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• ONLINE Native American studies courses offered by MSU

  According to the AP story - "BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) – Montana State University is adding two online Native American Studies courses this spring. One class, “Federal Indian Law and Policy,” is a graduate course that…

• After long political turmoil, Hopi Tribe has elections...

  .....and a new chairman and vice chairman in the persons of Leroy Ned Shingoitewa and Herman Honanie, respectively. See the full story HERE in the Navajo-Hopi Observer. twp

• A "save the date" notice for a conference next year......

  Save the Date 12th National Indian Nations Conference Justice for Victims of Crime December 9-11, 2010 Agua Caliente Reservation Palm Springs, California This national conference will provide opportunities for education, skills building, and strategies on…

• US Supreme Court denies certiorari in Harjo and Elliot cases

  The high Court has today denied cert. in Harjo (Washington football team Indian trademark) and Elliot (tribal jurisdiction) cases. This is not surprising....the Supreme Court denies cert. in the overwhelming number of cases it is…

• Can Indians living OFF-reservation be forced to pay income tax when those living ON-reservation cannot?

  An interesting question - a California tribe has members living both on and off-reservation. The tribe also has casino money, which it dispenses to its members. Those members living ON the reservation don't have to…

• Live-blogging from the D.C. Indian Law Conference - part 3

  The first afternoon session - "Civil and Regulatory Jurisdiction Fix" - this is a fairly technical aspect of Indian Law, and also pretty complex and confusing. What was REALLY of interest, however, was the appearance…

• Live-blogging from the D.C. Indian Law Conference - part 2

  The lunch keynote speaker really was one of note - Ms. Hilary Tompkins, the fairly-newly-appointed Solicitor for the Department of the Interior. Her speech was pretty general, and somewhat circumscribed by the (appropriate and fair)…

• Live-blogging from the D.C. Indian Law Conference - part 1

  First impression - what a terrific, beautiful place the National Museum of the American Indian is. Second impression - I wish the seats in the meeting rooms weren't quite so hard. OK, more to the…

• Your mild-mannered blog editor.....

  ......will be at the Indian Law Conference at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. on Friday. Alas, the Federal Bar Association says that the conference is completely full up, with a…

• Reminder - Deadline coming up

  The Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society Announces our 2010 Symposium: Law, Gender and Citizenship: Contemporary Issues for American Indians and American Immigrants March 5, 2010 University of Wisconsin Law School Madison, Wisconsin We…