Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2024.html
- Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians v. State of Washington, et al. (Fishing Treaty Rights; Factual Findings)
- United States v. Marquez (Major Crimes Act; Venue Clause)
- Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v. BNSF Railway Company (Restitution; Trespass)
- Graham v. White (McGirt v. Oklahoma; Writ of Habeas Corpus)
- United States v. Smith (Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 41(g); Evidence Possession; Tribal Prosecution)
Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2024.html
- Tohono O'odham Gaming Enterprise v. Tohono O'odham Gaming Office, et. al. (Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Hiring Preferences)
- Tohono O'odham Nation v. Miles (Double Jeopardy)
State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2024.html
- State of Washington v. Wallahee (Hunting and Fishing Rights)
- Barnoskie v. Arkansas Department of Human Services (Indian Child Welfare Act)
U.S. Legislation - 118th Congress Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/118_uslegislation.html
- S.4365 - A bill to provide public health veterinary services to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations for rabies prevention, and for other purposes.
- S.4370 - A bill to amend the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to improve that Act, and for other purposes.
- H.R.8484 - To amend the Buy Indian Act to include the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2024.html
- Extension of Public Interest, General Applicability Tribal Consultation Waiver of Build America, Buy America Provisions as Applied to Tribal Recipients of HUD Federal Financial Assistance (HUD)
Law Review & Bar Journal Bulletin (contact us if you need help finding a copy of an article)
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/currentlr.html
- 6PPD-q, tires, and salmon, oh my: Policies and remedies for Tribes in the acute mortality of coho salmon in the Pugest Sound region.
- The awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG): Policy steps toward addressing the crisis.
- Breaking ground: Understanding Indigenous mining disputes through negotiation theory.
- Decommodifying cultural heritage: A linguistic unpacking of "cultural property".
- Digital allotment and vanishing Indians: IDSov and LLMs.
- Energy sovereignty for Native American nations: The Model Tribal Energy Code.
- Green colonialism: Sidelined while on the front lines.
- How redistricting affects Native representation: The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa.
- Locke's "wild Indian" in United States Supreme Court jurisprudence.
- Participation in paradise? Indigenous participation and environmental decisionmaking in Hawai'i.
- Resolving conflicts between Tribal and state regulatory authority over water.
- (Un)vanishing the Tribe.
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:
- WA Supreme Court reverses century-old Yakama decision: ‘An injustice’
- Native students protest exclusion of traditional song from Minnesota graduation ceremony
- New clinic on a reservation in Oregon advances Tribal sovereignty
- Final South Dakota Tribe bans governor
- Healing from the dark period of religious and cultural persecution
