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I'd bet folding money that at least some the amici filed by native tribes/nations used "Indian," too. So perhaps the esteemed Pé isn't pointing us to all we need to know.

 

A couple of pulls from the amicus brief filed jointly by the Chickasaw and Choctaw nations:

"Amici are federally-recognized Indian tribes residing on Reservations in Oklahoma ..."

"Amici Nations agree with Respondent’s and other amici’s explanations why the Court should not consider the State’s argument that it has concurrent jurisdiction over crimes by non-Indians against Indians in Indian country."

The first sentence in the brief filed by the Cherokee Nation:

"Amicus Cherokee Nation (“Nation”) is a federally recognized Indian tribe, residing on a reservation in Oklahoma, on which it protects public safety and prosecutes Indian offenders in the exercise of its inherent sovereign authority."

 

"All you really need to know," my ass.

 

I know he thinks it's a sick "gotcha" burn but a lot of Native Americans prefer the term "Indians." Additionally, in the context of laws pertaining to Native Americans, it's generally referred to as "Indian Law." Law firms that deal with tribal issues have "Indian Law" departments. At Harvard Law School, they have an Indian Law Program (while they have a Native American Law Students Association):

https://orgs.law.harvard.edu/nalsa/indian-law-program/

And the body of federal law is referred to as "Federal Indian Law."

Not for me to say whether that's how it should be, but it's the term that's used in the legal context.

 

Not the person convicted ... the person neglected.

 

Biden Plans to Nominate Anti-Abortion Republican to Federal Judgeship as Part of a Deal with Mitch McConnell, Per Report

I really hate it when Dems "make a deal" with Mitch - Mitch gets what he wants. Dems get "a promise."