by webadmin | Feb 18, 2020 | For Native Individuals, Knowledge is Power
By Jay Peterson, CILS Sacramento office Senior Staff Attorney Communities of color experience disproportionate contact with the law. (Read: racial profiling.) This excessive law enforcement contact results in a similarly disproportionate number of criminal records in...
by webadmin | Feb 4, 2020 | For Native Individuals, Knowledge is Power, Protect ICWA
By Denise Hurchanik Bareilles, CILS Eureka office Acting Directing Attorney You have probably seen in the media various groups painting a picture that tribal governments make it difficult to collect child support for custodial parents. However, this is not the case....
by webadmin | Feb 4, 2020 | For Native Individuals, For Tribes or Tribal Orgs, Knowledge is Power, Uncategorized
By Alexis Lindquist, CILS Escondido office Staff Attorney Until recently, hemp was considered a Schedule I controlled substance under the federal Controlled Substances Act. Also included under the Schedule I list of controlled substances: heroin, LSD, ecstasy, and you...