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Indigenous Rights Movements & the Law
Hank Adams, Activist and Indigenous Law Expert, 1943-2020 | In Custodia Legis
This post remembers Native American Heritage Month, and discusses activist negotiator Hank Adams, Assiniboine-Sioux, and the impacts of his work.
“Keep Our Families Together”: A Law That Protects Native Families is at Risk | ACLU
Two Native people share how the Indian Child Welfare Act impacted their lives as the law faces a challenge at the Supreme Court.
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) jointly released new government-wide guidance and an accompanying implementation memorandum f
for Federal Agencies on recognizing and including Indigenous Knowledge in Federal research, policy, and decision making. This announcement coincides with the Biden-Harris Administration’s 2022 Tribal Nations Summit and responds to a 2021 OSTP-CEQ memorandum that called for development of the guidance with Tribal consultation and Indigenous community engagement, as well as agency, expert, and public input.
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) - new government-wide guidance
for Federal Agencies on recognizing and including Indigenous Knowledge in Federal research, policy, and decision making. This announcement coincides with the Biden-Harris Administration’s 2022 Tribal Nations Summit and responds to a 2021 OSTP-CEQ memorandum that called for development of the guidance with Tribal consultation and Indigenous community engagement, as well as agency, expert, and public input.
White House Releases First-of-a-Kind Indigenous Knowledge Guidance for Federal Agencies | OSTP | The White House
Today, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) jointly released new government-wide guidance and an accompanying implementation memorandum for Federal Agencies on recognizing and including Indigenous Knowledge in Federal research, policy, and decision making. This announcement coincides with the Biden-Harris Administration’s 2022 Tribal Nations…
Federal appeals court rejects oil and gas drilling and fracking in northwest New Mexico’s Greater Chaco region
The US Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit rejected the Biden administration’s defense of oil and gas fracking in the Greater Chaco region of northwest New Mexico.
State Lawmakers Must Protect the Cultural and Religious Expression of Indigenous Students | ACLU
Proposed legislation would codify the rights of Indigenous students to wear tribal regalia.
Archaeology and Social Justice in Native America | Native Nations Institute
Supreme Court rulings undermine Indian law
Indian law is a framework for making decisions about Indigenous sovereignty and peoples, but recent Supreme Court rulings create new debates despite centuries of precedents
Reclaiming Native Truth
Reclaiming Native Truth is a national effort to foster cultural, social and policy change by empowering Native Americans to counter discrimination, invisibility and the dominant narratives that limit Native opportunity, access to justice, health and self-determination. Reclaiming Native Truth’s goal is to move hearts and minds toward greater respect, inclusion and social justice for Native Americans.
Judge Restores Oil Lease on Land Sacred to US, Canada Tribes
A federal judge has ordered the Biden administration to reinstate a drilling lease that has been in dispute for decades on land near the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.
Who Is Native American Enough?
A groundbreaking free-tuition program has administrators determining who qualifies. It’s harder than it looks.
Grappling with the Land Grant truth | The Ohio State University Inspire
Ohio State Professor Stephen Gavazzi learned a painful truth about Land Grant Universities — just after his book on the subject went to press. Now he’s working with a team of Ohio State researchers to find a path to healing harm done to indigenous tribes when they lost lands to fund the university through the Morrill Act of 1862.
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State of unease: Colorado basin tribes without water rights
PEACH SPRINGS, Ariz. (AP) — Garnett Querta slips on his work gloves as he shifts the big rig he’s driving into park. Within seconds, he unrolls a fire hose and opens a hydrant, sending water flowing into one of the plastic tanks on the truck’s flat bed.
Targeted Initiatives Reduce Tuition Costs for Indigenous Students
Over the past year, a wave of higher education institutions and state governments have worked to reduce the cost of college for Indigenous students. These tuition relief efforts come at a critical tim
States Return Indigenous Oral Histories to Tribal Control
A digitization program allows tribes to decide who can access oral histories.
The Cherokee Nation and the Civil War | Teaching with the Library
Amira Dehmani, a 2022 Liljenquist Family Fellow at the Library of Congress, explores the role of the Cherokee Nation in the Civil War.
Law Libraries Fostering Research & Learning on American Indian Law
November is Native American Heritage Month, a time dedicated to celebrating the rich and diverse culture, history, and contributions of Native people. Each year, the UW–Madison campus cultivates a diverse portfolio of events in recognition …
Water Protectors File Appeal in Dundon v. Kirchmeier Standing Rock Civil Rights Class Action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 22, 2022 Contact: Rachel Lederman or Natali Segovia, Water Protector Legal Collective defense@waterprotectorlegal.org Earth Day this year marks an important day for Water Protectors who are still seeking accountability from Morton County and law enforcement for mass human rights violations committed over five years ago at Standing Rock. Today, Water Protectors filed an appeal in the Dundon v. Kirchmeier civil rights case. Dundon v. Kirchmeier is a federal civil rights
To the Arizona Law Community, Faculty, and Administration, - The Harm and History that Demands Action
UA’s Federalist Society (FedSoc) asked NALSA to co-sponsor an Indian Child Welfare
Act event and help them find a faculty member who could speak about its benefits. We asked
FedSoc for more information about the event, and they informed us that they envisioned a
well-rounded and educational discussion about the “positive and negative” impacts of ICWA in
child welfare cases. Due to conflicting schedules, we were unable to help.
It came to our attention that FedSoc titled the event, Separate but Equal Lives: The
Indian Child Welfare Act and its Mistreatment of Native Children, which negates their goal of a
well-rounded discussion and perpetuates harmful rhetoric about Native communities. We
respectfully asked FedSoc to change the title days before it was published in the College of
Law’s Weekly Bulletin, but they refused. We now respectfully request that the James E. Rogers
College of Law require a title change. We also ask those who are interested in this subject to
attend the two ICWA events this week that amplify Native peoples’ lived experiences to create
a well-rounded perspective.
Indigenous Resilience Center is a 'seed' for tribal leaders to water and nurture | University of Arizona News
Since it was established last year, the Indigenous Resilience Center has added to its roster experts who have long worked with and for Native American communities. University leaders hope tribes can
The Cherokee Nation is again calling on Congress to deliver on a 200-year-old promise | CNN
The tribe recently renewed its campaign for Congress to seat its delegate in the House of Representatives -- a right stipulated by the 1835 Treaty of New Echota.
Teaching Indian Law in the 21st Century - The ALI Adviser
In the 21st century, many law schools offer Indian law but generally are still far behind the curve. Worse, when it is offered, the Indian law canon tends to be taught in ways that ignore contemporary tribal agency by emphasizing historical events over modern issues. This article gives examples of tribal court cases and tribal statutes law teachers can use to incorporate Indian law into virtually any common law course.
Stop Line 3: A Call to Clear Danger to Our Water, Climate, and Land in Minnesota
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION107TH SESSIONAUGUST 11-12, 2022
EXAMINATION OF THE UNITED STATES ALTERNATIVE (SHADOW) REPORT ANSWERING THE PRIVATE SECURITY AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES THEME OF REVIEW FOR THE UNITED STATESSubmitted by the Water Protector Legal Collective in collaboration with the International Organization for Self-Determination and EqualityJuly 22, 2022
Climate Change 2022 Mitigation of Climate Change
Working Group III contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Supreme Court agrees to weigh Navajo Nation water rights battle
The justices will decide whether the federal government has a duty to address the tribe's right to access Colorado River waters.
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
Buried Secrets: America’s Indian Boarding Schools Part 1 - Reveal
After decades of stripping away Native American identity from its students, a Catholic boarding school seeks to help the community heal.