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12 Nov 2010, 6:31 am by cornellvermontlaw
Aaron Huey’s effort to photograph poverty in America led him to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, where the struggle of the native Lakota people — appalling, and largely ignored — compelled him to refocus. [read post]
21 Oct 2010, 6:23 am
[JURIST] The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) [official websites] on Wednesday announced a settlement [press release] in a class action discrimination lawsuit filed against the USDA in 1999 by Native American farmers. [read post]
7 Apr 2016, 10:00 am by Shriram T. Eachambadi
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official website] on Wednesday affirmed [opinion, PDF] summary judgment issued by a Hawaii federal district court denying an exemption to Oklevueha Native American Church of Hawaii, Inc. [read post]
19 Nov 2020, 6:32 am by Tracy Thomas
Sally Roesch Wagner, How Native American Women Inspired the Women's Rights, Suffrage Movement “Never was justice more perfect; never was civilization higher,” suffrage leader Matilda Joslyn Gage wrote about the Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois Confederacy, whose territory extended throughout New York... [read post]
15 May 2012, 7:07 am by ksmcarlson
On May 8th, the House Judiciary Committee marked up and passed H.R. 4970, a stripped-down Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) that excludes a number of key provisions found in the Senate bill, including those bearing on the safety of Native women and communities. [read post]
13 Jun 2011, 10:52 am by Zach Zagger
Jicarilla Apache Nation [Cornell LII backgrounder] that in a trust relationship between the government and a Native American tribe the government does not have to release confidential communications with its attorney under the "fiduciary exception" to attorney-client privilege. [read post]
10 Jun 2013, 9:11 am by admin
City of Englewood, 117 FEP Cases 1454 (2013), the court denied the City’s motion to dismiss Zasada’s claim of a hostile work environment because of his national origin, claim of discrimination based on national origin, and equal protection claims when he was referred to in a derogatory manner and [...]The post Polish not Pollock: Native Polish Officer Successfully Brings Discrimination Claims appeared first on National Police and Fire Labor Blog. [read post]
6 Jan 2011, 1:18 pm by NativeAmerican LawBlogger
FREE Training Opportunity Provided and Presented by: Southwest Indigenous Women’s Coalition & Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence Understanding Native American Domestic Violence Survivors January 25 & 26, 2011 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (both days) Wild Horse Pass, Gila River... [read post]
22 Aug 2012, 12:39 pm by Rebecca DiLeonardo
[JURIST] The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples James Anaya on Wednesday called on US officials [statement] to consult with Native Americans in North Dakota about the scheduled sale of land in the Black Hills region of the state. [read post]
8 Feb 2016, 7:29 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Further, the historical exploitation of Indian lands and people informs current social and economic conditions that contribute to increased sex trafficking of Native women and children. [read post]
3 Aug 2008, 11:35 am
In 2004, the Utah Supreme Court threw out a prosecution against Mooney, holding that Utah law permits the use of peyote by adherents of the Native American Church, even if they are not members of a federally recognized Indian tribe. [read post]
23 Aug 2007, 3:39 am
The complexity in protecting religious rights of Native Americans is illustrated by a case heard in Famouth, Massachusetts yesterday, and reported on in today's Cape Cod Times. [read post]
25 Dec 2019, 10:56 am by Tom Smith
Shepherds in Christmas Nativity scenes that were painted, carved or sculpted hundreds of years ago sometimes have throats with large, abnormal growths. [read post]
16 May 2012, 10:47 am by brian
Native American Rights Fund 1506 Broadway Boulder, CO Join us for a memorable evening as Stephen Pevar discusses the genesis of his benchmark book, The Rights of Indian Tribes. [read post]
25 Jun 2019, 3:33 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
A recent study finds that about one quarter of native New England wildflower species have been lost in the last 150 years. [read post]
15 Feb 2011, 12:57 pm by rtruman
Join SOLV, Friends of Tryon Creek, Lewis & Clark Law School and others for a morning of planting native trees and shrubs in our backyard watershed. [read post]
4 Nov 2012, 2:35 pm
The Law Library of Congress is co-sponsoring the Native American Heritage Month. [read post]