The Native American Rights Fund is hiring for the open position of Staff Attorney in Washington, D.C. 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/2021-2022update.html
- Six petitions for certiorari were denied on 1/10/22:
- Parish v. Oklahoma (McGirt v. Oklahoma; Criminal Jurisdiction)
- Grand River Enterprises Six Nations v. Boughton (Commerce Clause)
- Compelleebee v. Oklahoma (McGirt v. Oklahoma; Criminal Jurisdiction)
- Tanner v. Cayuga Nation (IGRA; Jurisdiction)
- Stand Up For California! v. Department of the Interior (Land into Trust)
- Haggerty v. United States (Minor Offense in Indian Country; Criminal Jurisdiction)
Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2022.html
- Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation v. Lawrence (Employment Contracts; Subject Matter Jurisdiction)
- Cavazos v. Haaland (Tribal Membership; Disenrollment; Trust Relationship)
State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2022.html
- Matter of A.O. (Indian Child Welfare Act)
U.S. Legislation - 117th Congress Bulletin
https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/117_uslegislation.html
- S.3454 - A bill to clarify the rights of Indians and Indian Tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act.
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:
- Native redistricting strategy bolsters South Dakota urban vote
- Advisory Council on Historic Preservation names Native affairs director
- IllumiNative launches 'Aunties with Antibodies' series to promote COVID-19 vaccinations
- Overdue education plan frustrates New Mexico tribal leaders
- In the Southwest and Appalachia, Indigenous organizers want a new economy for their communities
- The Maryland Historical Trust seeks to document the state’s long history of Indigenous people
- Be a Fulcrum Fellow: Application window for the 2022-2023 cohort is open
- Choctaw Nation appoints full-time district court judge
- I set out to photograph 21 women voting rights activists. Here’s what they taught me.
- How newly recruited Native curators are changing the narrative of American art at museums across the country
- 'Getting the story right': Native American journalists seek to improve Montana's local coverage of Indigenous issues
- Undoing the Noble Crusade – MLK and his connection to Indigenous People
