State trust lands generate millions of dollars for carceral facilities and programs every year, largely from extractive industries like oil and gas drilling. written by Alleen Brown, Clayton Aldern, & Maria Parazo Rose, at Grist, published January 28, 2025 Grist / Getty Images Excerpt: To build America, the U.S. government enacted laws to redistribute Indigenous lands they…
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Update: Podcast about Brackeen from Professor Wenona Singel, Co-Author and Spouse of Professor Matthew Fletcher (was: More on Haaland v. Brackeen (ICWA) ruling by The Supremes from MSU Law Professor, Matthew Fletcher)
Excerpt from the article, telling a little bit about who Professor Matthew Fletcher is: Fletcher, ’97, is the Harry Burns Hutchins Collegiate Professor of Law. He teaches and writes in the areas of federal Indian law, American Indian tribal law, Anishinaabe legal and political philosophy, constitutional law, federal courts, and legal ethics. He also sits…
4/13/23 Update: Reinstated! (was Update on 4/9/23 with new videos.) (was Watch Kamala Harris’ fiery speech after Tennessee lawmakers ousted!!!!!!!!! — Some Things Real and Some Imaginings)
image link Consider my mind officially boggled with what’s going on in the Tennessee State Legislature. I’m glad VP Harris was the one to give the speech there. Biden doesn’t have enough juice left in his prune self to do it. Readers, be afraid, be very afraid. The action by the legislature in TN…
Native America Calling Show on Strengthening Tribal Courts Today @ 1PM EST — Turtle Talk (leads to podcast)
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Court of Federal Claims Dismisses Bad Men Clause Suit over Sexual Abuse Perpetrated by Stanley Weber — Turtle Talk
This is one of those cases where you wish you were in a nightmare and could wake up from it. It is about a known pedophile that abused and exploited children at a health clinic for over 20 years. The pedophile was eventually charged and convicted for some of the abuses years later and now…
#FF — Due Process
PHOTO PROMPT © Marie Gail Stratford It’s Friday. We twelve have been here all week. Julie proposed yesterday that we each say a prayer for guidance in the challenge before us. The room is rather shabby but after last night’s storm, the light is good. The chairs are comfortable. The refrigerator is stocked with bottled…
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