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Agenda: Indigenous Water Justice Symposium, University Of Colorado Boulder. Getches-Wilkinson Center For Natural Resources, Energy, And The Environment

Indigenous Water Justice Symposium (June 6)

Indigenous peoples throughout the world face diverse and often formidable challenges of what might be termed “water justice.” On one hand, these challenges involve issues of distributional justice that concern Indigenous communities’ relative abilities to access and use water for self-determined purposes. On the other hand, issues of procedural justice are frequently associated with water allocation and management, encompassing fundamental matters like representation within governance entities and participation in decision-making processes. Yet another realm of water justice in which disputes are commonplace relates to the persistence of, and respect afforded to, Indigenous communities’ cultural traditions and values surrounding water—more specifically, …

Slides: Crystalised Not Frozen: Addressing Historical Exclusion Of Traditional Owners From Water, Poh-Ling Tan

Indigenous Water Justice Symposium (June 6)

Poh-Ling Tan, Griffith University

13 slides

Fact Sheet: Water Licences, New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council

Indigenous Water Justice Symposium (June 6)

Presenter: Phil Duncan, Gomeroi Nation, New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council

4 pages

Contains references

Fact Sheet: Comparison Of Land Rights And Native Title In Nsw, New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council

Indigenous Water Justice Symposium (June 6)

Presenter: Phil Duncan, Gomeroi Nation, New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council

3 pages

Contains footnotes

"Land Rights and Native Title in NSW"

"October 2012"

"This document has been prepared by the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) for Local Aboriginal Land Councils (LALCs) and Aboriginal communities in NSW. NSWALC acknowledges the assistance of NTSCORP Limited (NTSCORP) in the development of this Fact Sheet."--Last page

Submission To The Review Of The Australian And New Zealand Guidelines For Fresh And Marine Water Quality - Cultural And Spiritual Values Chapter, Lesley Turner, New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council

Indigenous Water Justice Symposium (June 6)

Presenter: Phil Duncan, Gomeroi Nation, New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council

6 pages

Letter dated 3/9/15, addressed to Sheryl Hedges, Director, Water Quality and Water Knowledge Section, Department of the Environment, from Lesley Turner, CEO, New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council.

Framework For Drafting Ecological Objectives For Water Sharing Plans - Submission Of The Nsw Aboriginal Land Council, Geoff Scott, New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council

Indigenous Water Justice Symposium (June 6)

Presenter: Phil Duncan, Gomeroi Nation, New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council

4 pages

Contains 1 footnote

Letter addressed to Nick Cook, A/Team Leader, WSP Science & Evaluation - North, NSW Office of Water, from Geoff Scott, Chief Executive Officer, New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council.

Predicate Offenses, Foreign Convictions, And Trusting Tribal Courts, Alexander S. Birkhold

Michigan Law Review Online

Concerns about the reliability of criminal justice systems in foreign countries have resulted in uneven treatment of foreign convictions in U.S. courts. Federal courts, however, have historically accepted tribal court convictions as predicate offenses under recidivist statutes. But the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected the uncounseled convictions obtained against Michael Bryant, Jr., a serial domestic abuser, in the Northern Cheyenne Tribal Court. The court dismissed a federal indictment that had been brought against Bryant under 18 U.S.C § 117, which makes it a felony to commit domestic violence against a spouse or partner in Indian country if the …

Aboriginal Title And Indigenous Governance: Identifying The Holders Of Rights And Authority, Kent Mcneil

All Papers

Aboriginal rights, including Aboriginal title to land, are communal rights that are vested in Indigenous collectivities that are connected to the specific Indigenous groups that occupied and used land prior to European colonization of Canada. Identifying the present-day collectivities that hold these rights is therefore essential. This research paper examines the jurisprudence on this matter in relation to three categories of court decisions: Aboriginal title cases, Aboriginal rights cases apart from title, and duty to consult cases. Analysis of the case law reveals that identification of current rights holders is treated as a matter of fact that depends in part …

What Should Tribes Expect From Federal Regulations? The Bureau Of Land Management’S Fracking Rule And The Problems With Treating Indian And Federal Lands Identically, Monte Mills

Public Land & Resources Law Review

The federal government’s various Indian policies create a number of boundaries across which Indian tribes must negotiate to ensure successful management of their natural resources. For example, the removal, reservation, and treaty-making period of the late 18th and early 19th Centuries created territorial boundaries that, for many tribes, did not align with their traditional homelands. Thereafter, allotment of many of the resulting tribal reservations decimated the tribal land base and left a checkerboard ownership pattern of land within many reservations. More recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court have limited tribal authority over the non-Indian owned squares on the …

Protecting Traditional Water Resources: Legal Options For Preserving Tribal Non-Consumptive Water Use, Julia Guarino

Public Land & Resources Law Review

The law governing the quantification and use of tribal water rights is complex and inconsistent, creating major challenges for tribes working to gain control over and make use of their water resources. There are even greater challenges a tribe must overcome if it wishes to safeguard non- consumptive water uses not generally protected under Western water law regimes. Non-consumptive water uses include any use that does not require removing water from the natural water body. Such uses include protecting in-stream water flows for fisheries, riparian habitat, traditional plants, ceremonial uses, or recreation. There are legal tools available to tribes, however, …

“Salmon Is Culture, And Culture Is Salmon”: Reexamining The Implied Right To Habitat Protection As A Tool For Cultural And Ecological Preservation, Wesley J. Furlong

Public Land & Resources Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Sacred Responsibility: Governing The Use Of Water And Related Resources In The International Columbia Basin Through The Prism Of Tribes And First Nations, Matthew J. Mckinney, Richard Kyle Paisley, Molly Smith Stenovec

Public Land & Resources Law Review

In the fall of 2012, leaders from Columbia Basin First Nations and tribes participated, along with about 150 other people, in the 4th transboundary symposium convened by the Universities Consortium on Columbia River Governance. Gathered on the shores of Flathead Lake in Polson, Montana, the participants explored the interests, rights, roles, and responsibilities of indigenous people in the international Columbia River Basin. This symposium generated two notable outcomes: first, The Columbia River Basin: A Sense of the Future—a synthesis of interests and concerns with regard to the future of the transboundary river basin as captured by the Universities Consortium during …

Proposals For Resolving Reservation Residents' Bail Catch-22: A Case Study Of The St. Regis Mohawk Indian Reservation & The Town Of Bombay, New York, John C. Carroll

American Indian Law Journal

No abstract provided.

A Tiny Fish And A Big Problem: Natives, Elvers, And The Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act Of 1980, John Sanders

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.

Tribal Management Under The Mmpa: A Way Forward For Local Control, Julie Lurman Joly

American Indian Law Journal

No abstract provided.

What Is Measured Is What Is Done: Methods To Measure Compliance With The Indian Child Welfare Act, Jason R. Williams Ph.D., James W. Amell Ph.D., Erin J. Maher Ph.D., Jill Tompkins J.D., Alicia Summers Ph.D., Jensina E. Rosen M.S.W., L.G.S.W., Shirley M. Cain J.D., Carolyn Mueller, Mallory Moon, George Mccauley, Linda Harris

American Indian Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Case Law On American Indians: August 2014-August 2015, Thomas P. Schlosser

American Indian Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Where There's Smoke, There's Fire: The State-Tribal Quandry Of Tribal Marijuana, Kyle Montour

American Indian Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Killing The Policy To Save The Child: Comparing The Historical Removal Of Indigenous Children In Austrailia To The United States And How The Countries Can Learn From Each Other, Drew Pollom

American Indian Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Guide For Tribal Appeals By Pro Se Litigants And Lay Advocates, Gregory D. Smith

American Indian Law Journal

No abstract provided.