American Indian Law
Topics include federal/tribal relations, state/tribal relations, tribal jurisdiction and authority, and business law.
Jennifer Morinigo | January 18, 2017 | American Indian Law
The U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of the Army, and U.S. Department of Justice have released the report “Improving Tribal Consultation and Tribal Involvement in Federal Infrastructure Decisions.” From the Report: I. Executive Summary Over the past...
Kaighn Smith, Jr., Matthew L.M. Fletcher and Wenona T. Singel | December 22, 2016 | American Indian Law
Many people are not aware that federal constitutional constraints on governmental action set forth in the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment do not apply to, or constrain, tribal government.1 The primary source for individual rights to constrain tribal...
Kathy Hoekstra | December 5, 2016 | American Indian Law
The Smithsonian National Museum in Washington, D.C., and Sports Illustrated model Kathy Ireland have something in common. Both have displayed the award-winning American Indian artwork of Peggy Fontenot, one of the 1,500 members of the Patawomeck Tribe of Virginia....
Sarah Deer | November 18, 2016 | American Indian Law
Imagine living in a world where your government is not allowed to protect you. A world in which your family and yourself could be brutally victimized while your government has no power to interfere. Now imagine living in a community where sexual violence is so common...
Jennifer Morinigo | November 8, 2016 | American Indian Law
The Arizona Court of Appeals has allowed South Point Energy Center to challenge the assessment of property taxes on its power plant on the Fort Mojave Indian Reservation. The appeals court reversed the decision of the Arizona Tax Court that granted summary judgment...
Jennifer Morinigo | October 24, 2016 | American Indian Law, Data Privacy, Policing, Sentencing, Sexual Assault
At its October 2016 meeting, the Council took the following actions concerning project drafts: The Law of American Indians There was discussion of portions of Council Draft No. 3, but, due to insufficient time, no approval was sought. The Council will continue its...
