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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.
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
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…
Stolen Lands and State Universities - AAUP Presents
In this episode of the podcast we discuss the issue of the massive transfer of wealth from tribal nations who underwrote the founding of land-grant universities and how institutions are beginning to address and contend with difficult questions abo...
To Phenocia Bauerle, the words “land-grant college” carry a particular weight. A member of the Apsáalooke tribe, she grew up in Montana, a state where, as she puts it, “it’s understood what a land-grant institution means: It means Native land was taken.”
Federal judge finds Enbridge trespassed on Bad River lands, but stops short of shutting down Line 5
A federal judge has ruled Canadian energy firm Enbridge trespassed on Bad River tribal lands and profited at the tribe’s expense but stopped short of shutting down an oil and gas pipeline across the Bad River reservation.
UArizona opens its first tribal microcampus to serve the Pascua Yaqui Tribe | University of Arizona News
The microcampus's initial curriculum will include the Indigenous Governance Program courses jointly offered by the James E. Rogers College of Law and Native Nations Institute for Leadership,
Remembering the Reign of Terror at Oglala - The Red Nation Podcast
It’s been 47 years since the shootout at Oglala that left two FBI agents and a young Native man named Joe Stuntz dead. While Leonard Peltier unjustly sits in prison for the events of that day, the shootout and the deadly legacy of the “reign of...
Walk to Justice’ Aims to Obtain Leonard Peltier’s Release from Prison - Los Angeles Sentinel
Beginning on September 1, 2022 the American Indian Movement Grand Governing Council (AIMGGC) will lead a prayerful walk from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Washington, D.C. to advocate and meet with government officials to seek the immediate release of Leonard Peltier from the U.S. Federal Prison System.
The Red Nation on Instagram: "Nick Estes speaking at the rally for Leonard Peltier earlier this year on the facts of the case that would not "hold up in today's court of law." Even the top prosecutor in Leonard's case agrees! Leonard Peltier's Walk to Justice is only 2 DAYS AWAY! Tomorrow (Aug 31, 2022) is the ceremony & rally in Minneapolis, MN and the walk begins the following day (Sep 1, 2022) in Minneapolis too. #freeleonardpeltier #freeleonard .... If you have a food or supply donation questions please reach out here on this page or via email at leonardpeltierwalktojustice@gmail.com to set up a drop off time and date in Minneapolis. Volunteer/Support Walk: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10c0e4bacad2ea1ffc70-leonard Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=24H3YHAGGSZ7Y&fbclid=IwAR2tYFafb9zSDr0i5U45SW-wbZcl8TMRjUg1XHMizRFNA1rQPEqGJTwTwgU Article: https://lasentinel.net/walk-to-justice-aims-to-obtain-leonard-peltiers-release-from-prison Website: ht
600 Likes, 0 Comments - The Red Nation (@therednationmovement) on Instagram: "Nick Estes speaking at the rally for Leonard Peltier earlier this year on the facts of the case t..."
Federal Court Denies Tribe a Review of Uranium License
A federal appeals court has denied the Oglala Sioux Tribe’s request for a review of a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission decision to grant a license for a potential uranium mine in southwestern South Dakota.
Three Sources on the Respect for and Availability of Tribal Law
Today, in the United States, there are 574 federally recognized Native American tribes. These sovereign Nations produce thousands of statutes, regulations, and judicial opinions each year. However, there is a lot of uncertainty and misunderstanding …
Searching for tribal court decisions is challenging, because there is no one comprehensive database. This video demonstrates searching in several sources: Fa...
Reflections on Professionalism in Tribal Jurisdictions
In this article, I will canvass several themes of professionalism in tribal practice, drawing my tribal law experience. Many lawyers to undervalue — even disres
Nick Estes: Indian Boarding Schools Were Part of “Horrific Genocidal Process” Carried Out by the U.S.
The Interior Department has documented the deaths of more than 500 Indigenous children at Indian boarding schools run or supported by the federal government in the United States which operated from 1819 to 1969. The actual death toll is believed to be far higher, and the report located 53 burial sites at former schools. The report was ordered by the first Indigenous cabinet member, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, whose grandparents were forced to attend boarding school at the age of 8. “It’s kind of a misnomer to actually call these educational institutions or schools themselves when you didn’t have very many people graduating, let alone surviving the dire conditions of those schools,” says Nick Estes, historian and co-founder of The Red Nation. Estes says the institutions were part of a “genocidal process” of “dispossession and theft of Indigenous people’s lands and resources.”
Nick Estes: Leonard Peltier’s Continued Imprisonment Is an “Open Wound for Indian Country”
Calls are growing for President Biden to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier, the 77-year-old imprisoned Native American activist who has spent 46 years behind bars for a crime he says he did not commit. Amnesty International considers Peltier a political prisoner, and numerous legal observers say his 1977 conviction for alleged involvement in killing two FBI agents in a shootout on the Pine Ridge Reservation was riddled with irregularities and prosecutorial misconduct. “At this point, there’s no reason other than vindictive revenge for him to be in prison,” says writer and activist Nick Estes, co-founder of the Indigenous resistance group The Red Nation. “He survived COVID, he’s in poor health, and the man deserves to be with his people,” says Estes, who calls for a full congressional investigation into the deaths of Indigenous activists on Pine Ridge Reservation, where the shootout that led to Peltier’s arrest occurred.
While treaties between Indigenous peoples and the United States affect virtually every area in the USA, there is as yet no official list of all the treaties. The US National Archives holds 374 of the treaties, where they are known as the Ratified Indian Treaties. Here you can view them for the first time with key historic works that provide context to the agreements made and the histories of our shared lands.
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