Indian Law Bulletins Updated 2/24

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2021.html

• Seneca Nation of Indians v. New York (IGRA; Revenue Sharing)
• United States v. Murphy (Jurisdiction; Statute of Limitations)
• Shopbell v. Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (Treaty Rights; Qualified Immunity; Civil Rights)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2021.html

• Workforce Safety and Insurance v. Cherokee Services Corp. (Sovereign Immunity)
• In re Kameron N. (ICWA)

Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2021.html

• In re: Effect of Cherokee Nation v. Nash and Vann v. Zinke (Tribal Constitutions; Cherokee Freedmen)

U.S. Legislation - 117th Congress Bulletin
https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/117_uslegislation.html

• S.358 - A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to modify the distribution of funds under the tribal transportation program, and for other purposes.
• S.371 - A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain land located in Pinal County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community, and for other purposes.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2021.html

• Jurisprudence and recommendations for tribal court authority due to imposition of U.S. limitations.
• Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez in the evolution of federal law.
• Native American oral evidence: Finding a new hearsay exception.
• Tribal opposition to Enbridge Line 5: Rights and interests.

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

• Feds drop legal battle against Mashpee lands
• National Congress of American Indians: State of Indian Nations
• South Dakota State Senate resolution passes unanimously to rescind Wounded Knee medals
• Spurred by pandemic, Little Shell Tribe fast-tracks its health service debut
• CU professor, regents testify for in-state tuition for American Indian students with Colorado ties
• First Nations Development Institute receives funding to build Native American assets through racial wealth gap research and philanthropic equity
• Tomaquag Museum offering 'Literature and Author Conversations' series, free virtual programs
• Eugene-area Indigenous people soon will have a Coquille Indian Tribe medical clinic
• Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hears from Native leaders
• Podcast: Native American voices on the air in the early days of radio

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 2/17

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2021.html

• Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa v. Wheeler (Clean Water Act; Cultural Resources)
• Apache Stronghold v. United States (Sacred Sites; Oak Flat/Chi-chil Bildagoteel)
• Allegany Capital Enteprises, LLC v. Cox (Tribal Corporate Entities; Sovereign Immunity)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2021.html

• Walker E. v. State of Alaska (ICWA)
• People of the State of Michigan v. Caswell (Treaty Rights)
• In re Groves (Michigan Indian Family Preservation Act)

U.S. Legislation - 117th Congress Bulletin
https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/117_uslegislation.html

• S.Res.54 - An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Indian Affairs.
• S.314 - A bill to repeal the Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act.
• S.325 - A bill to amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes.
• H.R.1047 - To allow certain State and Tribal permitting authority to encourage expansion of broadband service to rural and Tribal communities, and for other purposes.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2021.html

• Missing or murdered Indigenous people: Culturally based prevention strategies.
• Jurisdictional solutions in Indian Country to support missing or murdered Indigenous people efforts.
• National survey estimates of violence against American Indian and Alaska Native people.
• Addressing sexual abuse, assault, and trafficking as co-morbidities in missing or murdered Indigenous populations.
• Enhancing law enforcement response to missing person cases in tribal communities.
• Prevention strategies related to missing or murdered Native Americans.
• Rethinking protections for Indigenous sacred sites.
• Oneida Nation v. Village of Hobart.

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

• A conversation with law expert about Oak Flat and treaties
• New NTUA fiber line will increase internet capacity for Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation, local schools, and businesses
• Climate justice must include Indigenous sovereignty
• Indigenous fine dining … but make it curbside
• Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announces $220 million contract awards for the clean-up of more than 50 abandoned uranium mine sites on the Navajo Nation
• OU's Women's and Gender Studies hosts Q&A on missing, murdered Indigenous women
• OU Outreach's American Indian Institute (Aii) launches new virtual speaker series
• $1.6 million grant will support digitization of Native American oral histories
• Indigenous feminism is our culture

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 2/10

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2021.html

• Grand River Enterprises Six Nations, LTD. v. Boughton (Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Complementary Act)
• Jumping Eagle v. Warren (ICWA)
• Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians v. US Army Corps of Engineers (NEPA; CWA; Enbridge Line 3)

U.S. Legislation - 117th Congress Bulletin
https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/117_uslegislation.html

• S.171/H.R.684 - To authorize the Keystone XL Pipeline.
• H.R.897 - To take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes.
• H.R.912 - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain improvements relating to mental health and suicide prevention outreach to minority veterans and American Indian and Alaska Native veterans, and for other purposes.

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2021.html

• The Cherokee Tribal Court: Its origins and its place in the American judicial system.
• Help for missing American Indian and Alaska Native children.
• AMBER Alert in Indian Country.
• The Tribal Engagement Program (TEP) builds bridges for tribal partners.
• Tribal opt-in to the Voting Rights Act: Strengthening sovereignty to resist Native voter suppression.
• Changing consultation.

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

• Congressional leaders request resources for urban Indians in budget reconciliation
• Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes reclaim legacy of bison conservation
• Te-Moak opens new tribal court
• Native women like Deb Haaland and Eloise Cobell are the role models Indian Country needs
• Bridging the digital divide in Indian Country
• Bill to keep Native children within their community receives bipartisan support
• Professor explores Black freedom on Native land
• Native American designer Dewayne Dale Jr. is taking back the moccasin after years of cultural appropriation
• Native students need more support in higher ed. Here is how CWC is doing the work
• Confronting the blind spot in the great American protest song 'This Land Is Your Land'

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 2/3

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2021.html

• Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (Medicare Like Rates)
• United States v. Hump (Indian Loan Guarentee and Insurance Program)
• Berry v. Whitten (Jurisdiction)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2021.html

• Warehouse Market Inc. v. State of Oklahoma and Muscogee (Creek) Nation (Nonmember Taxation)
• State of South Dakota v. Cummings (Jurisdiction)
• Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation v. Okanogan County (Land Use Ordinances)

U.S. Legislation - 117th Congress Bulletin
https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/117_uslegislation.html

• S.144/H.R.667 - To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and for other purposes.
• H.R.505 - To expand opportunity for Native American children through additional options in education, and for other purposes.
• H.R.588 - To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States, political subdivisions of States, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, community-based entities, and primary care and behavioral health organizations to address behavioral health needs caused by the public health emergency declared with respect to COVID-19.

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

• How a Native American COVID-19 vaccine rollout is a model for community-centered approaches
• Building Indigenous power and investing in Indigenous self-determination
• Muscogee (Creek) Nation Court has seen criminal filings increase thirtyfold since McGirt ruling
• Alaskan tribes applaud protection of the Northern Bering Sea
• Report: First ever national data regarding Native peoples' perspectives toward COVID-19 vaccine
• The fight for an equitable energy economy for the Navajo Nation
• UC Berkeley strips building name for namesake’s treatment of Native Americans
• Mountaintop removal threatens traditional Blackfoot territory
• The Native American Agriculture Fund applauds the steps taken by USDA to temporarily suspend debt collections and foreclosures on distressed farm loans
• A children's book award lifts up a Native American illustrator--and a message