Indian Law Bulletins Updated 3/30/22

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2021-2022update.html

• One petition for certiorari was filed last week on 3/22/22:
  • Albrecht v. Riverside County (Land Leases; Indian Reorganization Act)
• One petition for certiorari was denied this week on 3/28/22:
  • Caballero v. United States (Quiet Title Act; Tribal Sovereign Immunity)

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2022.html

• Cayuga Nation v. United States (Tribal Police; Tribal Law and Order Act)
• Hawk v. Burr (Bureau of Indian Affairs; Trespassing)
• Yurok Tribe v. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Klamath River; Water Rights; Fisheries)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2022.html

• In re K.T. (Indian Child Welfare 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/2022.html

• The ends and the means: Indigenous sovereignty, climate-related legal actions, and frameworks of justice.
• Death by apathy: Tolerance of the government's failure to fund promised healthcare causes losses of Native American lives.
• The state's kuleana: Deconstructing the permitting process for the thirty-meter telescope and finding restoration through systemic validation of Native Hawaiian rights.

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

• Biden administration moves to make funding for Indian Health Service mandatory
• Tribes issue trespass notice to Grand Gateway Hotel owners
• Two Arizona tribal leaders make case for critically needed water projects
• Interior Department takes steps to increase voter registration in Indigenous communities
• FAQS for payments by Indian tribal governments and Alaska Native corporations to individuals under COVID-relief legislation
• Oklahoma tribal finance consortium announces tribes’ impact on Oklahoma’s economy
• Anthropology Association apologizes to Native Americans for the field's legacy of harm
• Tribal news deserts thrive when citizens, media lack access to public records
• Expanding Buy Indian provisions to USDA programs could boost Native producers
• City of Nome to pay $750K and apologize for failure to investigate sexual assault against Native woman
• State-tribal initiative aims to restore Michigan’s wild rice
• Illinois House adopts bill to support Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation land reclamation
• Images from the first-known Native American female photographer

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 3/23/22

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2021-2022update.html

• The Tribal Supreme Court Project has posted The Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson: An Indian Law Perspective.
• Two petitions for certiorari were denied this week on 3/21/22:
  • Hawkins v. Haaland (Water Rights)
  • Samish Indian Nation v. Washington (Treaty Rights; Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Jurisdiction)

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2022.html

• Chegup v. Ute Indian Tribes of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation (Tribal Law; Tribal Courts; Banishment)
• Stephen C. v. Bureau of Indian Education (Indian Education)
• Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges v. Haaland (Land Exchange; Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act)
• Narragansett Indian Tribe v. Pollack (Cultural Resources; National Historic Preservation Act; Tribal Consultation)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2022.html

• J.P. v. State of Alaska (Indian Child Welfare Act; Jurisdiction)

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

• S.Res.555 - A resolution recognizing the heritage, culture, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in the United States.
• H.R.7178 - To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to States and Indian tribes to support local resiliency offices, and for other purposes.

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

• NDN Collective files federal lawsuit in response to Rapid City hotel threat to ban Native Americans
• A new era for Indian Country: National Congress of American Indians announces Sovereignty Institute
• Federal court revives claim in Havasupai education case
• Recasting the narrative: RISE Center gives voice to Indigenous people in research, data collection
• How Indigenous burning practices could revitalize a northern Minnesota forest
• Lithium mining threatens Arizona tribe's sacred spring
• Lack of tribal consultation by the Interior Department regarding Chaco Canyon a major concern for Navajo Nation leaders
• 'The theft of our land': In Newsom's $100M landback proposal, Indigenous advocates see progess--and have questions
• Deb Haaland: Report on Indigenous boarding schools expected soon
• NM bills OK teacher raises, Native language teachers, free college tuition
• Stanford and Illinois researchers publish genomic evidence of ancient Muwekma Ohlone connection
• Native WOLFE program bridges gaps in elder health with nutrition, exercise
• California's longest-serving death-row prisoner on pain, survival and Native identity

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 3/17/22

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2022.html

• Big Horn Co. Electric Cooperative v. Big Man (Tribal Jurisdiction; Tribal Law)
• The St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians v. State of New York (Treaty Rights; Indian Land Claims; Reservation Boundaries)
• Mitchell v. Kirchmeier (Civil Rights; Police Brutality; Standing Rock)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2022.html

• In the Interest of T.F. and T.F. (Indian Child Welfare Act; Jurisdiction)
• Ulizio v. MMMG, LLC and Mobile Mike Promotions, Inc. (Tribal Sovereign Immunity)

Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2022.html

• Day v. Fort Peck Tribes (Indian Civil Rights Act; Jurisdiction)
• Eagle v. Fort Peck Tribes (Indian Civil Rights Act)
• Shields v. Fort Peck Tribes (Indian Civil Rights Act)

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

• S.Res.545 - A resolution designating the week beginning March 13, 2022, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week".
• S.3789 - A bill to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes.
• S.3835 - A bill to develop and disseminate accurate, relevant, and accessible resources to promote understanding about Native American and Tribal histories.

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

• Omnibus released with Violence Against Women Act and increased resources for urban Indian health
• U.S. district court affirms Saint Regis Mohawk's reservation boundaries
• Maine tribes gain power to prosecute domestic violence crimes under federal overhaul
• Navajo Nation receives $8 million in federal funding for cancer treatment center
• ‘We Are Not Animals’: New book highlights Santa Cruz Indigenous rebellion and resilience
• U.S. coverage of Indigenous issues improving but still a battle over misinformation, says Kiowa journalist
• National Parks leader pledges more inclusion of Native Americans in land management
• Natives living on reservations among the least counted population in the 2020 Census
• 'Returning Home’ compiles Diné students’ art, poetry
• Oil is like heroin, Indigenous leader says, and we need to start kicking the addiction
• Yakita Starr Fields and the imagined barrier between art and life

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 3/9/22

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2022.html

• James v. Kootenai County (Religious Practices - Burial Traditions)
• Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe v. County of Mille Lacs (Treaty Rights; Reservation Boundaries)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2022.html

• State of New Mexico v. Kelly M. (Indian Child Welfare Act)

Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2022.html

• Henderson v. Fort Peck Tribes (Indian Civil Rights Act)

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

• S.3773/H.R.6964 - To authorize the leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation.

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

• U.S. District Court affirms Mille Lacs Indian Reservation
• New Mexico adopts state ICWA law: Indian Family Preservation Act (IFPA)
• Congress meets with Native leaders to discuss co-management of federal lands
• Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians gain more support for federal recognition
• Native-owned healthcare makes a difference in Alaska
• Virginia Republicans kill bill giving Indian tribes a role in reviewing development on ancestral lands
• Fuel in water deepens Native Hawaiians’ distrust of military
• This tribe has fought for years to get federal recognition. It's about their identity
• Chief Charlo students learn Plains Indian Sign Language from fluent Salish speaker
• Post-New York Fashion Week, Iñupiaq designer Bobby Brower prepares for Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto
• New generation of Native Americans faces exclusion from parents’ tribes
• How do you vote in Oklahoma? Tribal leaders launch new site to explain registration steps

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 3/2/22

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2021-2022update.html

• Four petitions for certiorari were consolidated, and granted, on 2/28/22. Future filings and activity in these cases will now be reflected on the docket of Haaland v. Brackeen (Docket No. 21-376):
• Cherokee Nation v. Brackeen (Indian Child Welfare Act)
• Texas v. Haaland (Indian Child Welfare Act)
• Brackeen v. Haaland (Indian Child Welfare Act)
• Haaland v. Brackeen (Indian Child Welfare Act)

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2022.html

• Fletcher v. United States (Federal Trust Breach; Osage Headrights)
• Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation v. Lawrence (Attorneys' Fees)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2022.html

• In re Darian R. (Indian Child Welfare Act)

Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2022.html

• Thlopthlocco Tribal Town v. Anderson (Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Federal Recognition; Tribal Government)
• Campos v. Parker (Tribal Sovereign Immunity)

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2022.html

• 'Cornerstone upon which rest all others': Utilizing canons of statutory interpretation to confirm an enforceable trust duty for Native American health care.

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

• Four national Native organizations statement of U.S. Supreme Court hearing challenge to ICWA
• Argument in double-jeopardy case shines spotlight on prosecutorial issues faced by Native tribes
• A guide to changing racist and offensive names on public lands
• Waš’ágya Nájiŋ/Grandmothers Group kicks off survey of grandparents taking care of grandchildren
• Gaslit: How one Native American tribe is battling for control over flaring
• Murkowski holds field hearing on education in Alaska
• Tribally owned Mad River Brewery inks partnership San Francisco Giants
• Envisioning Black liberation and Indigenous sovereignty
• Jim Denomie, internationally known Native American artist from Minnesota, dies at 66
• Indian Health Service Rapid City Service Unit transfer to the tribally-managed Oyate Health Center
• The race-shifting of 'Pretendians'