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- NYTimes: Obama Points to ‘Legitimate Concerns’ Over Redskin’ Name
By KEN BELSON Published: October 5, 2013 The long-simmering debate over the Washington Redskins’ name took a new turn when President Obama said that he would consider changing it if he were the team’s owner. Obama’s comments are likely to stoke the dispute, which has forced the team, the N.F.L. and politicians on both sides … Read more
- The Cherokee Nation on the Transfer of Custody of Veronica Brown
TAHLEQUAH, OKLAHOMA The Cherokee Nation released the following statement on the transfer of custody of Veronica Brown, who was taken from her Cherokee biological father and family on Monday evening. Statement from the Cherokee Nation Statement from Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Bill John Baker: There is no word for goodbye in the Cherokee language. We … Read more
- Indian Country Today Media Network: Cherokee Nation Mourns as Veronica Is Returned to Adoptive Family
By Suzette Brewer September 24, 2013 In the end, it came down to one simple strategy: Waiting. As Dusten Brown faced the Damocles Sword of jail time and a felony warrant, Matt and Melanie Capobianco only had to wait. Last week, as the clock was running down on the stay that the Oklahoma Supreme Court … Read more
- DOJ: Justice Department Awards $90 Million to Enhance, Support Tribal Justice and Safety
The Department of Justice today announced the awarding of 192 grants to 110 American Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, tribal consortia and tribal designated non-profits. The grants will provide more than $90 million to enhance law enforcement practices and sustain crime prevention and intervention efforts in nine purpose areas including public safety and community policing; … Read more
- UN Human Rights: USA / Indigenous peoples: UN expert urges respect for the rights of Cherokee child in custody dispute
GENEVA (10 September 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya, today called on the relevant state, federal and tribal authorities in the United States of America to take all necessary measures to ensure the wellbeing and human rights of ‘Veronica,’ an almost four year old Cherokee child … Read more
- Keeping a Close Eye on Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community (Jefferson Keel and John Echohawk)
Since it was established in 2001, the National Congress of American Indians and the Native American Rights Fund have jointly coordinated the work of the Tribal Supreme Court Project. The Project was established by tribal leaders in response to a series of devastating losses for Indian tribes before the Supreme Court of the United States. … Read more
- Native News Network: Let Freedom Ring American Indian Drums Asked to Sound Wednesday at 3pm edt
ATLANTA — Fifty years after to the date and time of day Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington, people across America are asked to ring bells and American Indian drums are asked to sound on to “let … Read more
- The Allan C. Lebow Supreme Court Review – Equality Under The Roberts Court
UCLA School of Law’s annual review of the Supreme Court’s most recent term and its implications for lawyers, academics and citizens. Cases include Fisher, Shelby, Windsor, Perry, and Baby Veronica. Tuesday, August 27, 2013 UCLA School of Law Featuring: Kimberlé W Crenshaw, Distinguished Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law Cheryl I. Harris, Rosalinde and Arthur … Read more
- U.S. Department of the Interior: Interior’s Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations Launches Comprehensive Web Resource for Landowners and Tribes
WASHINGTON, D.C. The Department of the Interior today announced the launch of a new, comprehensive resource for Indian landowners and tribal governments seeking information about the Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (Buy-Back Program). The website, http://www.doi.gov/buybackprogram, will serve as a one-stop-shop for visitors interested in timely and regularly updated information about the Buy-Back Program. As … Read more
- Interior, Justice Departments Announce $940 Million Landmark Settlement with Nationwide Class of Tribes and Tribal Entities
Ramah Navajo Chapter v. Jewell Resolves Historic Contract Support Cost Lawsuit with Tribes WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of the Interior (Interior) today announced a $940 million proposed settlement with a nationwide class of Native American Tribes and tribal entities that, if approved by the federal district court, would resolve … Read more