lawrence Roberts to Chairman Kelly