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Native Legal Update
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Native Legal Update provides legal information relevant to Native American communities.
Foster Pepper has a long history of service to Native American and Alaska Native peoples and organizations. From public service legal programs to multi-million dollar finance and infrastructure projects, Foster Pepper works closely with Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations to facilitate their community development and economic growth. The blog was developed to provide current legal information that can be accessed 24/7 by clients and other interested parties to keep them abreast of issues facing Tribes, their members, and their economic interests.
Recent Posts
40th Anniversary of Native American Occupation of Alcatraz
(Britannica.com) November marks 40 years since Native American activists seized the former federal island penitentiary of Alcatraz and used it to raise the national consciousness on issues facing Native communities. In November of 1969, Richard Oake...
New Moon -- old stereotypes?
Of all the battles Native American communities have been compelled to fight to preserve their heritage and dignity, their most unlikely and unexpected foes have now become the most well-known in popular culture: Vampires, and the Hollywood studios w...
US Supreme Court Declines To Hear "Redskins" Trademark Case
The Supreme Court of the United States has refused to hear a lawsuit on behalf of Native American activists who assert the Washington Redskins' football team name is so offensive that it does not deserve trademark protection. The decision lets stand...
President Obama\'s Memorandum On Tribal Relations
In conjunction with the 5 November 2009 Tribal Nations conference, President Obama has issued a White House Memorandum on Tribal Consultation to all executive departments and federal agencies. The Memorandum can be accessed here, and its full text is...
War On Drugs Opens New Front: Tribal Lands
Washington State Patrol Officers Seize Marijuana On Reservation The Wall Street Journal reports that Mexican drug gangs are attempting to increase profits and eliminate clashes with border police by growing more marijuana inside the United States &n...
President Obama\'s Address To Tribal Nations
President Obama's opening address at this week's Tribal Nation's conference can be viewed HERE....

