Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2023.html
- Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe v. Ryser (Indian Taxation; Motion to Dismiss)
- Hogshooter v. Cherokee Nation (Sovereign Immunity; Indian Civil Rights Act)
- Dakota Metal Fabrication v. Parisien (Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance; Indian Taxation)
Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2023.html
- Papineau v. Cherokee Nation Election Commission (Cherokee Nation Election Commission)
- In re Hoskins, In re Watts (Cherokee Nation Election Commission)
- In re Comingdeer (Attorney's Fees; Cherokee Nation Election Commission)
State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2023.html
- Taryn M. v. Department of Family & Community Services, Office of Children's Services (Indian Child Welfare Act)
- Jimmy E. v. State of Alaska, Dept. of Health & Social Serivces, Office of Children's Services (Indian Child Welfare Act)
- State of Oklahoma v. Brester (McGirt v. Oklahoma; Indian Country)
U.S. Legislation - 118th Congress Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/118_uslegislation.html
- S.1404 - Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2023 / A bill to provide for the withdrawal and protection of certain Federal land in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
- S.1536 - A bill to ensure that all federally recognized Indian Tribes that are eligible for gaming in the United States are regulated under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, and for other purposes.
- S.1546 - A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to eligible entities to carry out educational programs that include the history of peoples of Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander descent in the settling and founding of America, the social, economic, and political environments that led to the development of discriminatory laws targeting Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders and their relation to current events, and the impact and contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the development and enhancement of American life, United States history, literature, the economy, politics, body of laws, and culture, and for other purposes.
- S.1554 - A bill to grant a Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated.
- S.1562 - A bill to ensure that Federal laws that enable Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to access firearms apply equally to Tribal law enforcement agencies.
- H.R.3047 - Apache County and Navajo County Conveyance Act of 2023 / To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands within the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, and for other purposes.
- H.R.3144 - Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation Settlement Act of 2023
- H.R.3188 - To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to eligible entities to carry out educational programs that include the history of peoples of Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander descent in the settling and founding of America, the social, economic, and political environments that led to the development of discriminatory laws targeting Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders and their relation to current events, and the impact and contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the development and enhancement of American life, United States history, literature, the economy, politics, body of laws, and culture, and for other purposes.
- H.R.3235 - To grant a Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated.
- H.R.3236 - To ensure that Federal laws that enable Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to access firearms apply equally to Tribal law enforcement agencies.
- H.R.3307 - To facilitate the expansion of broadband service to rural and Tribal communities through improved permitting efficiency, and for other purposes.
- H.R.3371 - To direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes.
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2023.html
- Alaska Native Claims Selection (Interior)
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2023.html
- Indigeneity in the public health surveillance maze.
- The intersection of language, law, and sovereignty: A Shawnee perspective.
- Mai kēia manawa ā mau loa aku: Kānaka Maoli governance through nearshore fisheries management in Moʻomomi.
- Mutual aid and Maunakea: Policing protests post-Flores.
- Protecting traditional and customary rights from cruel and unusual punishment: An argument to keep incarcerated Kānaka Maoli home.
- Silva v. Farrish: Second Circuit confirms exception to sovereign immunity for tribal claims relating to land and fishing rights.
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:
- Resolution recognizing boarding school survivors becomes law
- EPA proposes mercury reductions for taconite plants after decades of urging from tribes
- Minnesota poised to close state park, return land to Dakota tribe
- Native American graduate forced to remove eagle feather from cap sues Oklahoma school
- Tribe proposes teaching border agents on culture
- Bills would ensure guardianship cases in tribal court are eligible for state assistance
- House Natural Resources Committee holds hearing on ICWA
- OCCA rules two more Oklahoma reservations fall under McGirt ruling
