FBA Indian Law Conference Day 1

Here is the agenda for the first day of the 34th annual FBA Indian Law Conference (FBA website):

8:30–10:00 a.m.  Plenary 1: What’s Red Is Green

Moderator: Pilar Thomas, Of Counsel, Lewis and Roca LLC
Panelists:
Tracey LeBeau, Principal, Red Mountain Tribal Energy
Winona LaDuke, Executive Director, Honor the Earth and White Earth Land Recovery Project

9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. NNALSA Annual Meeting

10:15–11:45 a.m. Plenary 2: RFRA: Neither Sword Nor Shield for Sacred Space
Moderator: Kristen A. Carpenter, Associate Professor, Univ. of Denver Sturm College of Law
Panelists: Tom Berg, St. Ives Professor of Law, University of St. Thomas Law School
Zackaree Kelin, Managing Director, DNA Peoples Legal Services
Patricia Millett, Partner, Akin Gump

12:00–1:30 p.m. Luncheon Keynote
Gov. George Rivera, Pueblo of Pojoaque

1:45–3:15 p.m. Plenary 3: Arising Issues in Indian Gaming
Moderator: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Associate Professor, Michigan State Univ. College of Law
Panelists: Andrew Adams III, General Counsel, St. Croix Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
Ezekiel (Zeke) J.N. Fletcher, Associate, Rosette & Associates
Carrie Newton Lyons, Assistant Professor, University of Akron School of Law

3:30-5:00 p.m. Plenary 4: Hot Topics — Carcieri v. Salazar

Moderator: John Dossett, National Congress of American Indians & Richard A. Guest, Staff Attorney, Native American Rights Fund