National Indian Law Library : May 2025

May 14, 2025

Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2025.html

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe v. United States Department of Interior, et al. (Self-Determination Contract)
Kadayso v. Mescalero Tribal Council, et al. (Appointment of Counsel; Habeas Petition; Banishment)
Apache Stronghold v. United States, et al. (Injunction Pending Appeal)

State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2025.html

In the Matter of: D.L.L. and J.T.L., Youths in Need of Care (Indian Child Welfare Act)

H.R.3255 - To reaffirm and clarify the Federal relationships of the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians of Michigan as a federally recognized Indian tribe, 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/currentlr.html

Modern day colonialism through Hawai'i's quiet title and partition laws.
An old world discovery for new world justice: The FSIA path to repatriate stolen Native American art.
There would be food forever: Leveraging the Culvert Case to fight toxic fish contamination in the Columbia River.
Tribal judicial power.

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

This week, in brief:

EPA terminates $20 million Walker River Paiute Tribe water infrastructure grant
Actions by Wyoming and the feds could have opposing effects on Indigenous rock art
Federal judge pauses Oak Flat land swap until a SCOTUS decision
Consultation doesn’t always equal consent
NCAI releases landmark Minority & Missing Report highlighting disparities in missing persons cases

May 7, 2025

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))

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