NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 9/25

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2019.html
Pit River Tribe v. Bureau of Land Management (Fiduciary Trust; Geothermal Steam Act)
Dakota Rural Action v. Noem (Keystone XL Pipeline)

U.S. Legislation - 116th Congress Bulletin
https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html
The following bills were recently proposed in the House and the Senate:
H.R.4449 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to add access to telecommunications and information services in Indian country
S.2534 - A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
S.2541 - A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act


Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2019.html

• ICWA and the unwed father.
• Native American religious freedom as a collective right.
• Judge Murphy's Indian law legacy.
• Not all Agua is Caliente: Proposing the Winters groundwater test.

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:

• 'It has been a long time coming': Minnesota MMIW Task Force to hold first meeting
• Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act inches forward on Capitol Hill
• United Methodist Church gives historic mission site and land back to Wyandotte Nation
• Grant-funded Native American treatment court produces first graduates in Great Falls
• Ponca Chief Standing Bear completes one last journey of triumph
• New Mexico delegation announces funding for Native libraries

NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 9/18

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2019-2020update.html
Petition for certiorari was filed in this case on 9/11/19:
Sequoia Capital Operations v. Gingras (Tribal Sovereign Immunity)

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2019.html
Oertwich v. Traditional Village of Togiak (Banishment; Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation v. Newsom (Tribal-State Compacts)

U.S. Legislation - 116th Congress Bulletin
https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html
The following bill was recently proposed in the House:
H.R.4289 - Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring Safety for Native Communities Act

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:

• Indian Programs Advanced Appropriations Act up for first hearing on Capitol Hill
• 'The Duwamish people are still here': Tribe hindered by lack of recognition
• New Mexico tribe loses claim to national preserve
• Patawomeck artist challenges state laws and tribal leaders to define 'Indian art'
• Eastern Shoshone Tribe and Northern Arapaho Tribe expand partnerships with university
• Groundbreaking set for National Native American Veterans Memorial  

NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 9/12

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2019.html
Cherokee Nation v. Bernhardt (Land Into Trust)
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe v. Noem (Indian Gaming Regulatory Act)

U.S. Legislation - 116th Congress Bulletin
https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html
The following bills were recently proposed in the House:
H.R.4243 - Rural Maternal and Obstetric Modernization of Services Act

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:

• House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples convenes hearing on #MMIW crisis
• 'A historic leap forward': ND tribes sign updated agreement with state over child welfare services
• US seeks dismissal of Native American tribes' lawsuit over Keystone Pipeline
• A 'sham': Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation being denied federal recognition
• Changing the Indian narrative in classrooms

NILL added new content to the Indian Law Bulletins on 9/4

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2019-2020update.html
Petition for certiorari is pending in:
California Trout v. Hoopa Valley Tribe (Clean Water Act; Water Rights)

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2019.html
United States of America v. Jeffrey Antonio (Indian Pueblo Lands Act; Tribal Jurisdiction)
Rosita George v. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (Navajo-Hopi Settlement Act)

U.S. Legislation - 116th Congress Bulletin
https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html
The following bills were recently proposed in the House:
H.R.4222 - Indigenous STEM Professional Development Act

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2019.html

• The need for federal legislation to address Native voter suppression
  
• Tribal data governance and informational privacy: Constructing "Indigenous data sovereignty"
  
• Applying Indigenous ecological knowledge for the protection of environmental commons: Case studies from Hawai'i for the benefit of "Island Earth."

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:

• Federal District Court affirms Yakama reservation's boundaries
• Oglala Sioux Tribe considers passing hate crime law
• Appeals court decision affirms tribal jurisdiction over non-Indians
• Scotts Valley Band sues Trump administration over homelands decision
• Editorial: It's important to understand Native Americans' long struggle for voting rights