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
