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Announcements
Western District of Michigan U.S. Attorney’s Office to Hire Indian Country Violent Crimes Attorney
Interested persons can contact AUSA Jeff Davis. Contact me if you want his email address for more details.
Michigan State Native Heritage Month Events
Correction to the flyer–the Veteran’s Day Feast is on November 9th, not November 10th. Same place, same time, however.
Call for Papers: Seattle Journal of American Indian Law
A new on-line publication has been approved for provisional status at the Seattle University School of Law, called the Seattle Journal of American Indian Law (“Journal”). To earn full accreditation, an internal trial issue will be published and circulated within the Law School. The trial issue will show the faculty and administration the caliber of substance and high level of scholarship the Journal would provide.
The editorial Board of the Journal is currently seeking articles for the trial issue. Because it is still a trial issue, they will not seek rights to any submitted content. They are looking for shorter articles, and the due date for submitting confirmation of interest and an abstract is November 20, 2011.
If interested, or if you have any questions about the Journal, please contact Stacy DeMass at demasss@seattleu.edu.
Indigenous Law Journal 2012 Call for Papers
ILPC Conference Today and Tomorrow
Update in Hul’qumi’num Land Claim: Press Release and Link to IACHR Presentation this Weekend
The Hul’qumi’num Land Claim presentation before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights WILL BE WEBCAST LIVE ON THE IACHR WEBSITE on Friday, October 28 and 9am ET, from the Padilha Vidal Room of the Commission, and will also be available for taped viewing after that on the Commission’s website.
Here are additional details, and news about a post-hearing press conference:
Canadian First Nations Secure Hearing before
International Rights Commission in Washington, D.C.
Press release (PDF)
Ladysmith BC – The Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group (HTG) will hold a media briefing conference call on Friday, October 28, 2011, following the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) hearing on the merits of their land rights claims. This case is significant because it is the first time that IACHR is considering a Canadian indigenous land rights issue.
“This represents a historic opportunity to address a human rights issue in Canada that could have far-reaching implications for the indigenous movement worldwide,” saidRobert Morales, Chief Negotiator for the HTG.
HTG has had a longstanding petition against Government of Canada for failing to secure, recognize and safeguard the property rights of the Hul’qumi’num indigenous peoples in their ancestral lands.
Morales added: “We are not asking to turn back the clock and investigate historic wrongs; rather urging effective resolution of land rights and consultations with the Hul’qumi’num indigenous peoples regarding the on-going deforestation and development activities by private corporations.”
WHAT: Press briefing conference call following IACHR hearing on Hul’qumi’num land rights case.
WHEN: Friday, October 28, 2011 at 12:00 noon U.S. EDT/ 9 a.m. BC time.
WHERE: Dial in to the following conference numbers:
U.S. Toll free: 1-888-529-0347
Canada/International: +1-719-234-7500
Pass code: 283634
WHO: Chief Richard Thomas, Chief Lydia Hwitsum, Robert A. Williams, Robert Morales HTG Spokespersons; Craig Benjamin, Amnesty International; Heather Neun, Lawyers Rights Watch Canada; and, Jody Wilson Raybould, Assembly of First Nations.
For additional details and to RSVP, please contact:
Rosanne Daniels 250-710-2201
Kelly Cross 202-530-4528
Elizabeth Berton-Hunter 416-363-9933 ext. 332
Here is an additional press release from supporting organizations: Continue reading
2011 White House Tribal Nations Conference
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 24, 2011
President Obama Announces 2011 White House Tribal Nations Conference
WASHINGTON – On Friday, December 2, 2011, President Obama will host the White House Tribal Nations Conference at the Department of the Interior. As part of President Obama’s ongoing outreach to the American people, this conference will provide leaders from the 565 federally recognized tribes the opportunity to interact directly with the President and representatives from the highest levels of his Administration. Each federally recognized tribe will be invited to send one representative to the conference. This will be the third White House Tribal Nations Conference for the Obama Administration, and continues to build upon the President’s commitment to strengthen the nation to nation relationship with Indian Country. Additional details about the conference will be released at a later date.
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Stanford Law School Panel on Indian Gaming
The [Stanford] Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) is co-sponosoring a panel at Shaking the Foundations on:
Casino Justice: Impacts of Tribal Gaming on Indian Communities
Saturday, October 29, 2011. Law School Room 280A. 4:00-5:30 PM.
American Indians have amassed more wealth today than ever before, largely in response to changes allowing tribes to conduct gambling operations on their territories. This panel explores the role that casinos have come to play in tribal life, the role they should play, and ongoing efforts to secure justice for American Indians of all tribes.
Speakers:
– Jeff Keohane, Forman & Associates
– Colette Routel, Assistant Professor of Law, William Mitchell College of Law
– Tom Pack, Stanford Law School ’12, Moderator
For more information, contact Tom Pack at tompack@stanford.edu
Last Day to Preregister for FBA DC Indian Law Conference
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