Bad River Band calls Line 5 court ruling a “positive step,” and other news

In this blog:

• Bad River Band: Court ruling in Enbridge Line 5 trespass case a “positive step”
• Nez Perce defendants get court win upholding off-Reservation Treaty rights to fish
• Report: Former Interior Secretary Zinke lied about his involvement to undermine Tribal casino plans

Could Indian Reservation “Termination Policy” Return Under Trump? Worrying Signs are There

The blog Alaska Indigenous is issuing a warning that Federally recognized tribes should brace for possible termination policy under Trump. The blog begins:

Whether we like it or not, Saglutupiaġataq (“the compulsive liar” in Iñupiatun) is now president of the United States and Republicans control Congress. Federally recognized Alaska Native and American Indian tribes should brace for the worst, including the possibility that Congress may move to terminate federally recognized tribes.

The termination era of 1953 to 1968 involved Congress stripping tribes of their lands and criminal jurisdiction. The policy was thinly disguised as an attempt to lift American Indians and Alaska Natives out of poverty by assimilating them into mainstream society. However the real goal was to privatize and ransack American Indian and Alaska Native lands.