Orange Shirt Day and the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative | In Custodia Legis
This is a description of the Federal Indian Boarding school program, the origins of Orange Shirt Day, and the relationship of the U.S. Federal Indian Boarding school program to Canada's residential school program.
Tribal Consultation Policy | Policies and Procedures
The University of Arizona (“University”) values its relationship with sovereign Indian Tribes and is committed to honoring the fundamental principles of tribal consultation (“Consultation”) and respect required by the Arizona Board of Regents Tribal Consultation Policy (ABOR 1-118). The purpose of the Tribal Consultation Policy is to provide a framework for the University to preserve a foundation of respect and to acknowledge the cultures, traditions, beliefs, governance processes, laws, codes, regulations, and protocols of sovereign Indian Tribes, while maintaining compliance with federal, state, and local laws.
Saad eí Data: Formalizing the Indigenous Data Sovereignty Movement Within the Navajo National Legal System, A Comparison to the Māori's Data Governance Model - Shania L. Kee
This Note attempts to determine how tribal governments such as the Navajo Nation can exercise greater control over and protect their Nation’s data from external entities. Tribal Nations or Indigenous Nations can exercise their
political and cultural sovereignty by utilizing both Indigenous Data Sovereignty (IDSov) and Indigenous Data Governance (IDGov). This Note will examine the Māori’s application of IDSov within their own culturally-specific IDGov
framework. Then, there will be an overview of the existing mechanisms available within the Navajo Nation legal system that govern data and the fundamental principles embedded in the culture of the Diné (Navajo) people. Finally, this Note will discuss recommendations that the Navajo Nation can incorporate into its legal system using the Māori’s example of its own data governance model and tools as a template. Overall, the goal of this Note is to demonstrate the legal mechanisms
available to the Navajo Nation to implement its own set of data sovereignty principles aligning with its own traditional values, similar to the Māori in Aotearoa (New Zealand).
The call for Indigenous data sovereignty (ID-Sov) —the right of a nation to govern the collection, ownership, and application of its own data—has grown in intensity and scope over the past five years. To date three national-level Indigenous data sovereignty networks exist: Te Mana Raraunga - Maori Data Sovereignty Network, the United States Indigenous Data Sovereignty Network (USIDSN), and the Maiamnayri Wingara Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Data Sovereignty Group in Australia. Similar initiatives are underway in Hawaii and Sweden.
The Arizona Journal of Environmental Law and Policy focused our annual Spring Symposium on the topic of Indigenous Land Stewardship. The Symposium brought together a diverse array of leaders from tribal communities, academia, the public sector, and advocacy organizations to discuss current efforts and developments within the field of Indigenous land stewardship and its intersections with domestic and international law and policy.
The Symposium Keynote Address was given by Dorothy FireCloud, Native American Affairs Liaison to the Director of the National Park Service. Ms. FireCloud was introduced by Charles F. Sams, III, the first Native American to serve as the Director of the National Park Service. The rest of the Symposium consisted of four panels: Land Back in Action (Panel I), Protecting Indigenous Sacred Sites (Panel II), Tribal Co-Management of Federal Lands (Panel III), and Indigenous Knowledge in Land Stewardship Law and Policy (Panel IV).
The First Nations Educational & Cultural Center and the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Multicultural Affairs are proud to support Native students in their pursuit of community and success at Indiana University.
Native American Advancement, Initiatives, and Research
This site is a collaborative effort between three offices at the university dedicated to the advancement of Native faculty and students, and to respectful and ethical research and engagement with Native nations.
Activist makes list to bust imposters claiming to be Native American
A list of allegedly fake Native Americans has begun circulating in tribal and academic circles, accusing 195 people of falsely claiming an Indian identity for personal gain.
Susceptibility of Southwestern American Indian Tribes to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‐19)
On March 30, 2020, the New Mexico Governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham, informed the US President Donald Trump of the “incredible spikes” in cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) within the Navajo Nation in the rural Four Corners region of the American Southwest.
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 …
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.
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
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 …
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
Navajo Safe Water: Protecting You and Your Family’s Health
The Navajo Nation is providing new safe water sources for in-home use to residents living in homes with no piped water during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.This website describes how people without piped water in their homes can gain access to water from safe sources. This website provides information on water point locations, operating hours, and contact information. There is also information provided that will explain the importance of accessing and hauling your drinking and cooking water from safe water points.This site is best viewed using Chrome, Firefox or Microsoft Edge explorers. It does not work on Internet Explorer.
In the United States the use of unregulated water sources – defined as sources that do not meet criteria to be classified as a public water system as defined by the Safe Drinking Water Act - are used regularly for livestock watering, agriculture, domestic, and other purposes. Nationally, more than 45 million people rely on unregulated water sources for drinking water; however, there remains infrastructure disparities for drinking water access in communities on Tribal nations. For the Navajo Nation, a sovereign Indigenous nation in the Southwestern United States, between 7% and 30% of homes lack plumbing to deliver household drinking water, so residents are compelled to access other water sources – regulated and unregulated alike. Previous unregulated water quality studies on the Navajo Nation were regionally focused and unsuitable for evaluating water quality trends across the Navajo Nation, an area that encompasses more than 71,000 square kilometers in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. Therefore, beginning in 2011 the Community Environmental Health Program at the University of New Mexico began to compile existing water quality datasets, principally for unregulated groundwater sources, in a single geospatial relational database.
Researchers at the University of New Mexico Center for Native Environmental Health Equity Research of the New Mexico METALS Superfund Research Program, University of Arizona, Northern Arizona University, and the Southwest Research and Information Center have compiled a database of water quality measurements from groundwater wells on the Navajo Nation using data from the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency, and data from researchers at the University of New Mexico, Diné College and Northern Arizona University. To date, this data compilation has been used for publications but has not been disseminated publicly. The purpose of this website is to facilitate access to these compiled water quality data. The application design enables users to view water quality information using statistical and geospatial tools. Our hope is that this information will support individual and community decisions about water use from unregulated sources.
