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Acknowledging Native Land — Harris County Robert W. Hainsworth Law Library
As members of the local legal community, we are committed to recognizing and addressing the systemic injustices that exist for many of those we serve. We are dedicated, as always -- even during the pandemic -- to providing open and equal access to justice for all. Helping remove the structural bar
Justices appear divided over Navajo Nation’s water rights - SCOTUSblog
What water the United States owes the Navajo Nation under the 1868 Treaty of Bosque Redondo formed the crux of the argument in Arizona v. Navajo Nation. The treaty, known by the Navajo people as the Naal Tsoos Sani, or the Old Paper, established the Navajo Reservation as a “permanent home” for the N
Brackeen v. Haaland: What Does the Future Hold for the Indian Child Welfare Act? — Harris County Robert W. Hainsworth Law Library
November is both National Native American Heritage Month and National Adoption Month . Tomorrow, November 9, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a case that has implications related to both, Brackeen v. Haaland , which concerns the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA), 25 U.S.C. §§ 1
IALL 2022 Recap: The Challenge of Building a Sustainable Tribal Law Infrastructure That Respects Tribal Sovereignty
By Joan Policastri Finding tribal law is hard. Professor Elizabeth Reese’s talk to IALL annual course attendees outlined the difficulties, the reasons those exist, and proposed ways in which she fe…
National Tribal Trial College Gives Indigenous Advocates the Skills to Work in Tribal Courts
Last month, the University of WI Law School hosted a weeklong legal boot camp culminating the National Tribal Trial College’s Certificate in Tribal Court Legal Advocacy. This free, 6-month, skill-building course empowers laypersons to practice …
Stop Line 3: A Call to Clear Danger to Our Water, Climate, and Land in Minnesota | CUNY LAW REVIEW
By Summer Blaze Aubrey, Esq. LL.M. (Cherokee/Blackfeet) & Patricia Handlin, Esq. Enbridge, Inc. is a Canadian company that moves oil from the Western Canadian oil tar sands through a pipeline from Alberta, Canada across Minnesota to Superior, Wisconsin on the shores of … Continue reading →
Indigenous Feminism Does Not Discriminate - The Red Nation
Adopted September 6, 2019 Introduction/Executive Summary Skirts not required, but always admired 3 The term “Indigenous feminism” originated in demands from Indigenous women, femmes, and LGBTQ2+ relatives to address the … Continue reading Indigenous Feminism Does Not Discriminate
Indigenous Rights in the U.S. | Friends Committee On National Legislation
The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which the United Nations adopted in 2007, addresses both individual and collective rights of indigenous peoples and their relationship to land and natural resources.
The History of Indigenous Women's Leadership
“My young men are to lay aside their weapons; they are to take up the work of women; they will plow the field and raise the crops; for them I see a future, but my women, they to whom we owe everything, what is there for them to do? I see nothing! You are a woman; have pity on my women when everything is taken from them.”
November is National Native American Heritage Month! — Harris County Robert W. Hainsworth Law Library
National Native American and American Indian Heritage Month (NAHM) is recognized every November as a month to acknowledge and celebrate Native American history, heritage, and culture. The journey to a month of recognition for Native Americans began over a century ago . This post provides a brief o