Tribal Defense Attorney Group

The following message was forwarded to me by Lori Guevara, who serves as a Trustee for the Washington State Bar Association's Indian Law Section. She wanted me to get the word out about this group - so feel free to pass the following information on to whomever may be interested. Thank you.

We are pleased to announce the creation of a new national web page and listserve for attorneys, law students and lay advocates who represent native defendants in criminal proceedings before tribal courts! So far we have over 30 individuals participating from across the county ( i.e. Arizona, Washington, Oregon, Michigan, Colorado, and Minnesota), which includes public defenders from such tribes as Swinomish, Lummi, Tulalip, Umatilla, Pascua Yaqui, Navajo, Gila River, Tohono O'odham, Southern Ute, Sault Ste Marie, Bay Mills, Mississippi Choctaw and attorneys from Indian legal aid offices that provide criminal representation in tribal courts. We have had discussions concerning such things as the ICRA, mental competency hearings, and funding sources. The web site is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tribaldefenseattorneys/. Because it is a "closed" group, it does required the approval of a moderator to join and have access. We would love to have all tribal public defenders and defense attorneys join us.
Thank you,
Cami


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Cameron Ann Fraser
Michigan Indian Legal Services
814 S Garfield Avenue, Suite A
Traverse City, MI 49686
(231) 947-0122
cfraser@mils.org