The Tuscarora Nation’s decades-long fight to stop a proposed hazardous waste disposal facility in its ancestral territory ended with resounding victory, when the New York State Facility Siting Board (Board) and the New York State Department of Environmental...
Berkey Williams LLP is pleased to announce that Leila Bathke is the Firm’s 2025-2026 Indian Law Fellow. Leila earned her B.A. from University of California, Los Angeles in 2021 where she majored in American Indian Studies. In 2025, she earned her J.D. from UCLA School...
Berkey Williams LLP congratulates Sonoma County Indian Health Project, Inc. (“SCIHP”), a Tribal Health Program founded and operated by a consortium of sovereign Indian nations, on its successful transition to Self-Governance under the Indian Self-Determination Act....
BAKERSFIELD, CA – The California Indian Law Association, Inc. (CILA) is proud to announce that Assemblymember James C. Ramos is the 2025 recipient of CILA’s Outstanding Achievement in California Indian Law Award and Erica Costa is the recipient of the 2025...
The Round Valley Indian Tribes, a firm client, took a major step toward regaining control of the Eel River necessary to advance restoration work they have led for decades. On February 13, 2025, Tribal Council President Joesph Parker signed a memorandum of...
Dam Removal on Schedule with Copco No. 2 Nearing Completion – The Klamath River renewal project shifted into high gear in June 2023, following final permit approvals by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that allowed construction crews to get to...
