On September 26, 2023, the Department of the Interior awarded a $3.7 million dollar grant to the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition to create a permanent collection of oral histories from survivors of the federal Indian boarding school system....
Patterson Earnhart Real Bird & Wilson LLP is excited to announce two new additions to the team: Jane Gardner who joined the Louisville, Colorado office as a partner on October 16, 2023, and Juliette Jackson who joined the DC office as a Law Clerk on September 6,...
For the third consecutive year, Patterson Earnhart Real Bird & Wilson LLP earned a top tier ranking in the ‘Best Law Firms’ list for 2024. The firm received a Tier 1 ranking in the practice area of Native American Law for the Colorado region and a Tier 3 ranking...
Ahead of August recess Congress made significant progress in July on the Interior Appropriations bill and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). All of these bills include important provisions and funding for Indian country. When Congress returns in...
Patterson Earnhart Real Bird & Wilson LLP (Native Law Group) proudly announces the inclusion of six (6) of its attorneys in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. This is the third consecutive year Native Law Group has been recognized in this highly...
On May 11, 2023, the Klamath Irrigation District (KID) filed a petition for a writ of certiorari that could potentially expand the authority of an Oregon state court to adjudicate settled tribal water rights belonging to the Klamath and Hoopa Valley Tribes (Tribes). ...
