-
Recent Posts
- Tulsa Law School teaches semester long course on McGirt v. Oklahoma (2020)
- McGirt v. Oklahoma (2020) and the Ongoing Consequences for the Tribes, State, and Federal governments
- New law review article on addressing the Doctrine of Discovery in Australia and the United States
- Free zoom conference on 200 years of Johnson v. M’Intosh and the Doctrine of Discovery
- 200 years of the Doctrine of Discovery and Johnson v. McIntosh [spelled M’Intosh in the title of the U.S. Supreme Court case]
Recent Comments
Archives
- May 2024
- December 2023
- October 2023
- September 2023
- July 2023
- June 2023
- April 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- April 2022
- July 2021
- April 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- March 2020
- August 2019
- May 2019
- March 2018
- November 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- July 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
Categories
Meta
Monthly Archives: November 2008
Southern Ute Tribe to regulate reservation air quality
The Southern Ute Tribe of Colorado is awaiting Environmental Protection Agency approval to regulate the air quality on its reservation. The Tribe developed a Reservation Air Code to administer point-source pollution under the Clean Air Act. The Tribe plans to … Continue reading
Posted in Indian Law
Leave a comment
Oglala Sioux wants return of Episcopal lands
The Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota is seeking the return of land being used by the Episcopal Church. The diocese plans to close 11 churches on the Pine Ridge Reservation so the Tribe wants the land back. A lawyer … Continue reading
Posted in Indian Law
Leave a comment
Navajo basketball players settle civil rights suit
Former members of a boys’ basketball team from a high school on the Navajo Nation reservation have settled their lawsuit against New Mexico state police. The young men will receive $95,000. The lawsuit alleged their lockers and bus were unreasonably … Continue reading
Posted in Indian Law
3 Comments
NY counties raid Cayuga Nation smoke shops
The Cayuga Nation plans to sue two counties in federal court after its smoke shops were raided on Tuesday. The Nation says Cayuga County and Seneca County lacked the authority to conduct the searches and seizures. More than 1.5 million … Continue reading
Posted in Indian Law
Leave a comment
Tribes sue over diminished housing grants
Three tribes sued the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to challenge the amount of their annual housing block grants. The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, the Yakama Nation of Washington, and the Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians of … Continue reading
Posted in Indian Law
Leave a comment
Thanksgiving peace, disturbed
The police were called to a California public school on Tuesday after tensions rose among parents who are fighting over the cancellation of a Thanksgiving event for kindergarteners. Each year, the students dress up as “Pilgrims” and “Indians.” Michelle Raheja, … Continue reading
Posted in General
Leave a comment
Unemployment high? – check out Indian Country
The nation is pretty shook up over the recession and economic turmoil we are experiencing. The unemployment rate is going up and that is scary. We worry about the State of Rhode Island having the highest unemployment rate in the … Continue reading
Posted in General
Leave a comment
Congress passes national heritage day to honor Indians: for the day after Thanksgiving??
Associated Press Writer Mary Hudetz released a story entitled “National heritage day honors American Indians” on Friday Nov 28. She reported something I hadn’t heard of, had you? Here’s just part of her story: “For the first time, federal legislation … Continue reading
Posted in Indian Law
Leave a comment
South Dakota Tribes seek to stop pipeline
Four American Indian Tribes have sued in federal court to stop construction of the Keystone oil pipeline through eastern South Dakota and North Dakota. They argue that their treaties and federal laws and regulations were broken during the environmental assessment … Continue reading
Posted in Indian Law
Leave a comment
Federal court orders more review of Alaska oil drilling plan
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided on November 20 to require a federal agency to take a new and much closer look at its decision to allow Shell Offshore Inc. to drill multiple offshore exploratory … Continue reading
Posted in Indian Law
Leave a comment
native.america.news 
You must be logged in to post a comment.