Reporters Matthew Fletcher and Wenona Singel discuss Tribal Sovereignty.
Wenona T. Singel Posts
Indian Bill of Rights vs. U.S. Bill of Rights
by Wenona T. Singel | Dec 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.
Reporter Wenona Singel on Indian Child Welfare
by Wenona T. Singel | Sep 4, 2016 | American Indian Law
Hear Associate Reporter Wenona Singel discuss Indian child welfare – the history and the clarity that the Restatement will offer.
ALI Reporters on the Historical Basis for the Trust Relationship between the US and Indian Children
by Wenona T. Singel | Aug 28, 2016 | American Indian Law
In this recently published article, project Reporters Matthew Fletcher and Wenona Singel explore the history of the role of Indian children in the formation of the federal-tribal trust relationship. This piece comes as constitutional challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) are now pending. The Reporters conclude the historical record demonstrates the core of the federal-tribal trust relationship is the welfare of Indian children and their relationship to Indian nations.