The Tenth Circuit held on September 30, 2020 that aboriginal water rights are alive and well in the state of New Mexico. The federal district court had concluded that Spanish colonization extinguished the rights of Jemez, Santa Ana, and Zia Pueblos to the waters of...
Berkey Williams LLP represents Indian tribes and tribal organizations throughout the United States, with offices in Davis, California, Washington D.C and Syracuse, New York. Our Firm works exclusively with Tribes and Tribal organizations to promote and protect their...
Berkey Williams LLP is pleased to welcome Janet Bill, the Firm’s 2020-2021 Indian Law Fellow. Our Indian Law Fellowship is dedicated to supporting the Indian law leaders of the future. Janet Bill is a member of the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians. She earned...
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At the association’s 18th annual conference at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, CA, Ms. Erica Costa was nominated and elected to the Board of Directors of the California Indian Law Association (CILA). CILA is a volunteer based 501(c)(3) non-profit...
Rovianne Leigh joined the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, Amah Mutsun Land Trust, and Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District to present at the 2018 California Land and Water Conservation Conference this March. The presentation focused on the ground-breaking stewardship...
