Idaho Native American Law Conference TODAY

Here.

Living in Balance:

Tribal Nation Economics and Law

University of Idaho College of Law
Law School Courtroom
Sponsored by the James E. Rogers American Indian Law Fund

Speakers:

Robert J. Miller:Professor at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland Oregon
Gabriel “Gabe” Galanda: Decendent of the Nomlaki and Concow Tribes; enrolled member of the Round Valley Indian Tribes; Member in Williams Kastner’s Tribal Practice Group (Seattle office)
Stacy Leeds: Professor of Law; Director of the Tribal Law and Government Center, University of Kansas School of Law
Matthew L.M. Fletcher:Associate Professor, Michigan State University College of Law; Director of Indigenous Law and Policy Center

Program

8:00-8:50 a.m.
Mini breakfast in foyer

9:00-9:20 a.m.
Dean Don Burnett’s Welcome and Associate Professor Angelique EagleWoman Introduction

9:30-9:50 a.m.
Nez Perce Chairman Samuel Penney Welcome

10:00-10:45 a.m.
Professor Robert Miller
Tribal Economics from an Indigenous Perspective

11:00-11:45 a.m.
Keynote Gabriel Galanda, Esq.
Indian Economic Sovereignty and Sustainability

11:45 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
Lunch Break

1:00-1:45 p.m.
Professor Stacy Leeds
The Significant Role of Tribal Courts for Tribal Economics

2:00-2:45 p.m.
Professor Matthew Fletcher
The Supreme Court and the Economics of Tribal Resistance

2:45-3:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks