A group of Karuk Indian activists on Wednesday morning blockaded a road being used by a U.S. Forest Service logging contractor in an effort to stop a fuels reduction project they say is damaging sacred sites outside Orleans.
Members of the Klamath Justice Coalition blocked Orleans Mountain Lookout Road and said they turned back a contractor trying to move in heavy equipment for the ongoing project. Complete Story At: http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_14016175
Lawyers for an Indian tribe in Rhode Island argue the chief is exempt from a subpoena because the Narragansett tribe has sovereign immunity. Full story at: http://tinyurl.com/yz2muyq
DENVER – Stephen and Naomi Dobbs have some of the same complaints about stonewalling by their health-insurance company as many people.
But when the Durango couple sued Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield, they got caught between two complex areas of the law – health insurance and Native American tribal sovereignty. Full story at: http://tinyurl.com/yhvrlrs
The first Tribal Nations Conference will be held in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, November 5, the White House (http://www.whitehouse.gov/) announced today. Tribal leaders heard about the summit during the morning session of the National Congress of American Indians (http://www.ncai.org/) conference in Palm Springs, California. Invitations are being sent to all 564 federally recognized tribes. Each tribe can send one representative.
MyTribeTV (http://www.mytribetv.com/), an Indian-owned business in Seattle, Washington, will provide online coverage of the first-ever White House Tribal Nations Conference (http://www.whitehouse.gov/) on November 5.
This bill requires the California Commission On Teacher Credentialing, upon recommendation by a tribal government of a federally recognized Indian tribe in California, to issue an American Indian languages credential to a candidate who has demonstrated fluency in that tribal language, and met other requirements. The bill authorizes the holder of an American Indian languages credential to teach the American Indian language for which the credential was issued in California public schools in preschool, kindergarten, grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and in adult education courses, and would make the holder of that credential eligible for a professional clear teaching credential upon completion of a specified period of time and application and consultation as specified. The bill encourages each federally recognized American Indian tribe to develop a written and oral assessment that should be successfully completed before an applicant is recommended for an American Indian languages credential.
Please review the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) initiative under CA Public Resources Code, Sections 36602 and 36710.