In this episode, I talked to Professor Crepelle about some of the fundamentals of Federal Indian Law. We discussed the federal and state government’s relationship with tribes, jurisdictional limitations tribes face when attempting to prosecute non-Indians, restorative justice within the courts, as well as Professor Crepelle’s personal experience which led him to this field. To explain these issues, we look at the problematic history of Federal Indian Law and how case law has shaped the laws tribes face today. We further discussed the Violence Against Women Act and how Supplemental Jurisdiction could be used to expand the jurisdictional limitations placed on tribes.

Research & Sources:

https://socialchangenyu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Adam-Crepelle_RLSC_44.4.pdf

https://scholarworks.umt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2459&context=mlr

Resources:

What Native Land am I on: https://native-land.ca/

Learn more about the Houma Nation: https://unitedhoumanation.org/