Indian Law Bulletins Updated 9/22/21

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2020-2021update.html

• A petition for certiorari challenging McGirt v. Oklahoma was filed on 9/17/21:
  • Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta (Criminal Jurisdiction; McGirt v. Oklahoma)

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

• Brice v. Plain Green, LLC (Tribal Lenders; Tribal Law)
• Whalen v. Oglala Sioux Tribe Executive Officers (Tribal Elections; Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
• Maples v. Whitten (Habeas Corpus Petition)
• Evans Energy Partners, LLC v. Seminole Tribe of Florida (Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Contract Breach)
• Shade v. Department of the Interior (Allotments; Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act)

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

• State of Alaska v. Arctic Village Council (Voting Rights; Absentee Ballots)
• In the Interest of J.S., G.S., and I.F., Children (Indian Child Welfare Act)
• In re Hotchkiss (Indian Child Welfare Act)

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

• S.2757 - A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to allow the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into self-determination contracts with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations to carry out supplemental nutritional assistance programs.
• H.R.5317 - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program to provide technical assistance to States and American Indian and Alaska Native tribes for the development of veteran suicide prevention activities, and for other purposes.

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

• Deb Haaland signs Montana tribes water rights compact
• Tribal governments adopting vaccine mandates amid COVID-19 surges
• Native American communities submit New Mexico redistricting maps
• Two Oregon tribes chosen for federal crime data-sharing program
• Coalition of experts sound alarm on Line 5 pipeline's threats to tribal interests and climate change
• A key component of Peacemaking circle rests on foundation of trust and respect
• Call for submissions: WIPO photography prize for Indigenous peoples and local community youth 2021-2022
• Native Hawaiian education programs to receive $28 million in federal dollars
• Tribal solar projects provide more than climate solutions
• 'We're not going anywhere': Choctaw Freedmen cite history, ties to tribal nation in fight for citizenship
• Texas forced out nearly all Indigenous people. A new monument memorializes broken treaty
• 'Like auctioning off the Sistine Chapel': An auction house sold an Osage cave containing important prehistoric art for $2.2 million

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 9/15/21

The Native American Rights Fund Boulder office is hiring for the open position of law librarian. Learn more about the vacancy at: https://www.narf.org/contact-us/join-team/

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2020-2021update.html

• Additional petitions for certiorari challenging McGirt v. Oklahoma have been filed.
• Four petitions for certiorari were filed on 9/3/21:
  • Haaland v. Brackeen (Indian Child Welfare Act)
  • Cherokee Nation v. Brackeen (Indian Child Welfare Act)
  • Texas v. Haaland (Indian Child Welfare Act)
  • Brackeen v. Haaland (Indian Child Welfare Act)

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

• Chase v. Andeavor Logistics, L.P. (Indian Country Trespass; Pipeline Development)
• Holguin v. Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Law Enforcement Jurisdiction; Tribal Exhaustion Doctrine)

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

• Interest of K.B. (Indian Child Welfare Act)
• Matter of D.A. (Indian Child Welfare Act)

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

• S.2728 - A bill to amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend the coverage of Coronavirus Relief Fund payments to Tribal Governments.
• H.R.5221 - Urban Indian Health Confer Act
• H.R.5234 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for elective payments to Indian tribal governments for energy property and electricity produced from certain renewable resources.

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 tribal right to exclude others from Indian-owned lands.
• Impact of the coronavirus and federal responses on Indigenous peoples' health, security, and sovereignty.
• State v. Nobles: Chance to settle needless jurisdictional turbulence.
• The Supreme Court of Washington's broad interpretation of the "reason to know" standard in In Re Dependency of Z.J.G. and why a uniform, broad interpretation of the standard will lead to better outcomes.

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

• 6 things you should know about the 2021 Native American Voting Rights Act
• Cherokee Nation passes historic nearly $3 billion budget
• Chair Grijalva introduces the Urban Indian Health Confer Act to create parity for American Indians and Alaska Natives living in urban areas
• In 'This Land,' a custody tribal over Native children heads to the Supreme Court
• Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission receives Bureau of Indian Affairs tribal climate resilience funding
• Hundreds march in Pierre, demanding resignation of numerous South Dakota public officials for Indigenous erasure
• Native American women lose nearly $1 million to the pay gap over their careers--and COVID-19 could make the disparity worse
• Stronghearts Native Helpline releases one year sexual violence advocacy report
• 'We gave them a lot of authority to guide us': How the Native tribes of Oklahoma are helping shape the new First Americans Museum

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 9/8/21

The Native American Rights Fund Boulder office is hiring for the open position of water rights attorney. Learn more about the vacancies at https://www.narf.org/contact-us/join-team/

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

• Minnesota Department of Natural Resources v. The White Earth Band of Ojibwe (Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Treaty Rights)
• Bartell Ranch LLC v. McCullough (Lithium Mining; Federal Land Policy and Management Act; National Historic Preservation Act)
• State of Texas v. Alabama Coushatta Tribe of Texas (Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act; Indian Gaming Regulatory Act)

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

• H.R.5160 - To establish an Office of Native American Affairs within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.
• H.R.5193 - To provide payments to States and Tribal governments to support energy transition communities, and for other purposes.
• H.R.5195 - To reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, 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

• A national truth commission for Native Americans.
• When justice does not work: A solution focused approach to violence against Native women in Indian Country.
• Tribal pardons: A comparative survey.

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

• Tribes file cert petition defending Indian Child Welfare Act before Supreme Court
• Indigenous, local communities key to successful nature conservation: study
• Federal court affirms health care as treaty right
• WSU nabs $250,000 grant for Indigenous-developed and -instructed clinical simulation space
• Culturally relevant financial education
• EPA and Justice Department reach settlement with Northern Cheyenne Utilities Commission to address Clean Water Act violations in Montana
• Oregon’s first tribal- and artist- preference housing nearly complete
• Native American tribes enforce mask mandates regardless of state bans
• A pioneering exhibit will showcase contemporary Indigenous architecture