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20 May 1:32 pm
Hot off the presses.....this morning the Senate formally confirmed BYU law professor Larry Echohawk as the head of the US Bureau of
Indian Affairs. See the full story HERE in the Deseret News. twp
25 Jun 6:53 am
Larry EchoHawk, head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, has
called upon tribal leaders to attend one of three 'consultation sessions' for the purposes of gaining their input as well as working together to "move forward." after the Carcieri
decision....
16 Oct 10:27 am
Information at the BIA website
16 Oct 10:27 am
Information at the BIA website
9 Mar 2:50 am
The Indian Law Bulletins were updated on March 6, 2009. Among the cases featured is United States v. Begay about sex offender registration
(U.S. District Courts Bulletin). The Regulatory Bulletin features a notice from the Bureau of Indian
Affairs relating to tribal reassumption of jurisdiction over child custody proceedings. Find the Bulletins -- new and archived editions -- at
[narf.org]
20 Nov, 2008 2:08 pm
... fish and, as part of sentence, was prohibited from owning gillnets during term of sentence, on and off reservation. See the State Courts Bulletin at: [www.narf.org] In the U.S.
Regulatory Bulletin is an adopted rule of the Department of Interior/Bureau of Indian Affairs relating to trust reform. [www.narf.org] In the Economic Development section of the News Bulletin, we feature a story about a tribe starting their own
wireless ...
17 Sep 9:00 pm
... school. With the foregoing background, yesterday, September 17, I attended a meeting at the National Museum of the American Indian, where a
roomful of lawyers shared ideas for creating an effective upcoming exhibit on the many treaties between the United States ... , but that many Americans do not share this view. Kevin
Grover issued an apology in 2000 for the Bureau of Indian Affairs' role in the civil rights violations, when he was an Assistant Secretary at the Interior Department. Here is a ...
20 Aug, 2007 5:27 am
... antiterror work, says the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The result: A drug epidemic and related crime wave are plaguing Indian communities.
White House cuts to the FBI and the Drug Enforcement Administration have been disastrous for tribes because the ... arrest non-Indians or charge anyone with felonies. The maximum
term in reservation jails is one year." "A 2006 Bureau of Indian Affairs survey said the meth epidemic on reservations has led to increases in domestic violence, assault, burglary, child ...
6 Sep, 2007 7:49 pm
... the United States. The law permits subcontracts awarded to Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs) and Indian tribes to be counted towards a
contractor's goal for subcontracting with small business (SB) and ... disadvantaged business (SDB) concerns. In addition, the law provides that subcontracts awarded to Indian tribes that are recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 1452(c), and Indian-owned economic enterprises that meet the requirements of 25
U.S.C. 1452(e), may be ...
17 Mar, 2008 2:10 pm
Decisions of the Interior Board of Indian Appeals Decisions of the Interior Board of Indian Appeals
return to the free web for the first time in years. The decisions have been under a judicially-enforced absence following the shut down of much of the Bureau of Indian Affairs website during the Cobell Indian Trust Fund litigation. (Find [...]
16 Sep, 2007 9:10 am
Nkihtaqmikon v. Bureau of Indian Affairs, No. 06-2733
(9/14/07). On its face, this looks like a piece of Indian law nerdery. Yes, there are Indian law
nerds. But, it also includes some interesting issues of general application, namely resolving the question of when an administrative decision becomes final. The underlying issue in this
case involves the BIA approval of a lease of "Passamaquoddy tribal land to a developer who wishes to construct a Liquified Natural Gas (" ...
21 May, 2008 3:59 am
There is a new tool that will allow you to search or track regulatory action of the Bureau of Indian
Affairs or other agency information. Justia regulation tracker is a free service that allows people to search and track the ... orders and
other presidential documents." Justia enables searching or browsing by department or agency, (for instance Department of Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs) include keywords, and limit by document type or date; or browse by agency or date.
Coverage begins January ...
8 Oct, 2007 3:02 am
... , start at this web page: [www.narf.org] A list of tribes recognized as of 2007 is linked, in addition to Bureau of Indian Affairs Acknowledgment Database showing the status of tribes. (last updated August, 2004) The library has
numerous ... .org) and type "federal recognition" in the subject field. A new book at the library on this process is Forgotten tribes : unrecognized Indians and the federal
acknowledgment process / Mark Edwin Miller. Federal recognition documents for various tribes can be ...
14 Apr, 2008 6:50 am
... on April 4, 2008, titled:"Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs." For a copy in PDF format, click here. Only
tribes who maintain a legal relationship to the U.S. government through ... or previously listed name from the list." Interior is required to publish a list of federally-recognized
tribes per the "Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994" (Pub. L. 103-454). In the United States Code Annotated, it is found at 25
...
8 Sep, 2008 10:01 am
... today. ... 2000, Assistant Interior Secretary Kevin Gover, then head of the U.S. Bureau of Indian
Affairs, apologized to Native Americans: Let us begin by expressing our profound sorrow for what this ... a law professor at Arizona State
University, took pains to explain he was speaking only for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and not for the entire United States. Just this year, 2 other countries have extended apologies to their indigenous citizens. In February Australia
apologized to its aboriginal ...
11 Aug 10:06 am
... Indian Affairs has published "Indian Entities
Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs." on 8/11/09. The list includes 564 tribal entities in the contiguous 48 states and Alaska. Two ... have been reestablished with Wilton Rancheria
pursuant to a court-ordered settlement and government-to-government relations were reestablished with the Delaware Tribe of Indians through its reorganization under federal
statute, the Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act. In ...
14 Sep, 2007 7:11 am
... War. WHEREAS, the Great Plains (formerly Aberdeen Area) Tribal Chairman's Association (GPTCA) is composed of the elected Chairs and Presidents of the 16 Sovereign Indian Tribes and Nations recognized by Treaties with the United States that are within the Great Plains Region of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and WHEREAS, the Great Plains Tribal Chairman's
Association was formed to promote the common interests of the Sovereign Tribes and ...
19 Jul, 2008 12:49 am
... or step aside so a state's attorney general can do the job. Sen. Byron Dorgan (Email), D-N.D., chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian
affairs ... sex offender registration act. "Warm Springs was surprised and upset, as was most of Indian Country, to learn that Congress has jeopardized our sovereignty, subjecting our governments ... , all tribes should be allowed to implement the act,
she said. Second, the Bureau of Indian Affairs should also
be a part of the sex offender system. And third, Congress ...
1 Jan 1:29 pm
... land, services, and money. Many Tribes have recognition applications that have been pending in the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) for decades, yet the prospect of a final decision on their fate as a nation remains
frustratingly unclear. In ... The membership of the Tribe is composed principally of persons who are not members of any acknowledged North American Indian Tribe. (7) Neither the Tribe nor its members are the subject of congressional legislation that has expressly terminated or forbidden ...
19 Dec, 2007 5:43 am
... 45 - 12:15 pm Federal Implementation of IGRA: The National Indian Gaming Commission, the Bureau
of Indian Affairs and the Department of Justice 12:15 - 2:00 ... 00 - 3:30 pm Class III Gaming
Compacts and the Impact of Indian Gaming on Tribal-State Relations 3:30 - 3:50 pm Break ... 50 - 5:30 pm Class III Gaming Compacts and the
Impact of Indian Gaming on Tribal-State Relations 6:30 - 8:30 pm Pathbreaker ... 2:00 pm Keynote Luncheon 2:00 - 3:15 pm Indian Gaming and the Federal Tribal Relationship 3:15 - 3:30 pm ...
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