Indian Law Bulletins Updated 11/16/22

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2022.html

• Meglitsch v. Southcentral Foundation (Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act; Tribal Organization; Employment)
• United States v. Jackson and Quileute Nation (Garnishment; Tribal Per Capita Payments)
• Glacier County Regional Port Authority v. Laurie Esau and Montana Human Rights Bureau (Intervention; Sovereignty; Exercise of Jurisdiction)
• Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (Tribal Contract Health; Discovery)
• Oklahoma v. United States Department of the Interior (Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act; Administrative Procedure Act)
• Oklahoma v. United States Department of the Interior (Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act; Administrative Procedure Act)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2022.html

• San Carlos Apache Tribe v. State of Arizona, et al. (Clean Water Act; Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit)

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2022.html

• Management Contracts (National Indian Gaming Commission)

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

• S.5077 / H.R.9295- A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Alexander Creek, Incorporated, is recognized as a Village Corporation under that Act, and for other purposes.
• S.5087 - A bill to amend the Not Invisible Act of 2019 to extend, and provide additional support for, the activities of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, 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/2022.html

• The role of the law in Native sovereignty : A comparison of Canadian and American approaches to sovereignty.
• The unfulfilled promise of Indian water rights settlements.
• Addressing climate impacts in Alaska Native tribes : Legal barriers for community relocation due to thawing permafrost and coastal erosion.
• Monumental change? Rethinking the role of the courts in the Antiquities Act.
• Bringing Congress and Indians back into federal Indian law : The Restatement of the Law of American Indians.
• Tribal sovereignty and economic efficiency versus the courts.
• Off-reservation treaty hunting rights, the restatement, and the Stevens treaties.

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html

This week, in brief:

• Massachusetts museum returns Wounded Knee artifacts to Sioux Tribes
• Voters reject sports-betting measures as California tribes rally against non-exclusive online gambling
• Justices seem to favor most of Indian Child Welfare Act
• Alaska could see effects of Indian Child Welfare Act challenge heard by Supreme Court
• Tribal nations fight for influence on the Colorado River
• Counties pressured to object to CSKT compact
• ‘Till the last drop: As water grows scarce in Utah, urban and rural needs come to a head
• Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians becomes first tribe in U.S. to add donor registration to tribal IDs
• ND tribal advocates highlight efforts of poll watchers in midterms

Indian Law Bulletins Update 11/9/2022

U.S. Supreme Court Bulletin
http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/sct/2022-2023update.html

Two petitions for certiorari were granted on 11/4/22:

• Arizona v. Navajo Nation (Water rights)
• Department of the Interior v. Navajo Nation (Water rights)

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2022.html

• California Tribal Families Coalition, et al. v. Becerra, et al. (Administrative Procedure Act; AFCAR; Indian Child Welfare Act)
• Nguyen v. Foley (Tribal Courts; Child Welfare)
• In re: Conditions at Lake County Jail (Treaty Rights; Sovereign Immunity)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2022.html

• Wren v. Yates (Milne v. Hudson, 2022 OK 84)
• In re E.C. (Indian Child Welfare Act)

Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2022.html

• Finley v. Colville Confederated Tribes (Tobacco; Fuel Tax)
• Finley v. Colville Confederated Tribes (Fuel Tax)

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2022.html

• Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Bureau of Indian Education Advisory Board for Exceptional Children (Bureau of Indian Affairs)
• Audit Standards, Proposed rule; correction (National Indian Gaming)
• Advance Tribal Notification of Certain Radioactive Material Shipments (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
• Audit Standards, Final rule; correction (National Indian Gaming)
• Commission Fee Rate and Fingerprint Fees (National Indian Gaming)
• National Native American Heritage Month, 2022 (Presidential Proclamation)
• Announcement of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Meeting and Solicitation for Written Comment (Health and Human Services)
• Draft Alaska Native Relations Policy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Fish and Wildlife Service)

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

• H.R.9269 - To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes.

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html

This week, in brief:

• Why tribal communities are being overlooked by investors
• In a first, U.S. pays tribes to move away from climate threats
• Supreme Court considers fate of landmark Indian adoption law
• Clarence Thomas may destroy Native children’s rights based on a lie
• Supreme Court to hear water dispute between Navajo, U.S. government
• Treaty and fishing rights activist Billy Frank: the Fish Wars
• Sovereign justice: The growing power of tribal courts
• Native vote turned out in force
• Analysis underscores financial hurdles for Native American, rural voters

Announcements:

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

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 11/2/2022

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2022.html

• Murray v. Queeno, et al. (Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act)
• Tanner-Brown, et al. v. Haaland, et al. (Class Action; 35 Stat. 312; Freedmen Allotments)
• Backcountry Against Dumps v. Bureau of Indian Affairs (Economic Development; Sovereign Immunity)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2022.html

• In the Matter of the Dependency of: A.W., A Minor Child (Indian Child Welfare Act)
• In re Oscar H. (Indian Child Welfare Act)

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2022.html

• Alaska Native Claims Selection; Notice of Decision Approving Lands for Conveyance (Bureau of Land Managment)
• Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs, Notice of Meeting, Amended (Veterans Affairs)
• Self-Governance PROGRESS Act Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; Notice of Meeting (Bureau of Indian Affairs)

Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2022.html

• Knight v. Thompson revisited : Ramirez v. Collier's implications for Native prisoners' religious exercise.

News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html

This week, in brief:

• November proclaimed National Native American Heritage Month
• Indian country braces for U.S. Supreme Court hearing in ICWA case
• From dominance to stewardship: Chuck Sams’ Indigenous approach to the NPS
• The Chinook Nation’s existential fight for recognition
• The strength of tribal courts
• Federal observers flagged issues with Native language support in Alaska’s August election
• Native advocates say voter ID rules in Proposition 309 could disenfranchise Arizona Indigenous voters

Announcements:

• The Native American Rights Fund is hiring for the open positions of Technical Services Librarian (National Indian Law Library) and Blaustein Fellow in the Boulder office. Learn more about the vacancies at: https://www.narf.org/contact-us/join-team/