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2017 07 10 Updated FR Monument Review – FINAL
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
Friday Job Announcements
Job vacancies are posted on Friday. Some announcements might still appear throughout the week. If you would like your Indian law job posted on Turtle Talk, please email indigenous@law.msu.edu.
Navajo Nation
Public Defender, Window Rock, AZ. Open until filled.
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
Associate General Counsel, Justice Department. Applications are due by March 3 and consist of a cover letter, resume and references. The cover letter may be an email. All interested attorneys are encouraged to apply. Applications should be submitted to Peter Ortego, General Counsel at portego@utemountain.org , or call (970) 749 9816 with any questions.
Sitka Tribe of Alaska
Tribal Realty Officer/Tribal Court Specialist. Responsible for providing direct services to restricted property land owners and native allotment applicants within the Sheet’ka Kwaan under supervision of the Tribal Attorney. The Tribal Court Specialist responsibilities of this position requires providing support to the Tribal Court, working closely with the Tribal Court Judges, Tribal Attorney and Social Services department.
Confederated Tribes of Chehalis Reservation
ICWA Attorney for contract, Oakville, Wa. Contractor will advise and represent CTSS in Chehalis Tribal Court as well as other Tribal and State courts in all ICWA, dependency and vulnerable adult cases. Must have Juris Doctorate and five years directly related experience with a preference to American Indian/ Alaska Native communities. Must be an active member of the Washington State Bar Association and eligible for immediate admission to Tribal Court. Valid WA State license and insurability through our insurances, pass background check and pass pre-employment drug testing. Submit letter of interest and resume to: gfrancis@chehalistribe.org.
MHA Nation
Assistant Tribal Prosecutor/Special Assistant US Attorney, New Town, ND. Closing date 3/27/2017. Applications shall be in writing; to include a professional Resume, legal qualifications and any other submissions at the option of the applicant.
ACLU of Montana
Communications Strategist. Applications will be reviewed beginning the week of March 6, 2017 and will be accepted until the position is filled.
Yurok Tribe
Deputy General Counsel, Office of the Tribal Attorney. Open until filled.
Ute Mountain Ute & State of Colorado File Joint Amicus Brief in Support of Tribal Cert Petitions in NLRB Cases
Here is the brief:
Final CO-UMUT Amicus Cert Petition – Saginaw Chippewa and LRB
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Desire Associate General Counsel
The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe is seeking an Associate General Counsel to work in-house with the Tribe’s Justice Department. Assignments cover a broad range of Indian Law topics, including natural resources, energy development, taxation, water, litigation, code development and economic development, just to name a few.
Tribal headquarters is located in Towaoc, Colorado, and the Tribe’s jurisdiction extends into New Mexico and Utah. Interested candidates may contact Peter Ortego, General Counsel, at (970) 564 5641 or portego@utemountain.org. Deadline for submission is January 11, 2016.
Saginaw Chippewa v. NLRB Sixth Circuit Briefing Complete
NLRB Brief in Saginaw Chippewa Sixth Circuit Matter
Sixth Circuit Amicus Briefs in Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe v. NLRB
Here:
American Indian Law Scholars Amicus Brief
Ute Mountain Ute Amicus Curiae Brief
SCIT’s opening brief is here.
On Ernest House Sr.
Ernest House, Sr., was born and raised in Mancos Canyon, Colorado. He is a member of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (Weeminuche Band) of the State of Colorado. As a respected tribal leader and former Chairman of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, he oversaw the Tribal Council and served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Tribal Business and Enterprise.
Commissioner of Public Lands v. New Mexico Cert Petition
This new filing (commissioner-public-lands-cert-petition) is an appeal of a New Mexico appellate court decision (here). The case also involves the Jicarilla Apache Nation, Navajo Nation, and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.
Here is the question presented:
Whether the New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands may claim federal reserved water rights with respect to lands Congress reserved from the federal public domain, and granted to the State of New Mexico subject to a strict, federally enforceable trust, to support public education and for other related purposes specified by Congress.
U.S. v. Benally — CA10 Reinstates Conviction after Juror Alleged Racial Bias against Indian
In United States v. Benally, the Tenth Circuit reinstated a federal criminal conviction for assaulting a BIA officer against a Ute Mountain Ute tribal member. An excerpt:
On October 10, 2007, a jury convicted Kerry Dean Benally of forcibly assaulting a Bureau of Indian Affairs officer with a dangerous weapon, inviolation of 18 U.S.C. § 111(b). The next day one of the jurors came forward with a charge that the jury deliberations had been tainted by racial bias and other inappropriate considerations. The district court held that Federal Rule of Evidence 606(b)’s general rule against jurors testifying about jury deliberations did not apply and that the evidence of juror misconduct was sufficient to warrant a new trial. We disagree. Rule 606(b)’s prohibition covers juror testimony of racial bias in jury deliberations of the kind alleged in Mr. Benally’s trial, and the Sixth Amendment does not require an exception. The original conviction is reinstated.
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