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The Federal Bar Association Indian Law Section will be hosting its 17th Annual DC Indian Law Conference on Tuesday, November 10, 2015. The conference will take place at FHI360 Conference Center, 1825 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington DC.
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Friday, May 15, 2015
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM (Central Time)
Grand Casino Hinckley
Hinckley, MN 55037
Here for additional information.
Special Guest Speakers:
Judge Leo I. Brisbois
United States District Court; District of Minnesota; Duluth
Sheila D. Corbine
Fredericks Peebles & Morgan LLP; Mandan, North Dakota
Suzan Shown Harjo
President, Morning Star Institute; Washington, D.C.
Judge Anne K. McKeig
Fourth Judicial District; Minneapolis
Katherian D. Roe
Office of the Federal Defender; District of Minnesota; Minneapolis
Jeanette Wolfley
University of New Mexico School of Law; Albuquerque, New Mexico
And a special luncheon presentation by
Karen R. Diver
Chairwoman, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Cloquet, Minnesota
Topics:

Roundtable on the Federal Trust Responsibility – Perspectives of a Federal Government Lawyer
Moderator: Loretta Tuell, Conference Co-Chair, Greenberg Traurig
Speakers:
Jonathan Binder, Environmental Protection Agency
Jonathan Damm, Internal Revenue Service
John Hay, National Indian Gaming Commission
Julia Pierce, Indian Health Service
Jeffrey Prieto, Acting General Counsel, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Venus Prince, Associate Solicitor of Indian Affairs
Maureen Rudolph, Environmental and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Dept. of Justice

Federal Recognition
Moderator: Gina Allery, Conference Co-Chair, ENRD United States Dept. of Justice
Speakers:
Michael Anderson, Anderson Indian Law
Patty Ferguson-Bohnee, Director of the Indian Legal Clinic at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
Pat Rogers, Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Heather Sibbison, Dentons

Keynote
Kevin Gover, Director of the National Museum of the American Indian

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA)
Moderator: Loretta Tuell
Speakers:
Steve Bodmer, Deputy General Counsel, Pechanga Tribe
Scott Crowell, Crowell Law Office – Tribal Advocacy Group
Paula Hart, Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs – Office of Indian Gaming
Alex Skibine, Professor, College of Law, University of Utah

Ethics
Moderator: Richard Guest, Native American Rights Fund
Speakers:
Rebecca Chapman, Chapman Law
Gabe Galanda, Galanda Broadman (via Skype)
Peter Lepsch, Lepsch Law Office

Tribal Energy Development
Moderator: Jennifer Turner, U.S. Dept. of the Interior – Office of the Solicitor
Speakers:
Paul Moorehead, Powers Pyles & Verville
Larry Roberts, Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs
Jennifer Weddle, Greenberg Traurig
Rollie Wilson, Fredericks Peebles & Morgan LLP
The Minnesota Lottery rolled out online sales of PowerBall, Mega Millions, and other lottery tickets four years ago and earlier this year debuted instant online scratch off games. It seems that the online scratch offs have illicit the ire of members of the Minnesota Legislature. Some of the Legislators are calling what the Minnesota Lottery is doing as “online crack.” Interesting articles about this can be found at the following:
The Minnesota American Indian Bar Association and Minnesota CLE are sponsoring the 2014 Indian Law Conference on Friday, May 2, 2014.
The conference will take place at Mystic Lake Casino located on the lands of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Kevin Washburn is scheduled to speak. A complete agenda can be round here: MAIBA 2014 Indian Law CLE
Bad River Legal Environmental Intern:
Job Posting: Chief Financial Officer of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
Job Posting can be accessed here: 020314 Legal Director Posting.
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