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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 …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post covers the history of Elizabeth Peratrovich's testimony and work for civil rights and voting rights for Alaska Natives in Alaska Territory.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans, Women's History
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post highlights new acquisitions of the Law Library related to Federal Indian and sovereign Indigenous law.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
The blog post describes a brief history of the Indian Residential School system in Canada and the reconciliation measures that have been initiated afterwards.
Posted in: Collections, In the News, Law Library, Native Americans
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
In April in Washington, D.C., residents and workers enjoy the coming of spring, cherry blossoms, Poetry Month and National Library Week. This week is a good time to reflect on the value that libraries provide to everyone, and to find a way to show love for our libraries. Here at the Law Library, we are …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Blog post about Fannie Lou Hamer's legacy in voting rights and desegregation.
Posted in: African American History, Collections, Law Library, Women's History
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post describes the new memorial for Native veterans, unveiled on November 11 2020.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post describes the legal battles of Principal Chief John Ross of Cherokee Nation to preserve his people's homelands in Georgia, and the loss of those cases that led to the Trail of Tears and removal to Oklahoma.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This is a summary of the Navajo Code Talkers project and the contributions of the Navajo soldiers in the WWII effort.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans