| Author | Title | Citation | Summary | Year |
| Leslie A. Hagen , National Indian Country Training Coordinator, Office of Legal Education, U.S. Department of Justice |
FEDERAL PROSECUTION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN INDIAN COUNTRY |
72 Department of Justice Journal of Federal Law and Practice 155 (September, 2024) |
This work requires each of us to face our own trauma, to relive unimaginable pain, and visualize a future in which our loved ones are safe and our communities have closure. We're here for our children, grandchildren and relatives we have yet to meet .. This work is urgently needed and requires all of us working collaboratively. Shana is a... |
2024 |
| Dr. S.M. Solaiman |
FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO SAFE FOOD IN BANGLADESH--VIEWED THROUGH THE PRISMS OF INTERNATIONAL AND INDIAN LAWS: MICE WILL PLAY WHILE THE CAT STAYS AWAY |
32 Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law 39 (Winter, 2024) |
Food safety has been a global concern as recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO), which finds that unsafe food causes illness of an estimated 600 million people (nearly 1 in 10) worldwide, resulting in 420,000 deaths each year. However, some countries are more affected than others. One of those gravely impacted countries is Bangladesh,... |
2024 |
| Julianne Hill |
FINDING A PATHWAY |
110-NOV ABA Journal 52 (October/November, 2024) |
While growing up in northeastern Oklahoma, Sophie Staires' mother enrolled her and her siblings in the Cherokee Nation. Still, the family had little involvement in traditional Native ceremonies and customs. It was talked about more as a sort of heritage or a people that we came from more than it was people that we were, she says. Only after... |
2024 |
| Joe Forward |
FOCUSING ON INDIAN AND TRIBAL LAW IN WISCONSIN |
97-JUN Wisconsin Lawyer 10 (June, 2024) |
With 11 federally recognized Indian tribes in Wisconsin (and one that is not recognized federally), Indian and tribal law is an important practice area for lawyers and judges in this state. Understanding its importance as a practice area in Wisconsin, the State Bar of Wisconsin's Communications Committee selected Indian and tribal law as the... |
2024 |
| Anna Sonju |
FREE EXERCISE CLAIMS OVER INDIGENOUS SACRED SITES: JUSTICE LONG OVERDUE |
110 Virginia Law Review 781 (May, 2024) |
This Note argues for a change in the Supreme Court's treatment of free exercise claims over Indigenous sacred sites. First, this Note reasons that, in Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Ass'n, the Court set an impossibly high standard for parties bringing sacred site free exercise claims against the government. This insurmountable... |
2024 |
| Katrina Isabela F. Blanco |
FROM ALIENATION TO ROOTEDNESS: DISCRIMINATION AGAINST INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN THE PHILIPPINES THROUGH EDUCATION |
39 American University International Law Review 517 (2024) |
You ask if we own the land. And mock us. Where is your title? When we query the meaning of your words you answer with taunting arrogance. Where are the documents to prove that you own the land? Titles. Documents. Proof (of ownership). Such arrogance to speak of owning the land. When you shall be owned by it. How can you own that which will... |
2024 |
| Jackson Gehrig Bednarczyk |
FROM WOUNDED KNEE TO CARLISLE TO SFFA: AN INDIGENOUS CASE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION |
66 Arizona Law Review 1067 (Winter 2024) |
Education is power. It is essential for personal development, informed decisionmaking, and advancement in society. Those who are well-educated have the power to change their circumstances and the circumstances of others. However, education can also be weaponized to stifle ways of thinking, crush identities, and even reshape minds. The latter is... |
2024 |
| J. Shinay |
GETTING THE GREEN LIGHT: RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN MAINE AS AN INTERNAL TRIBAL MATTER |
76 Maine Law Review 95 (January, 2024) |
Abstract Introduction I. Background A. Wabanaki Status in Maine and the Enactment of the MICSA B. Energy Development in Maine Generally II. Tribal Rights and Sovereignty Under the MICSA A. Land Rights B. Federal Recognition C. Loss of Sovereignty III. Defining Internal Tribal Matters in the Context of Renewable Resource Development A.... |
2024 |
| Omid Rahimdel |
GUARDIANS OF THE GRAND CANYON: THE THREAT THAT URANIUM MINING POSES FOR THE HAVASUPAI TRIBE |
11/15/2024 Georgetown Environmental Law Review Online 1 (11/15/2024) |
Uranium mining near the Havasupai Reservation in Arizona could contaminate the aquifer that provides the Havasu with their water supply, jeopardizing the health of the tribe. The Havasupai Tribe is one of America's more secluded tribal groups, and the community has a long and rich history in the Grand Canyon region. After facing constant... |
2024 |
| Kekek Jason Stark |
GWAYAK ATEG ONAAKONIGEWI DIBENJIGEWIN: DECOLONIZING JURISDICTION IN ANISHINAABE TRIBAL COURTS |
103 Nebraska Law Review 199 (2024) |
It is generally understood as a matter of federal Indian law that determinations of tribal law should properly be interpreted by tribal courts. This is because tribal courts do not always adhere to the same legal philosophy as their settler colonial counterparts. Many tribal courts subscribe to traditional law, which is an essential source of... |
2024 |
| Laura Briggs |
HAALAND v. BRACKEEN AND MANCARI: ON HISTORY, TAKING CHILDREN, AND THE RIGHT-WING ASSAULT ON INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY |
56 Connecticut Law Review 1121 (May, 2024) |
In June 2023, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) of 1978 in Haaland v. Brackeen. making it harder for (some) Indigenous families and communities to lose their children. The decision left one key question unanswered, however: whether protections specifically for American Indian households served as... |
2024 |
| Andrew B. Reid |
HAALAND v. BRACKEEN: THE INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT, STATES' RIGHTS, AND THE SURVIVAL OF AMERICA'S FIRST PEOPLES AND NATIONS |
101 Denver Law Review 349 (Winter, 2024) |
At the end of its 2023 term, the United States Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision on the Indian Child Welfare Act, Haaland v. Brackeen. The Court was presented with the direct conflict between three well-established bodies of constitutional law: (1) the right of individuals against racial discrimination, (2) the rights reserved by the... |
2024 |
| Ian Heath Gershengorn |
HAALAND v. BRACKEEN--A WINDOW INTO PRESENTING TRIBAL CASES TO THE COURT |
56 Connecticut Law Review 1103 (May, 2024) |
In this Essay, as I did at the Connecticut Law Review's Symposium, I draw on my experience representing Tribes in Haaland v. Brackeen to discuss more broadly the effective presentation of tribal arguments to the Court. I touch briefly on four main topics. First, I discuss how we collaborated with amici to ensure that the Court would have the full... |
2024 |
| Mikayla Jones |
HEADS HELD HIGH AND HANDS HOLDING HOPE: THE VICTORY AND VULNERABILITIES OF THE INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT AFTER HAALAND v. BRACKEEN |
103 Nebraska Law Review 65 (2024) |
Congress enacted the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in 1978 to mitigate the catastrophic effects of the federal government's longstanding policy of forcibly removing Indian children from their families and tribal communities. ICWA has safeguarded Indian children and families for decades by setting minimum standards in state child welfare... |
2024 |
| Abby Edelberg Popenoe |
HEALING FROM OKLAHOMA v. CASTRO-HUERTA: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE OF INDIAN COUNTRY CRIMINAL JURISDICTION THROUGH HEALING TO WELLNESS COURTS AND PUBLIC LAW 280 |
57 U.C. Davis Law Review Online 119 (May, 2024) |
C1-2Table of Contents Introduction. 121 I. Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country and Public Law 280. 122 A. Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta and the Future of the Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country. 124 II. Healing to Wellness Courts. 127 III. Barriers to Implementing Healing to Wellness Courts & Differences Based on PL 280 Status. 131 A. Funding.... |
2024 |
| Margaret Von Rotz |
HONORING INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY AND CONSENT: LEGAL FRAMEWORKS FOR ADDRESSING INDIGENOUS DISPLACEMENT DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE |
30 UC Law Environmental Journal 197 (May, 2024) |
Climate change-induced displacement is not only a possibility but a present reality. This problem affects marginalized communities everywhere, but Indigenous peoples, particularly those in disappearing States, are especially climate-vulnerable and often at risk of losing their ancestral lands forever due to climate change. Despite the inevitability... |
2024 |
| Minh Do, Robert Schertzer |
HOW SHOULD COURTS RESPOND TO POLITICAL QUESTIONS? EXPLORING THE DIALOGICAL TURN IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA'S FEDERALISM AND INDIGENOUS CASE LAW |
49 Law and Social Inquiry 478 (February, 2024) |
In this article, we: (1) advance a theory for how courts should respond to highly political disputes about jurisdictional authority, and (2) assess whether courts can achieve this ideal. Our theory draws from normative realism to argue that courts should push conflict back into the political realm whenever possible--facilitating free and fair... |
2024 |
| Anya T. Janssen , Robert Lundberg |
HOW TRIBES RESPOND TO CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS |
97-JUN Wisconsin Lawyer 32 (June, 2024) |
The earth's changing climate has significant ramifications for Indian tribes' subsistence needs, public health, economic stability, sovereignty, and traditional ways of life. This article discusses some causes of environmental harms that are faced by tribes in Wisconsin and nearby states and legal and policy approaches tribes can take to address... |
2024 |
| Abelardo de la Cruz , Department of Religious Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA |
HOW WILL WE WORK TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND REVITALIZATION WITH OUR INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE AND CULTURE? |
47 PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review 278 (November, 2024) |
From the twentieth century to today, foreigners and mestizos have conducted research on Nahua culture and the Nahuatl language from an etic perspective. In this article, I discuss how Nahuas see the role of non-Indigenous researchers studying our language and culture and what role we--Indigenous Mexican scholars--must undertake in field research to... |
2024 |
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IMPLEMENTATION OF TRIBAL CONSULTATION LAWS IN CALIFORNIA |
54 Environmental Law Reporter (ELI) 11009 (December, 2024) |
State and local environmental agencies regularly make decisions that have repercussions for tribes, including for their health and ability to maintain and continue to evolve traditional practices, language, and cultural identity. Meaningful consultation has become central to tribal sovereignty as tribes advocate for legislation that requires... |
2024 |
| Anne M. Kelleher |
IMPLEMENTING SPECIAL TRIBAL CRIMINAL JURISDICTION: THE WHO, WHAT, AND WHY FOR THE NEZ PERCE TRIBE AND ITS PARTNERS |
67-OCT Advocate 16 (October, 2024) |
The Nez Perce Tribe is the first tribe in Idaho to implement the Violence Against Women Act and will begin enforcing Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction this month. This article seeks to introduce readers to VAWA, focusing particularly on Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) and delving into the potential benefits, foreseeable... |
2024 |
| Assemblywoman Shea Backus |
INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT: UPHELD BY U.S. SUPREME COURT AND ENACTED INTO STATE LAW |
32-FEB Nevada Lawyer 21 (February, 2024) |
In 1978, Congress passed the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) to respond to federal policy promoting removal of Indian children from their families. ICWA was established to protect the rights of Indian children and families in child welfare proceedings. The act recognizes the unique cultural heritage of tribes and seeks to preserve cultural... |
2024 |
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INDIAN LAW |
60-AUG Arizona Attorney 16 (July/August, 2024) |
In the months leading up to this special annual issue--in its fifth year--we marveled at how timely and all-encompassing the topic of Indian Law has become in American law and politics. The centrality of the topic is due to a variety of factors: growing interest in such issues by U.S. Supreme Court justices, dialogue about increasingly limited... |
2024 |
| Paul W. Stenzel |
INDIAN LAW IN WISCONSIN: A PRIMER |
97-JUN Wisconsin Lawyer 8 (June, 2024) |
Indian tribes are unique legal entities. This article provides an overview of the 11 federally recognized tribes in Wisconsin and their relationships to and with the federal and state governments and laws. From the time it was a territory and before, there have been Native people living in what is now the state of Wisconsin. One of the earliest... |
2024 |
| Erin Weightman |
INDIANS - SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY: THE U.S. SUPREME COURT'S INTERPRETATION OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE |
99 North Dakota Law Review 195 (2024) |
In Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed whether the Bankruptcy Code expressly abrogates sovereign immunity for federally recognized Indian tribes in bankruptcy proceedings. The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians is a federally recognized tribe and owns multiple... |
2024 |
| Alex H. Serrurier |
INDIGENEITY IN THE CLASSROOM: AVENUES FOR NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS TO CHALLENGE ANTI-CRITICAL RACE THEORY LAWS |
57 Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems 543 (2024) |
Native American students in public schools face barriers to educational achievement due to racism, prejudice, and ignorance from fellow students, teachers, and administrators. Native students have endured various forms of discrimination that range from forcible cutting of braids by peers to administrative bans on traditional regalia at graduation... |
2024 |
| Hannah Rarick |
INDIGENOUS ARTS AND CRAFTS AND COPYRIGHT LAW: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE UNITED STATES AND AUSTRALIAN LEGAL FRAMEWORKS |
34 Indiana International & Comparative Law Review 489 (2024) |
In 2019, the Federal Court of Australia delivered a landmark decision to impose a $2.3 million penalty on Birubi Art (Birubi) for selling and profiting from fake Indigenous Australian art. While the judgment was one of the first positive steps of the Australian legal system taking a stance for their Aboriginal community, the ruling did not make... |
2024 |
| Rebecca Chapman, Rebecca Plevel, (Wyandot of Anderdon Nation) , (Muscogee Creek) |
INDIGENOUS COPYRIGHT CONCEPTS AND INDIGENOUS DATA SOVEREIGNTY: HOW LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES CAN SUPPORT IT |
116 Law Library Journal 323 (2024) |
U.S. copyright law does not account for Indigenous knowledge. These items, such as stories, dances, songs, and oral teachings are data and works authored by a sovereign community, not just individuals. Indigenous data sovereignty provides that data and cultural knowledge are subject to Tribal protections. Tribes have the right as a sovereign nation... |
2024 |
| Edward Randall Ornstein |
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AS EVIDENCE IN FEDERAL RULE-MAKING |
78 University of Miami Law Review 409 (Spring, 2024) |
Recent and historic federal guidance instructs agencies to consider Indigenous Knowledge in decision-making where it is available. However, tribal advocates are faced with many hurdles, in the form of information quality criteria, which requires the collection and dissemination of Indigenous Knowledge to conform to a complex set of procedural... |
2024 |
| Sara C. Bronin |
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AS FEDERAL POLICY |
43 Virginia Environmental Law Journal 72 (2024) |
In 2024, the federal historic preservation agency unanimously voted to adopt a policy supporting the full recognition and integration of Indigenous Knowledge in the preservation field. Indigenous Knowledge can be described roughly as the body of observations, knowledge, practices, and beliefs developed by Indigenous Peoples through their... |
2024 |
| Pavel Sulyandziga , Dmitry Berezhkov |
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AS A TOOL FOR RUSSIA'S INTERNATIONAL PUBLICITY IN THE ARCTIC REGION |
29 Ocean and Coastal Law Journal 285 (July, 2024) |
Abstract Introduction I. RAIPON A. 1980s-1990s: Emergence of a Social Movement B. 1990-2004: Establishment of a National Association C. 2005-2013 D. 2013-To the Present II. Russia and the Arctic Council III. The Rights of Indigenous Peoples as an Instrument of Russia's International Propaganda in the Arctic Conclusion The Arctic region is... |
2024 |
| Federico Lenzerini |
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' CULTURAL HERITAGE AND INTERNATIONAL LAW: A TALE OF WRONGS AND OF STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL AND RENAISSANCE |
32 Michigan State International Law Review 57 (2024) |
For Indigenous Peoples, cultural heritage represents the very essence of the Circle of Life, a strong, powerful symbol incorporating all the basic foundations of life. Consistent with the holistic vision of life characterizing most Indigenous communities, the concept of Indigenous heritage is very broad, encompassing virtually all elements of... |
2024 |
| Heather Tanana |
INDIGENOUS SCIENCE AND CLIMATE RESPONSES |
49 Human Rights 18 (2024) |
The effects of climate change are increasingly being experienced around the world. From record-high temperatures and rising sea levels to aridification and wildfires--no one is immune. And, Indigenous people are often living on the frontlines, experiencing the first and worst consequences of climate change. Early in his administration, President... |
2024 |
| Luis Alberto Tuaza Castro , Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld |
INDIGENOUS YOUTH ASPIRATION, COMMUNITY, AND KICHWA FUTURES IN ECUADOR |
47 PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review 267 (November, 2024) |
This article challenges a narrative of decomunalization and the loss of native culture and identity in the Andes. We ask in what way have formal community jurisdictions supported development and individual aspirations beyond the boundaries of rural places and economies? This research draws primarily on interviews conducted in 2023 with elected... |
2024 |
| Casey M. Corvino , Julia R. Vassallo |
INTERROGATING HAALAND v. BRACKEEN: FAMILY REGULATION, CONSTITUTIONAL POWER, AND TRIBAL RESILIENCE: THE CONNECTICUT LAW REVIEW SYMPOSIUM |
56 Connecticut Law Review 1009 (May, 2024) |
In October 2023, the Connecticut Law Review hosted the Symposium Interrogating Haaland v. Brackeen: Family Regulation, Constitutional Power, and Tribal Resilience. The symposium was centered on the state of federal Indian law in the wake of the Brackeen decision. This decision was a victory for Indigenous families and Native nations as it left... |
2024 |
| Bethany R. Berger |
INTERTRIBAL: THE UNHERALDED ELEMENT IN INDIGENOUS WILDLIFE SOVEREIGNTY |
48 Harvard Environmental Law Review 1 (2024) |
Intertribal organizations are a powerful and unheralded element behind recent gains in Indigenous wildlife sovereignty. Key to winning and implementing judicial and political victories, they have also helped tribal nations become powerful voices in wildlife and habitat conservation. Through case studies of these organizations and their impact, this... |
2024 |
| Megan Carrasco, (https://businesslawtoday.org/author/megan-carrasco/), attorney at Snell & Wilmer LLP |
IS THERE A TRIBAL RIGHT TO SPORTS BETTING? THE SOUTHERN UTE INDIAN TRIBE SAYS YES |
2024-JUL Business Law Today 39 (July, 2024) |
On July 9, 2024, the Southern Ute Indian Tribe (the Tribe) sued (https://turtletalk.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/1-complaint-2.pdf) the State of Colorado for the right to engage in online sports betting. Sports betting is regulated on a state-by-state basis--there is no overarching federal scheme. The lawsuit targets Colorado's legalization of... |
2024 |
| Amber Reano |
IT IS TIME TO RECOGNIZE NATIVE AMERICAN LAWYERS |
49 Human Rights 16 (2024) |
Native Americans are typically invisible in the legal profession. Statistical data does not always include Native Americans. If Native Americans appear in the data, they are usually found in the other column next to the more statistically significant underrepresented groups on the bar graph. The failure to see Native Americans in the data only... |
2024 |
| Alida Pitcher-Murray |
LANDBACK AND THE CASE FOR LAND RESTITUTION: HOW THE SOUTH AFRICAN LAND CLAIMS COURT AND RESTITUTION PROGRAMME CAN INFORM THE RETURN OF INDIGENOUS LAND IN THE UNITED STATES |
28 U.C. Davis Social Justice Law Review 1 (Winter, 2024) |
C1-2Table of Contents Abstract. 3 I. Part I: Introduction. 4 II. Part II: Settler Colonialism, the Indian Court of Claims, and the Land Claims Commission. 8 A. Treaties, Treaties, Theft, and Federal Policy as the Foundations for Native Land Loss. 8 1. Treaty Violations. 9 2. Federal Indian Policy. 11 3. The Demand for the Return of He Sapa. 14 B.... |
2024 |
| Rebecca Johnson |
LEGAL REIMAGINATIONS - NOTES FROM THE NORTH ON ENGAGING WITH INDIGENOUS LEGAL ORDERS |
35 Yale Journal of Law & the Humanities 378 (2024) |
James Boyd White's The Legal Imagination sits within reaching distance on my bookshelf. It is the original 1973 yellow hardcover version. The spine is a bit ripped, the binding loose in places, there are scribbles in the margins, and post-it notes are liberally scattered throughout the book. Some pages (oh, the horror!) even bear witness to an... |
2024 |
| Joseph M. Raimondi |
LOOSEN UP: THE FOLLIES OF STRICT CONSTRUCTION AS APPLIED TO A STATUTORY TRIBAL SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY WAIVER |
98 Saint John's Law Review 161 (2024) |
On February 9, 2020, Brian Coughlin attempted suicide, leading to an eleven-day stint at the hospital. He was experiencing overwhelming stress, anxiety and lack of hope for a better life. He had recently filed for bankruptcy, which normally triggers a stay that prevents creditors from engaging in any act to collect, assess, or recover a claim... |
2024 |
| Trent Wallace |
MAU FOREST EVICTIONS IN KENYA: HOW AN INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL'S AFFIRMATION OF INDIGENOUS RIGHTS DIFFERS FROM FEDERAL INDIAN LAW IN THE UNITED STATES |
34 Indiana International & Comparative Law Review 309 (2024) |
Many proponents of Indigenous rights in the United States advocate for the domestic legal system to adopt international law standards to strengthen the rights of American Indians and Tribes. This proposition assumes that domestic law is inconsistent with international law standards. In this Note, the author contrasts a recent decision from an... |
2024 |
| Caroline Baltay |
MINORITY INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE RIGHTS LAWS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY |
38 Emory International Law Review 485 (2024) |
C1-2Table of Contents Introduction. 486 I. Linguistic Classifications. 487 A. Minority and Majority Languages. 487 B. Indigenous and Immigrant Languages. 488 C. Official Language Status. 490 II. Rationale for Language Rights and Protection. 491 A. Access to Other Human Rights. 492 B. Culture. 493 C. Education. 494 III. Levels of Linguistic Rights.... |
2024 |
| Laura Ospina |
MISSING THE MARK: HOW LEGISLATIVE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE DISPARAGEMENT CLAUSE COULD PROMOTE THE REVOCATION OF TRADEMARKS FOR PROFESSIONAL SPORTING TEAMS REFERENCING NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE |
31 Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal 183 (2024) |
A professional sporting team's name and logo are critical to creating a team brand and further creating long-term relationships with its fan base. A strong team name creates an emotional link with the fan base. But what happens when teams miss the mark on their name and logo? This question has been raised primarily in regard to teams whose names... |
2024 |
| Philomena Kebec, J.D. |
NALOXONE AND METHADONE ACCESS IN TRIBAL COMMUNITIES |
45 Mitchell Hamline Law Journal of Public Policy and Practice 1 (Symposium 2024) |
I. Tribal jurisdictional frameworks are critical to understanding the relationship between federally recognized Indian Nations, the states, and the federal government.. 3 II. Tribally Led, Evidence-Based Solutions are Needed to Address the Opioid Crisis. 5 III. Wisconsin's Policies on Naloxone and Overdose Prevention Promote Mainstream Uptake, but... |
2024 |
| Lillian Alvernaz |
NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION MOOT COURT COMPETITION |
49-MAY Montana Lawyer 14 (April/May, 2024) |
The bench was hot! The all-Indigenous final judge panel at the National Native American Law Students Association (NNALSA) Moot Court were relentless in their questioning of the two last standing teams in the competition. The Tribal Law and Federal Indian Law students from across the country were ready and provided the back and forth with the judges... |
2024 |
| Brett G. Roberts |
NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE CLUTCHES OF CATHOLICISM: HOW CATHOLICISM AND NATIVE RIGHTS CONNECT VIA NATURAL LAW IN A WORLD THAT WANTS YOU TO BELIEVE OTHERWISE |
22 Ave Maria Law Review 44 (Spring, 2024) |
Native American cultures and the good news are not two competing ideas. They can and do merge, as can be seen in how God's grace fulfills the lives of so many Native Americans. With a deeper understanding of the Native American Catholic communities, we, as a Church, are better able to unify both the faith and the cultures that guide Catholic... |
2024 |
| Alexandra Rawlings , DIRECTING ATTORNEY OF THE INDIAN LAW PROJECT AND WORKER'S RIGHTS LAW PROGRAM, NEVADA LEGAL SERVICES |
NEVADA LEGAL SERVICES'S INDIAN LAW PROJECT: SERVING NEVADA'S TRIBAL COMMUNITIES |
32-FEB Nevada Lawyer 8 (February, 2024) |
The information provided in this article is not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice. All information in this article is for general informational purposes only. The Indian Law Project (ILP) of Nevada Legal Services Inc. provides free legal services to tribes and tribal members. The work of ILP focuses on housing preservation and family... |
2024 |
| Hon. Patricia Lenzi , CHIEF JUDGE OF THE WINNEMUCCA INDIAN COLONY TRIBAL COURT |
NEVADA'S TRIBAL COURTS: APPLICABLE LAWS, COURT RULES, AND CONTACT INFORMATION |
32-FEB Nevada Lawyer 13 (February, 2024) |
There are 20 federally recognized tribes in Nevada. Federally recognized means that the federal government acknowledges the tribe as eligible for federal funding. There are 28 reservations. Some tribes have political subdivisions called bands, colonies, or communities. Tribes in Nevada can have multiple bands, colonies, or communities. Tribal... |
2024 |
| Ted Shepherd |
NOT "INDIAN" ENOUGH: FREEDMEN, JURISDICTION, AND EQUAL PROTECTION |
2024 Pepperdine Law Review 43 (2024) |
Beginning in the 17th century, many American Indians owned enslaved African workers. They stopped only at the end of the Civil War, when several Tribal Nations signed treaties with the federal government requiring them to emancipate their enslaved workers. The treaties also required the Nations to enroll these Freedmen and their descendants as... |
2024 |