American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program

Link to an important fundraiser for our Gayogohón (Cayuga) allies and friends: Funds are needed to guarantee future Gayogohón (Cayuga) access to the SHARE Farm property in Cayuga County. SHARE Farm GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-cayuga-share-farm... SHARE Farm Website: https://cayugasharefarm.org/

Kaighn Smith, Jr., attorney and Distinguished Practitioner in Residence Fellow at Cornell Law School (Spring 2021) Labor and Employment Law in Indian Country November 13 11:30AM 12:30PM... The governance of labor and employment relations in Indian country foments a clash between fundamental principles of tribal sovereignty and assertions of federal power over the affairs of Native Nations. A number of federal laws, including the National Labor Relations Act (governing unions and collective bargaining) and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (requiring workplace safety measures) are silent about whether they apply to Indian tribes or not. The lower federal courts are at odds about whether such laws apply to Indian tribes and their enterprises, and the Supreme Court has yet to address the issue. But it may well do so in the case of Secretary of Labor v. Red Lake Nation Fisheries, Inc., recently heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. In that case, the Labor Department seeks to fine a commercial fishing operation of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians under OSHA for failing to provide personal flotation devices to two Band citizens who tragically drowned when the fishing boat they worked on capsized on Lower Red Lake. Does it matter that the accident happened within the treaty reservation of the Band? Does it matter that the employees were citizens, as opposed to non-citizens, of the Band? Smith will give an overview of the law in this developing area and discuss the Red Lake Nation Fisheries case in particular. Register to attend here! https://cornell.zoom.us/j/93288846469