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Indian Law Bulletins
from the National Indian Law Library
We have scoured the web. Here are some of the latest materials related to Indian Law. Find all of the latest updates at narf.org/nill/bulletins/
Please join us Thursday (September 24 at 9-11 am MT) for a discussion on the role of intellectual property law in the cultural revitalization and economic development activities of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiian organizations. More info at https://www.narf.org/indigenous-ip-webinars/
Federal Courts Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/federal/2020.html
- SPRAWLDEF v. Guidiville Rancheria of California (Tribal Sovereign Immunity)
- Sierra Club; Spokane Tribe of Indians v. Hladick (Clean Water Act)
- Daw v. Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act)
U.S. Legislation - 116th Congress Bulletin
https://narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/116_uslegislation.html
- S.4642 - A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to ensure sufficient bonding and complete and timely reclamation of land and water disturbed by Federal and Indian oil and gas production, and for other purposes.
- S.4650 - A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes.
- H.R.8255 - Catawba Indian Nation Lands Act
- H.R.8298 - To amend the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to move the enforcement office to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to increase the civil monetary penalties for failure to follow the processes established by that Act, to protect confidential information, and for other purposes.
- H.R.8332 - To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize a program to address orphaned, abandoned, or idled wells on Federal land, to establish a program to provide grants to States and Tribes to address orphaned wells, and for other purposes.
News Bulletin
https://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/news/currentnews.html
This week, in brief:
- U.S. House passes Savanna's Act
- The racist removal of Native Americans in California is often missing from wildfire discussions, experts say
- Bill would strengthen data access between tribes, government entities
- Federal coalition announces second summit on improving broadband access in Indian Country
- How Portland’s mutual aid supports local Indigenous communities
- Researchers: Native youth need culturally-relevant education
- Review of Sheriff's Office use of force logs shows Native Americans involved at a higher level
- UCLA Law receives $15 million to boost study of Native American law and policy
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