June 5, 2025

Indian Law Bulletins Updated 6/4/25

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

  • Alaska Department of Fish and Game v. Federal Subsistence Board, et al. (Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA); Improper Delegation)
  • Webber, et al. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, et al. (International Economic Powers Act (IEEPA); Indian Commerce Clause; Jay Treaty of 1794)
  • Bird, et al. v. United States, et al. (Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA); Fiduciary Relationship)

Tribal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/tribal/2025.html

  • Stone, et al. & Romanelli v. Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Tribal Council, et al. (Tribal Council Budget Authority; Tribal Enterprise)

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

  • Matter of P.E.W. (Indian Child Welfare Act)

U.S. Legislation - 119th Congress Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/119_uslegislation.html

  • H.R.3609 - Remove the Stain Act / To rescind each Medal of Honor awarded for acts at Wounded Knee Creek on December 29, 1890, and for other purposes.
  • H.R.3654 - TERRA Act / Tribal Emergency Response Resources Act / To authorize the integration and administrative streamlining of Federal funding for Indian Tribes that have reservations, other Tribal lands, or ways of life at risk due to environmental impacts and natural disasters, and for other purposes.
  • H.R.3670 - IHS Provider Expansion Act / To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to establish within the Indian Health Service an Office of Graduate Medical Education Programs, and for other purposes.

U.S. Regulatory Bulletin
http://narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2025.html

  • Proposed Re-Issuance of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Permit for Wastewater Discharges Associated With Drinking Water Production Located in the EPA Region 8 Indian Country and Lands of Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction (EPA)
  • Rescinding Regulations Regarding Management Systems Pertaining to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Reservation Roads Program (DOT)

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

  • Affording oral tradition evidence due weight before the International Court of Justice.
  • Broken promises and unfulfilled obligations.
  • Correcting the confidentiality catch-22 of Indigenous knowledge.
  • The historic superfund listing of the Lukachukai Mountains mining district.
  • Incorporating Indigenous stewardship in land management.
  • Indigenous abolition and the third space of Indian child welfare.
  • The landback movement.
  • Protecting tribal interests in water.
  • Reflections of a Wyoming-Navajo lawmaker.
  • The Supreme Court's use of historical evidence in recent Indian law cases.

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

This week, in brief:

  • Montana’s American Indian Caucus touts historic success in 2025 legislative session
  • US Dept. of Education declares New York mascot ban discriminatory
  • Federal court rules in favor of Tribes against SunZia
  • An egregious backlog: Interior Department searches for ways to speed up Native American probate court
  • North Dakota Tribes ask circuit judges for rehearing of voting rights case

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