Seattle Law School: “Indigenous Perspectives on AI: Appropriation, Regulation, and Innovation” on June 5, 2026

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Join Seattle University School of Law for the 9th Annual Innovation and Technology Law Conference, a virtual gathering exploring Indigenous Perspectives on AI: Appropriation, Regulation, and Innovation.

 

  • Friday, June 5, 2026
  • 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Virtual event
  • Register to receive the Zoom link the day before the event

 

Presented by the Technology, Innovation Law, and Ethics (TILE) Institute and the SITIE Initiative, and co-sponsored by the Northwest Center for Indigenous Law, Seattle Journal of Technology, Environmental & Innovation Law (SJTEIL), and the American Indian Law Journal, this year’s conference brings together leading scholars, practitioners, and Indigenous leaders.

 

Through a full day of panels and discussion, you’ll gain insight into:

 

  • The legal and ethical implications of cultural appropriation in AI
  • Indigenous data sovereignty and emerging frameworks
  • AI regulation through the lens of tribal sovereignty
  • Innovative models led by Indigenous technologists and communities

 

View the full agenda and speaker lineup on the SITIE Conference event page.
Register now to be part of this timely and critical conversation.

Agenda

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Eleventh Circuit Rejects False Claims Act Suit against Miccosukee Gaming

Here are the materials in Manzini v. Cypress:

Lower court materials here.

Tenth Circuit Briefs in Osage Effort to Reopen Reservation Boundaries Case

Here are the briefs in Osage Nation v. Irby Wood:

Lower court materials here.

Pretty sure someone mentioned something about the Osage Nation at this meeting.

Nevada SCT Holds State Criminal Law Not Preempted Where Indian Country Crime Committed Partially on State Lands

Here is the opinion in State v. Salazar:

Michigan SCT to Hear Case Involving Treaty Rights of Non-Federally Acknowledged Mackinac Tribe of Odawa and Ojibwe Indians

Here is the order in People v. Caswell.

Lower court materials here.

Application materials:

American Indian Law Review, Vol. 50, Issue 1

Here:

Essay

PDF

“Discovered!”: Plaintiff’s Brief to the United States Supreme Court in Johnson & Graham’s Lessee v. M‘Intosh (1823)
Mark Savage

Comment

PDF

The Bad Man’s Hourglass: Extending the Clock on Justice
Liv G. Cummins

Notes

PDF

With Religious Freedom Came Religious Authority: Apache Stronghold v. United Statesand the Exclusion of Native American Religion Within the Legal Understanding of Religious Freedom
Cassidy Beck

PDF

Abrogation Without Mention: A Note on Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin
Taya Maxson

PDF

Tulsa v. O’Brien: A City Adds to the Battle over Jurisdiction in Indian Country
Fatima D. Jaime

Special Features

PDF

Ward, Trust, or Sovereign: The Impact of Metaphor in Supreme Court Indian Law Jurisprudence
Sadie Pate

PDF

Winner, Best Appellate Brief in the 2025 Native American Law Student Association Moot Court Competition
Baylee Ogle and Madison Bailey

Michigan COA Holds MIFPA Does Not Apply to Lumbee Citizens in Case Involving Pre-Lumbee Recognition

Here is the opinion in In re Ledee:

Oklahoma SCT Declares Tulsa-Creek Nation Settlement Invalid

Here is the opinion in State of Oklahoma ex rel. Stitt v. City of Tulsa.

Briefs:

Related posts here and here.

Tribal Amicus Brief in Sixth Circuit Prediction Markets Case

Here is the brief in Kalshiex LLC v. Orgel:

And here is John Oliver’s takedown.