Excerpt from the legal challenge: The District’s refusal to allow Larissa to wear her NativeAmerican religious regalia at the graduation, while permitting otherstudents to wear comparable expressive secular messages, was aviolation of Larissa’s rights to free exercise of religion and free speechunder the U.S. Constitution and under Arizona law. First word that comes to mind:…
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Job Announcements — Turtle Talk
Looking for an Indian law or leadership job? To post an open Indian law or leadership job to Turtle Talk, send the following information to indigenous@law.msu.edu: In the email body: A typed brief description of the position which includes: Position title Location (city, state) Main duties Closing date Any other pertinent details such as links…
Fletcher, Fort, and Singel: “Defending the Indian Child Welfare Act” — Turtle Talk
For anyone interested in learning more about the mission and activities of the Michigan State University’s Indigenous Law & Policy Center, this one-hour video gives you a very good look at who they are and what they do. It’s important. The issues span generations and across the United States. Indian Child Welfare Matters! If you…
Michigan Tribes in the News (10/20/21) — Turtle Talk
Toward Freedom: Photo Essay: Indigenous Struggle Against Enbridge Lines 3 and 5 UP Matters: Providing “Hope Not Handcuffs” at the Bay Mills Police Department UP Matters: Bay Mills President Whitney Gravelle shares the impact of intergenerational trauma on addiction UP Matters: Preventing addiction using a cultural approach in Native communities Peninsula Press: Indigenous groups demand […]…
ABC News Indigenous Peoples’ Day interview with Matthew Fletcher — Turtle Talk
Click on the picture below to see the 5.5 minute news segment. ABC News Indigenous Peoples’ Day interview with Matthew Fletcher — Turtle Talk Professor Matthew Fletcher discusses what Indigenous Peoples’ Day means to him and the importance of President Joe Biden formally recognizing the day. rock sinks beneath wavesas the eagles soar new skieshearts…
Detroit Today [NPR]: “National Investigation of Native American Boarding Schools Hits Home in Michigan” — Turtle Talk
Here. Detroit Today [NPR]: “National Investigation of Native American Boarding Schools Hits Home in Michigan” — Turtle Talk Canada isn’t the only one with some explaining to do. Click on the above link to take you to the latest news on upcoming investigation on ones in MI. As a matter of fact, in the “Lost…
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