Hershel M. Gorham, Attorney At Law

03/01/2024

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12/02/2022

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04/08/2022

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04/02/2022

Way overdue 👏👏👏

https://thehill.com/news/house/3255862-house-set-to-pass-ma*****na-legalization-friday/

The House is set to pass legislation on Friday to legalize ma*****na nationwide, an effort that has unprecedented levels of support in both chambers of Congress. The bill is likely to pass t…

03/30/2022

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03/29/2022

Tuesday morning medicine. Lol

03/25/2022

Interesting CLE opportunity

03/12/2022

03/07/2022

One of three cases that make up the Marshall Trilogy. States have no authority or jurisdiction on Indian Land.

On this day in history: The third of three court cases (the “Marshall Trilogy”) that become the foundation of American Indian law is decided. Samuel Worcester, a white missionary living on Cherokee lands, brings a suit to the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the Cherokee Nation. The state of Georgia had demanded that Worcester obtain a state license to live on Cherokee land. Chief Justice John Marshall rules for the Cherokee, finding that the U.S. is legally bound to treat the tribes “as nations, respect their rights, and manifest a firm purpose to afford that protection which treaties stipulate.”

“Indian nations had always been considered as distinct, independent political communities, retaining their original natural rights, as the undisputed possessors of the soil ... The very term nation so generally applied to them, means ‘a people distinct from others.’” —U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall, Worcester v. Georgia, 31 U.S. (6 Pet.) 515, 561 (1832). Other cases in the “Marshall Trilogy” are Johnson v. McIntosh (1823) and Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831).

03/07/2022

In my opinion, Tribes should be allowed to operate and regulate cannabis on tribal land just like the states do. This is no different than casino gaming. If states allow it for some then it shouldn't be denied to Tribes.

Bay Mills Indian Community, based in the rural eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan, broke into the cannabis market as a way of diversifying the tribe’s economy during COVID-19.

03/04/2022

Register to vote! We need a Governor who wants to work with the tribes, not against them.

A local discount to***co smoke shop co-owner claims the to***co tax compact Gov. Kevin Stitt and the Sac and Fox Nation is the reason she has to close her shop for good at the end of the week.

02/26/2022

The National Congress of American Indians and the Native American Rights Fund released the following statement late Friday after President Joe Biden earlier in the day announced his nomination of U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to become the nex...

01/30/2022

Guest Opinion. For the second time in less than two years, the Supreme Court spoke clearly: The United States must keep its treaty promise to Cherokee Nation. Now, let us move forward.

12/15/2021

Governor Stitt….shameful

https://anadisgoi.com/index.php/government-stories/784-five-tribes-issue-statement-on-governor-stitt-canceling-hunting-and-fishing-compacts?fbclid=IwAR2z3rN2Egnb7KB5eQJ3XnuTyGDsiLjUCrrL29Xl0xuzTjf_2XtbvG-BuBE

Anadisgoi is the Official Newsroom for the Cherokee Nation

11/21/2021

It’s nice to have a Native American at the helm of the Dept of Interior who understands all the issues that tribes have been fighting for and against.

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced Friday that the federal government will establish a process to review and replace racially derogatory terms used in place names.

10/08/2021

Good job President Biden!

President Joe Biden will sign a proclamation on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021 that will restore the original boundaries of Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante and Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monuments, the White House confirmed Thursday evening.

09/25/2021

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes legislation to address the slaughter of hundreds of Lakota men, women and children at the Wounded Knee massacre a century ago.

09/25/2021

Oklahoma is still trying to skirt its way around the McGirt ruling.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Thursday again ruled that Oklahoma has no concurrent jurisdiction over crimes committed on tribal lands by non-American Indians against American Indians.

06/25/2021

Paralegal needed.

06/22/2021

The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes are looking to fill many positions!

They are looking for:
Executive Office - Deputy Attorney General
Judicial Branch - Attorney
Judicial Branch - Court Bailiff
Judicial Branch - Court Clerk
Judicial Branch - Deputy Court Clerk
Judicial Branch - Probation Officer
Judicial Branch - SORNA Project Technical Assistant

You are able to apply through their website at https://cheyenneandarapaho-nsn.gov/.../career-opportunities/

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06/14/2021

Attorney position available

05/18/2021

All that glitters is not gold!

03/24/2021

Only Congress can disestablish an Indian reservation.

The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has already adopted boilerplate language for criminal case reversals under McGirt ruling.

03/19/2021

WASHINGTON, D.C — Congress approved a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package last week, including a historic appropriation of $31.2 billion dedicated to stabilizing Native communities, the largest one-time investment in history for Indigenous peoples.

03/16/2021

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The Senate voted Monday to confirm Deb Haaland as President Joe Biden's Interior secretary, a historic move that will make her the first Native American Cabinet secretary.

03/13/2021

If you still have to wonder, this is why athletes continue to kneel - to bring attention to the blatant racism that continues to seep from everywhere, even a sports commentator caught on a hot mic at a high school girls basketball game.

An announcer for an Oklahoma girls’ basketball game called one team by a racial slur as they knelt then blamed the incident on high blood sugar

02/23/2021

Congrats! Anxiously awaiting the confirmation of Deb Haaland as the Secretary of the Interior.

Former Bay Mills Indian Community Chairman Bryan Newland was announced as a new member of the agency leadership team as the principal deputy assistant secretary of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

02/19/2021

02/06/2021

Amazing the non-stop battles in courts that Indian tribes face just to provide safety and law enforcement on their OWN LAND!!!!

Tribal nations were concerned about "bad men" when they negotiated treaties. Will the U.S. Supreme Court uphold those promises?