Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2025.html
- Webster v. Burgum (Racial Discrimination; Indian Preference)
- Englebright, et al. v. Buhl, et al. (Tribal Sovereign Immunity; Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA))
U.S. Legislation - 119th Congress Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/119_uslegislation.html
- S.1574 - A bill to amend the Stored Communications Act to include Tribal courts as courts of competent jurisdiction.
- S.Res.200 - A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2025, as the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls."
- H.Res.381 - Expressing support for the designation of May 5, 2025, as the "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls."
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2025.html
- Notice of Documented Petition for Federal Acknowledgment as an American Indian Tribe (Interior)
- Land Acquisitions; Cherokee Nation, Bartlesville Site, City of Bartlesville, Unincorporated Washington County, Oklahoma (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/currentlr.html
- Advancing tribal co-management: Lessons learned from international comparisons.
- It's about all relations: Indigenous feminist theory of relational freedom.
- Land-back to move forward? The measurable relationship between land-back movements and economic outcomes in Indigenous communities within the U.S.
- The potential intercontinental railway between Siberia and Alaska and its implications for Alaska Native corporations and federally recognized Tribes.
- Rosalind's refund: The woman, the lawyers, and the time that created McClanahan v. Arizona.
- Sexual assault in tribal appellate courts: Case studies of tribal jurisprudence.
- Strategic litigation in pursuit of Indigenous justice.
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:
- Under settlement, Montana Board of Public Ed vows to improve how state teaches Native American history and culture
- How the feds abandoned reservations to burn
- Oregon lawmakers celebrate 50 years of Native American legislative commission
- Graduation regalia: more Native students get green light to wear tribal regalia this year
- Key reports addressing violence against Indigenous women are gone from federal sites
