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U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2021-2022update.html
- Thirty-two petitions, all related to McGirt v. Oklahoma, were denied on 1/24/22. (For the full list of denied petitions, see: http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2021-2022update.html#denied.)
- A petition for certiorari was granted on 1/21/22:
- Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta (Criminal Jurisdiction over Non-Indians in Indian Country)
Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2022.html
- Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation v. Idaho (Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Treaty Rights)
- Wellman v. Orcutt (Blackfeet Reservation; Discrimination)
State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2022.html
- Martin v. State of Minnesota (McGirt v. Oklahoma; Public Law 280)
- Wadkins v. State of Oklahoma (Indian Status; McGirt v. Oklahoma)
- Walker v. Arkansas Department of Human Services (Indian Child Welfare Act; Termination of Parental Rights)
U.S. Legislation - 117th Congress Bulletin
https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/117_uslegislation.html
- S.Con.Res.28 - A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that September 30 should be observed as a national day of remembrance for the Native American children who died while attending a United States Indian boarding school and recognizing, honoring, and supporting the survivors of Indian boarding schools, their families, and their communities.
- H.R.6442 - To amend Section 101703 of title 54, United States Code, to include Tribal Governments and quasi-governmental entities, and for other purposes.
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:
- Justice Breyer's Indian Law Record
- US Supreme Court will not consider overturning McGirt decision; Will rule on scope of the landmark ruling
- California redwood forest returned to Native tribal group
- Native activist found not guilty in border protest after new arguments on religious freedom defense
- Reducing Native overrepresentation in jails
- Want to heal the planet? Stop ignoring Indigenous science.
- Klamath Tribes release video series to teach tribal history in schools
- Indigenous Women Leaders Podcast: An interview with Lakota Elder Madonna Thunder Hawk
- Bill to allow Indigenous students to wear tribal regalia at graduations advances
- Water agreement reached between the Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, and The Nature Conservancy
- A living history: Reenactor fills the gap of Black Seminole legacy in Florida
- In historic statement, BIA pledges to safeguard Indigenous individuals' right
- Hoping for an end to yearslong treaty rights fight
