Turtle Talk

25th Annual Coming Together of Peoples Conference

Thursday night we will have a reception to welcome our guests at Brocach Irish Pub from 7:30 to 9:30 pm.

FRIDAY:

Welcome, Drum Ceremony and Prayer at 9:30 am, room 2260

Risky Investments? Tribal Debt & Finance After Wells Fargo v. Lake of Torches
9:45-11:15 am, room 2260
Aaron Harkins
Gavin Clarkson
Jeff Carey

Workers Rights Meet Tribal Sovereignty
11:15 am-12:30 pm, room 2260
Dawn Baum
D. Michael McBride
Kevin Wadzinski

ILSA and 25 Years of Federal Indian Law and Policy
Keynote by Larry Roberts, general counsel, NIGC
1:45-2:45 pm, room 2260

Dueling Sovereigns: Collecting Taxes in Indian Country
3-4:30 pm, room 2260
Brian Pierson
Jed Roher
Gabe Galanda
Anthony Broadman

Reception with special guest Edmund Manydeeds
5-7 pm, Law School Atrium
Mr. Manydeeds is a UW Law alumnus, civil trial attorney, and member of the UW Board of Regents. He has served on the governor’s Judicial Selection Committee and with the Office of Lawyer Regulation.

SATURDAY:

Jurisdictional Maze: The Practical Implications of the Tribal Law and Order Act
10:30 am-11:45 pm, room 2211
Professor Elizabeth Kronk
Professor Barbara Creel
Jeff Davis

New Court, New Rules? Evolution of Indian Law in the Supreme Court
1-2 pm, room 2211
Professor Colette Routel
Thomas Gede

Past, Present, & Future: Innovations in Tribal Property Law
2:15-3:30 pm, room 2211
Professor Richard Monette
Professor Stacy Leeds
Samantha Greendeer

Following the Conference, please join us for the LEO Banquet at the Concourse Hotel and the Banquet After Party (location TBA).

Questions may be directed to our Vice President, Sam Crowfoot.