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29 Oct 2014, 8:42 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Moderator: Loretta Tuell, Greenberg TraurigSpeakers:Alex Skibine, Professor, College of Law, University of Utah Scott Crowell, Crowell Law Office -Tribal Advocacy Group Paula Hart, Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs – Office of Indian Gaming Steve Bodmer, Deputy General Counsel, Pechanga Tribe 2:30 pm Ethics What are the ethical considerations of representing opposing factions in tribal government disputes? [read post]
24 Oct 2014, 10:44 am by Native American Rights Fund
Norton (police conduct, wrongful death)* News Bulletin http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htmIn the Tribal Jurisdiction section, we feature an article about a Violence Against Women Act pilot program that allows the Pascua Yaqui tribe to charge non-Indians with domestic violence. * Law Review & Bar Journal Indian Law Bulletin http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2014alr.htmlOne of the articles featured is about tribal authority to regulate nonmember… [read post]
24 Oct 2014, 6:30 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Coordinates the entire criminal process with other members of the Court staff, Child Protective Services, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Tribal Police, Social Service agencies and other Courts. [read post]
10 Oct 2014, 11:40 am by Native American Rights Fund
(child custody, abuse and neglect) * News Bulletinhttp://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.htmIn the Voting section, we feature an article about the struggle for voting rights in South Dakota .* Law Review & Bar Journal Indian Law Bulletinhttp://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2014alr.htmlWe feature an article about Indigenous peoples' rights to sacred sites and traditional cultural properties and the role of consultation and free, prior, and informed consent.… [read post]
26 Sep 2014, 11:09 am by Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal
This week, we filed suit in federal court on behalf of the nonprofit Protect Our Communities Foundation and two backcountry landowners and naturalists seeking a court order that would require the Bureau of Indian Affairs to comply with the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act in connection with the agency’s authorization of a lease to build an industrial wind energy project on BIA-administered… [read post]
19 Sep 2014, 8:30 am by Native American Rights Fund
" * Law Review & Bar Journal Indian Law Bulletinhttp://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/lawreviews/2014alr.htmlWe feature an article about the report from the Indian Law & Order Commission regarding making Native America safer. * Regulatory Bulletinhttp://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2014fr.htmlWe feature a proposed rule from the Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, relating to funding for tribally controlled colleges. [read post]
17 Sep 2014, 12:55 pm by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
The Tribe issued land assignment deeds to some of its members, which the Tribe submitted to the Bureau of Indian Affairs Western Regional Director, seeking approval under 25 U.S.C. [read post]
16 Sep 2014, 10:47 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Coordinates the entire criminal process with other members of the Court staff, Child Protective Services, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Tribal Police, Social Service agencies and other Courts. [read post]
21 Aug 2014, 6:10 am by Kate Fort
From the Second District: Before the next scheduled hearing on January 31, 2013, DCFS submitted the following documents to the court: signed return receipts for the entities noticed; a letter from the Bureau of Indian Affairs acknowledging receipt of the ICWA notice but indicating it does not determine tribal eligibility; a letter from the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma declining to intervene in the case because there was no evidence T.M.… [read post]
20 Aug 2014, 6:16 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
.: NC App Opinion An excerpt: DSS sent a standard letter of notice to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and did not receive a response. [read post]
17 Aug 2014, 4:58 pm by Georgia Employment Law Letter
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) calculated that 14.8 percent of the U.S. labor force was Hispanic in 2010. [read post]
10 Jul 2014, 7:35 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Here is “Tribal, National, and State Leaders Convene to Develop Strategy for Improving Spirit Lake Child Protection — Director of Bureau of Indian Affairs, representatives from North Dakota’s elected leaders, and others join Spirit Lake Chairman in new initiative to improve child welfare services. [read post]
8 Jul 2014, 1:45 pm by Native American Rights Fund
Added: S. 2387: A bill to amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with eligible Indian tribes to manage land buy-back programs, to require that certain amounts...* Regulatory Bulletinhttp://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/regulatory/2014fr.html We feature a notice of the Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, regarding an extension on the comment period on the proposed rule for land acquisitions in… [read post]
1 Jul 2014, 7:47 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Acting Eastern Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs: 58ibia323 H/T Pechanga. [read post]
16 Jun 2014, 8:26 am by Kate Fort
To achieve the goal of hiring more American Indian and Alaska Native veterans throughout Indian Affairs offices and bureaus, Washburn announced plans to increase the number of Indian veterans hired from the current rate of 9 percent to 12.5 percent. [read post]
Education The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold an oversight hearing to examine higher education for American Indian students. [read post]
4 Jun 2014, 6:36 am
None of the official press releases routed through the Press Information Bureau, about these Ordinances, contain a statement of the circumstances which necessitated their promulgation. [read post]
4 Jun 2014, 4:03 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Here. an excerpt: After several discussions with tribal leaders regarding systemic issues within the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), in September 2013, Secretary of the Interior Jewell and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan appointed the American Indian Education Study Group (Study Group) to diagnose the causes of chronic academic failure in BIE-funded schools, one of the lowest-performing set of schools in the country. [read post]