Bozho,
As we reflect on the verdict in the Chauvin trial, our hearts are heavy for all victims of police violence, including the disproportionate number of Native victims of police brutality. Justice systems must serve their communities and be accountable to them. It is therefore fitting that on April 29th we will host a Discussion with a panel of experts to debrief regarding the Supreme Court oral arguments in U.S. v. Cooley, a case that will greatly impact the scope and authority of tribal policing. The flyer is below, and we hope you will join us.
As this Spring semester closes and the world begins to open back up, we look forward to brighter days ahead. We are immensely proud of our 2021 NALSA graduates, and we look forward to sending them off in a good way.
Megwetch,
Angela R. Riley (Citizen Potawatomi Nation)
Professor of Law and Director, Native Nations Law and Policy Center
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TRIBAL LEGAL DEVELOPMENT CLINIC SPOTLIGHT |
The Tribal Legal Development Clinic is working with the Red Lake Nation this semester. The Red Lake Nation is exploring codification strategies for implementing the special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction provisions for prosecuting non-Indian offenders on tribal lands. The Clinic is assisting to research and draft proposed language in partnership with the Tribe. |
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Our alumna student, Geneva E.B. Thompson ('16), was appointed to Assistant Secretary for Tribal Affairs at the California Natural Resources Agency.
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Webinar on Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions |
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Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York, in partnership with Taiwan’s Council of Indigenous Peoples, UCLA’s Native Nations Law and Policy Center, Auckland University’s Aotearoa New Zealand Center for Indigenous Peoples and the Law, Harvard Medical School, and the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus (GIYC), hosted a webinar titled Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions: the role of indigenous peoples in implementing Sustainable Development Goal 16.
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TOMORROW, April 29, 2021
Roundtable Debrief on the Cooley Oral Argument at the Supreme Court
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Join our expert panel as we debrief on the U.S. Supreme Court’s oral arguments of U.S. v. Cooley regarding the extent of tribal police powers.
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Launch Event!
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples:
Tribal Implementation Toolkit
The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is a standard-setting document that recognizes that Indigenous Peoples have rights to self-determination, equality, property, culture, religious freedom, health, and economic well-being, among many others. It calls on States to undertake legal reform that will remedy past violations and ensure current protections for Indigenous Peoples’ rights. The "Tribal Implementation Toolkit," produced in collaboration between the Native American Rights Fund, the University of Colorado Law School, and UCLA Law's Tribal Legal Development Clinic, considers how tribes can support and implement the Declaration through tribal lawmaking. Learn more about the toolkit and the project to implement: https://un-declaration.narf.org/
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United States v. Cooley: Threats to Tribal Police Power
and Native Governance
On March 23rd the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in US v. Cooley, a case addressing the scope of tribal police officers' power to temporarily detain and search non-Indians traveling through the reservation and suspected of violating state or federal law. Watch this lively and gripping conversation with a remarkable panel of Indian country lawyers involved in the case as they discuss the legal and practical implications of Cooley's outcome for public safety on reservations.
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McGirt v. Oklahoma:
Reflections on a Landmark Case and What We've Learned So Far
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The groundbreaking case of McGirt v. Oklahoma (2020) altered the landscape of criminal jurisdiction within the Muscogee (Creek) Nation reservation. Watch this provocative conversation with the legal pioneers working on the front lines for more than six months now and hear their reflections on both successes and on-going challenges.
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Honors
Our student Ryan Garcia (3L) was the recipient of the 2021 CILA and ChangeLawyers 3L Diversity Scholar!
CILA partnered with ChangeLawyers and the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians to award this $5,000 award. Please join us in congratulating her!
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National NALSA 2021-2022 Election
Congratulations to our student Jessica Govindu on her successful election to President of the 2021-2022 National NALSA Board! She was born and raised in Oklahoma and is an enrolled member of the Wichita & Affiliated Tribes and a descendent of the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma. She is the former Vice President of the NNALSA and is currently a 2L at the UCLA School of Law. We are so proud!
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