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Coalbed Methane Development In Wyoming And Montana: The Potential Impacts Of Montana V. Wyoming, Coalbed Methane Development, And Water Quality On The Tribes Of The Powder River And Wind River Basins, Mallory J. Irwinsky Jan 2016

Coalbed Methane Development In Wyoming And Montana: The Potential Impacts Of Montana V. Wyoming, Coalbed Methane Development, And Water Quality On The Tribes Of The Powder River And Wind River Basins, Mallory J. Irwinsky

American Indian Law Review

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When A Tribal Entity Becomes A Nation: The Role Of Politics In The Shifting Federal Recognition Regulations, Lorinda Riley Jan 2016

When A Tribal Entity Becomes A Nation: The Role Of Politics In The Shifting Federal Recognition Regulations, Lorinda Riley

American Indian Law Review

Before a tribal entity can exercise the privileges and immunities of external sovereign status, they must first be recognized by the United States. For a variety of reasons, some legitimate tribal entities remain unrecognized today. The Department of the Interior has created a federal acknowledgement process under 25 C.F.R. Part 83, providing a procedure for a petitioning Indian entity to establish federal recognition. Reaching beyond a discussion of the overarching federal acknowledgment process this paper delves into the application of politics on the Department of the Interior’s administrative actions. This article explores how each presidential administration has both shaped and …


A Starving Culture: Alaskan Native Villages’ Fight To Use Traditional Hunting And Fishing Grounds, Jeffrey W. Stowers, Jr. Jan 2016

A Starving Culture: Alaskan Native Villages’ Fight To Use Traditional Hunting And Fishing Grounds, Jeffrey W. Stowers, Jr.

American Indian Law Review

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Lessons Learned: Avoiding The Hardships Of Tribal Mineral Leasing In The Development Of Oklahoma Tribal Wind Energy, Wyatt Swinford Jan 2016

Lessons Learned: Avoiding The Hardships Of Tribal Mineral Leasing In The Development Of Oklahoma Tribal Wind Energy, Wyatt Swinford

American Indian Law Review

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Nothing Personal (Or Subject Matter) About It: Jurisdictional Risk As An Impetus For Non-Tribal Opt-Outs From Tribal Economies, And The Need For Administrative Response, Joel Pruett Jan 2016

Nothing Personal (Or Subject Matter) About It: Jurisdictional Risk As An Impetus For Non-Tribal Opt-Outs From Tribal Economies, And The Need For Administrative Response, Joel Pruett

American Indian Law Review

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Analysis Of A Bias-Based Exception To The Doctrine Of Exhaustion In Wilson V. Bull, R. Mitchell Mcgrew Jan 2016

Analysis Of A Bias-Based Exception To The Doctrine Of Exhaustion In Wilson V. Bull, R. Mitchell Mcgrew

American Indian Law Review

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The Promise Zone Initiative And Native American Economic Development: Only The First Step Forward Toward The Promise Of A Brighter Future, James Hall Jan 2016

The Promise Zone Initiative And Native American Economic Development: Only The First Step Forward Toward The Promise Of A Brighter Future, James Hall

American Indian Law Review

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A Pretty Smart Answer: Justifying The Secretary Of The Interior’S “Seminole Fix” For The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Austin R. Vance Jan 2016

A Pretty Smart Answer: Justifying The Secretary Of The Interior’S “Seminole Fix” For The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Austin R. Vance

American Indian Law Review

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Raising Capital In Indian Country, Evan Way Jan 2016

Raising Capital In Indian Country, Evan Way

American Indian Law Review

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Christman V. Confederated Tribes Of Grand Ronde: A Chapter In The Disenrollment Epidemic, Tabitha Minke Jan 2016

Christman V. Confederated Tribes Of Grand Ronde: A Chapter In The Disenrollment Epidemic, Tabitha Minke

American Indian Law Review

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The Dynamic Legal Environment Of Daily Fantasy Sports, Elizabeth Lohah Homer Jan 2016

The Dynamic Legal Environment Of Daily Fantasy Sports, Elizabeth Lohah Homer

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Bureau Of Land Management's Finalized Hydraulic Fracturing Rule On Tribal Lands: A Responsibility Or Intrusion?, Kerstie B. Moran Jan 2016

The Bureau Of Land Management's Finalized Hydraulic Fracturing Rule On Tribal Lands: A Responsibility Or Intrusion?, Kerstie B. Moran

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.


Native Americans And The Legalization Of Marijuana: Can The Tribes Turn Another Addiction Into Affluence?, Melinda Smith Jan 2016

Native Americans And The Legalization Of Marijuana: Can The Tribes Turn Another Addiction Into Affluence?, Melinda Smith

American Indian Law Review

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Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Beyond Citizenship And Blood, Addie C. Rolnick Jan 2016

Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Beyond Citizenship And Blood, Addie C. Rolnick

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.


Federal Statutory Responsibility And The Mental Health Crisis Among American Indians, Abilene Slaton Jan 2016

Federal Statutory Responsibility And The Mental Health Crisis Among American Indians, Abilene Slaton

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.


Protecting Tribal Skies: Why Indian Tribes Possess The Sovereign Authority To Regulate Tribal Airspace, William M. Haney Jan 2016

Protecting Tribal Skies: Why Indian Tribes Possess The Sovereign Authority To Regulate Tribal Airspace, William M. Haney

American Indian Law Review

Since the advent of human flight, lawmakers in the United States have struggled to keep pace with advancements in aviation technology. Similarly, many doctrines of federal Indian law that govern the exercise of the sovereign powers of Indian tribes in the United States are based on outmoded conceptions of the capabilities and interests of Indian people and tribal governments. For decades, tribal governments have worked to protect their sovereign interests in tribal territory from the effects of aviation activities that occur within tribal airspace. There has been no exploration of tribal airspace issues in the academic community and limited examination …


Implementing A Greener Redd+ In Black & White: Preserving Wounaan Lands And Culture In Panama With Indigenous-Sensitive Modifications To Redd+, Cindy Campbell Jan 2016

Implementing A Greener Redd+ In Black & White: Preserving Wounaan Lands And Culture In Panama With Indigenous-Sensitive Modifications To Redd+, Cindy Campbell

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.


Competing Visions Of Appellate Justice For Indian Country: A United States Court Of Indian Appeals Or An American Indian Supreme Court, Eugene R. Fidell Jan 2016

Competing Visions Of Appellate Justice For Indian Country: A United States Court Of Indian Appeals Or An American Indian Supreme Court, Eugene R. Fidell

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.


Human Trafficking Among Native Americans: How Jurisdictional And Statutory Complexities Present Barriers To Combating Modern-Day Slavery, Maggie Logan Jan 2016

Human Trafficking Among Native Americans: How Jurisdictional And Statutory Complexities Present Barriers To Combating Modern-Day Slavery, Maggie Logan

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.


Winner, Best Appellate Brief In The 2016 Native American Law Student Association Moot Court Competition, Ashley Akers, Maureen Orth Jan 2016

Winner, Best Appellate Brief In The 2016 Native American Law Student Association Moot Court Competition, Ashley Akers, Maureen Orth

American Indian Law Review

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Defending The Cobell Buy-Back Program, Rebekah Martin Jan 2016

Defending The Cobell Buy-Back Program, Rebekah Martin

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.


Capital, Inequality, And Self-Determination: Creating A Sovereign Financial System For Native American Nations, W. Gregory Guedel, Ph.D, J. D. Colbert Jan 2016

Capital, Inequality, And Self-Determination: Creating A Sovereign Financial System For Native American Nations, W. Gregory Guedel, Ph.D, J. D. Colbert

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.


Why Indigenous Peoples’ Property Rights Matter: Why The United Nations Declaration On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples May Be Used To Condemn Isis And The State Of Iraq For Their Failure To Protect The Property Rights Of Indigenous Peoples In The Nineveh Plains, Brooke E. Hamilton Jan 2016

Why Indigenous Peoples’ Property Rights Matter: Why The United Nations Declaration On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples May Be Used To Condemn Isis And The State Of Iraq For Their Failure To Protect The Property Rights Of Indigenous Peoples In The Nineveh Plains, Brooke E. Hamilton

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.


Trespass To Culture: The Bioethics Of Indigenous Populations’ Informed Consent In Mainstream Genetic Research Paradigms, Alexandra Winters Jan 2016

Trespass To Culture: The Bioethics Of Indigenous Populations’ Informed Consent In Mainstream Genetic Research Paradigms, Alexandra Winters

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.


Intellectual Property Rights And Informed Consent In American Indian Communities: Legal And Ethical Issues, Naomi Palosaari Jan 2016

Intellectual Property Rights And Informed Consent In American Indian Communities: Legal And Ethical Issues, Naomi Palosaari

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.