The Teaching Contract that Brought Sami Reindeer to Alaska
Posted by: Elin Hofverberg
Overview of the history of how Sami reindeer were introduced to Alaska.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans
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Alaskan Tribes Added to the Indigenous Law Portal
Posted by: Tina Gheen
Alaska has now been added to the Indigenous Law Portal on Law.gov. As I mentioned last summer, the Indigenous Law Portal is a free resource that brings together digitized collection materials from the Law Library of Congress as well as links to tribal websites and primary source materials found on the web. We have added …
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How a House Becomes Legally Haunted: Stambovsky v. Ackley, The “Ghostbuster” Ruling
Posted by: Sarah Friedman
Today's blog post explores how houses can be legally deemed haunted and how that impacts the process of selling a "haunted house."
Posted in: Education, Guest Post, Law Library
Upcoming US Law Webinars – November 2024
Posted by: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post announces the upcoming U.S. Law Webinars taking place in the month of November 2024, including a return of the Lunch and Learn webinar.
Posted in: Collections, Education, Event
Orange Shirt Day and the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Today on the blog, Jennifer explains the Federal Indian Boarding school program, the origins of Orange Shirt Day, and the relationship of the U.S. Federal Indian Boarding school program to Canada's residential school program.
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Ada Deer: Advocate for Tribal Sovereignty
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This Native American Heritage Month, we honor the significant figures in history who contributed to civil rights and the law. Ada Deer, Menominee, was an activist, tribal leader, social worker, government official, professor, and community activist, all in service to her community. In the process of trying to make improvements in the quality of Native …
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Descansos: Roadside Memorials
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
In late October and early November, people of Hispanic heritage remember their lost loved ones with ofrendas, colorful memorials to the dead that are decorated with sugar skulls, marigolds, papel picado, candles, favorite foods of the lost ones, and more. This time tends to be a celebration more than a mourning; when building an ofrenda …
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Join Us on 1/26 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar: Indigenous Governance in the Circumpolar Arctic
Posted by: Kelly Goles
The following is a guest post by Michael Chalupovitsch, a foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress covering Canada and Caribbean jurisdictions. Join us on January 26 at 2 p.m. EST for our next foreign, comparative, and international law webinar titled, “Indigenous Governance in the Circumpolar Arctic.” Please register here. With the ongoing effects of climate change, the Arctic …
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Santa Laws
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
If your family celebrates Christmas and expects a visit from Santa Claus, you and yours are hoping for a successful visit from the jolly old elf and his reindeer. Local, federal and foreign governments are doing their regulatory best to speed his mail and ease his journey across borders with foreign livestock, regardless of his …
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