Turtle Talk: Implications of land-into-trust case
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
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Law
"This post is about the potential impact of Carcieri on Michigan Indian tribes. I want to emphasize that this case may have significant potential impacts for Michigan tribes. The Grand Traverse Band in particular extensively cooperated with the Tribal Supreme Court Project substantively from the time this case first appeared in the First Circuit; one wouldn’t necessarily know that from the opinion and the pleadings, which are all under the banner of the National Congress of American Indians. NCAI owes GTB a great deal here for the risk it took.
GTB, as a tribe somewhat similarly situated to the Narragansett Tribe, had a great deal to lose by popping their heads up and taking a stand in this case. The Court could have come down with a much harsher bright-line rule. One should realize how this case could have — and may still — be a serious blow to the Grand Traverse Band and other tribes like them."
Get the Story:
Carcieri and Its Potential Impact on Michigan Indian Tribes
(Turtle Talk 2/24)
Supreme Court Decision:
Carcieri v. Salazar (February 24, 2009)
Supreme Court Documents:
Oral
Argument Transcript |
Briefs
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