Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2025.html
- Chinook Indian Nation, et al. v. Burgum, et al. (Federal Recognition; Political Question)
- Hardwick, et al. v. United States, et al. (California Rancheria Act (CRA); Federal Recognition)
- Center for Biological Diversity v. United States Bureau of Land Management (National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act)
- Orutsararmiut Native Council, et al. v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, et al. (National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); Environmental Impact)
Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2025.html
- Estate of Charlotte T. Conde (Estate Property; Custom and Tradition; Personal Representative)
- Estate of Elizabeth Siquieros (Estate Property; Custom and Tradition; Oral Wills)
State Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/state/2025.html
- Perez v. City of San Antonio (Cultural Resources/Property; Texas Religious Services Clause)
U.S. Legislation - 119th Congress Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/119_uslegislation.html
- S.2022 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat Indian Tribal Governments in the same manner as State governments for certain Federal tax purposes, and for other purposes.
- S.2098 - A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Southcentral Foundation located in Anchorage, Alaska, and for other purposes.
- H.R.3903 - Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025 / To exchange non-Federal land held by the Chugach Alaska Corporation for certain Federal Land in the Chugach Region, and for other purposes.
- H.R.3925 - Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation Land Exchange Act / To provide for a land exchange in San Bernardino County, California, and for other purposes.
- H.R.3956 - To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into self-determination contracts and self-governance agreements with Indian entities to administer the food distribution program on Indian reservations.
- H.R.3957 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide certain fire management assistance to Indian Tribal Governments, and for other purposes.
- S.Con.Res.14 - A concurrent resolution urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.
U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2025.html
- Approval of Clean Air Act General Permit Request for Coverage for New Minor Source Gasoline Dispensing Facility in Indian Country Within California for Tejon Gas Station (EPA)
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
- Challenging the Indian Child Welfare Act: Colorblind racism, whiteness as property, and the legal architecture of settler colonialism.
- Conservation easements and bison restoration on the Wind River Indian Reservation: Exploring opportunities, challenges, and alternatives.
- Is saying "I'm sorry" enough? A primer on how attorneys & judges can act justly in Tribal disputes.
- The moral complacency of federal Indian law.
- The return of reparative treatymaking? Legal norms, Native Nations, & the United States.
- The utmost rights & interests of the Indians: Tribal law interpretations of the Indian Civil Rights Act.
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:
- Judge denies latest attempt to dismiss Enbridge’s suit against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
- The president just unraveled years of work on Tribal rights, salmon and clean energy. So what happens next?
- Feds release final environmental impact statement on Oak Flat mine
- Lawmakers cut a Tribal liaison with prisons from the budget. Tribes say they think it would help.
- New law will make it easier to vote on reservations in Nevada
