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28th Annual Coming Together of the Peoples Conference
Indigenous Law Students’ Association
University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, WI
April 4-5, 2014
Friday, April 4th (LUBAR Commons, room 7200)
3:00-3:10 P.M. – Traditional Opening
Jason Stark – Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
3:10-3:30PM – Opening Remarks
Margaret Raymond – Dean, University of Wisconsin Law School
3:30-5:00 P.M. – Panel: Tribal Law and the Economy
Gwen Carr – Owner of Intrans, Llc, Executive Director and Political Consultant
Andrew Caulum – Office of the Solicitor – Division of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
Jeff Johnson – President, J.W. Johnson & Associates
5:00-6:00 PM – Dinner
6:00-7:00 P.M. – Keynote
Stacy Leeds – Dean, University of Arkansas Law School
8:00PM – Reception at Brocach Irish Pub (Capitol Square)
Saturday, April 5th (Room 2211)
8:00-9:00 A.M. – Morning Reception (Coffee and Morning Snacks)
9:00-10:30 A.M. – Panel: Mining and the Environment
Richard Waissar – Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development, Department of Interior
Jason Stark – Policy Analyst, GLIFWC
10:30-12:00 – Panel: Mining and Tribal Sovereignty
James Schlender Jr. – Tribal Attorney, Lac Courte Oreilles
Larry Nesper – Professor, University of Wisconsin
Elizabeth Kronk – Professor, University of Kansas Law School
12:00-12:10 P.M. – Drum
Dylan Jennings – Bad River Ojibwe
12:10-1:00 P.M – Luncheon Keynote
Brian Pierson – Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
1:00-2:30 P.M. – Panel: Tribal Same-Sex Marriage and Adoption
Richard Monette – Professor, Wisconsin Law School
Ann Tweedy – Professor, Hamline School of Law
Carol Gapen – The Law Center for Children and Families
2:30-4:00 P.M. – Panel: Sports Law and Mascots
Barbara Munson – Wisconsin Indian Education Association
Mark Denning – Kochman Mavrelis Associates
*Brian Pierson – Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
4:00-5:00 P.M. – Closing
James Schlender Jr. –Tribal Attorney, LCO Band of Ojibwe
5:30 P.M. – LEO Banquet at The Madison Concourse Hotel
Turtle Talk 