Featuring keynotes Lawrence S. Roberts (General Counsel, NIGC) and Pricilla A. Wilfahrt (Field Solicitor, DOI).
Here is the brochure: MAIBACLE
Announcements
New TT Reference Page for Federal Press Releases
We periodically receive press releases from the BIA, but for various reasons we don’t always put every one of them up as a new TT post. We have decided, though, to collect them on one page at TurtleTalk. The page is here, under the ILPC Research Areas tab at the top of the page. If you are interested in receiving an alert every time we update the page, just click the box at the bottom of the page that says “send me site updates.” This ought to send you a notice when we add information to the page.
Thanks to our Dean, Joan Howarth, for giving me this idea during a recent conversation.
MSU NALSA Art Fair — Jan. 21, 2011
TJSL: 10th Anniversary Women and the Law Conference — Gender Justice and Indian Sovereignty
Friday, February 18, 2011,
“Gender Justice and Indian Sovereignty: Native American Women and the Law.”
This one-day conference will be held at TJSL’s brand-new state-of-the-art building in downtown San Diego (opening January 2011, our first major event there), and will feature the annual Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lecture (founded in 2003 with generous support from Justice Ginsburg), by our Keynote Speaker, Interim Associate Dean Stacy Leeds, University of Kansas School of Law, former Justice of the Cherokee Nation Supreme Court and currently chief judge of three Indian Nation tribal courts. Her Lecture will be titled: “Resistance, Resilience, and Reconciliation: Reflections on Native American Women and the Law.”
Information and a registration link may be found at http://www.tjsl.edu/wlc2011 (a very attractive conference rate, $138 plus tax per night, is available for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, Feb 17-19, for a limited block of rooms at The Handlery, a San Diego resort hotel a couple of miles from the school; suitable closer hotels were unfortunately booked up by conventions; we plan to provide a free shuttle bus to/from The Handlery and the law school).
Leeds will join a remarkable national assemblage of about two dozen speakers, including numerous American Indian women leaders from across California and the United States, and one Canadian First Nations attorney, along with two Native men and two non-Native women, all deeply experienced leaders of Indian Nation Tribal courts, governments, business, law practice, and academia.
In keeping with TJSL’s Women and the Law Project traditions, the conference seeks to combine nationally known speakers with strong local community involvement, reflected this year in several speakers who are leaders in San Diego County and Southern California Indian Nation communities.
The speakers will include 11 serving judges on the courts of more than a dozen Indian Nations, two Native women who are current or former state court judges, the first and only Indian woman to serve as U.S. Attorney, and most of the dozen or so Native women on the faculties of American law schools. They will address a wide range of issues affecting American Indian women, including gender-related violence and Indian Country law enforcement, development of Tribal courts, governments, and businesses, and the intersection of Native identity, civil rights, sexism, and racism.
It has been very difficult to choose from among the large array of extremely qualified potential speakers, while staying within the logistical limits of a one-day conference; a few additional invited speakers are still pending confirmation. We hope as many of you as possible may be able to attend.
The full list of speakers confirmed so far is below. More details with a conference schedule and full array of planned panels will be circulated later.
Best regards,Bryan H. WildenthalProfessor of LawThomas Jefferson School of LawFaculty Organizer for WLC 2011
LIST OF CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Kansas Law School Annual Tribal Law & Government Conference
15th annual Tribal Law & Government Conference
Friday, Feb. 4, 2011
9 am-4:30 pm
Burge Union, University of Kansas
We invite you to join us for the 15th annual Tribal Law & Government Conference at the University of Kansas School of Law. The conference devotes significant scholarly attention to the study of organic tribal law, modern tribal governments and the evolution of tribal common law, highlighting how the work of scholars and tribal jurists addressing the emerging and historical problems of indigenous law and governance is critical to strengthening tribal sovereignty.
Free CLE credit for Kansas and Missouri will be offered.
Speakers include:
ILPC Spring Speakers Series Information
Here is our save the date card for our upcoming Spring Speakers series events. Information will be updated here as necessary.
MSU Law College Job Posting for Admissions Assistant
POSITION DESCRIPTION: Senior Staff Assistant
JOB SUMMARY
Serves as front-line representative of the College of Law by responding to questions and requests for information. Assists and provides critical support for a wide variety of initiatives relating to the enrollment of law students, including: scheduling visits to the College of Law, coordinating various facets of on- and off-campus events, preparing reports and providing clerical support for the assistant dean and other admissions staff, monitoring and ordering office supplies and office publications, and serving as a secondary resource for the Admissions Information System.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serves as a front-line representative of the College of Law. Responds promptly and professionally to all questions and requests for information via phone, email, and in person. Responds to inquires from all types of prospective students regarding application procedures, admission standards, application status, admission and financial aid timelines, the academic program, and other matters.
- Plans and coordinates prospective student visits to the College of Law – scheduling appointments, coordinating student-led tours and meetings, sending reminder confirmations, preparing and sending pre- and post-visit communications (as requested). Greets and welcomes visitors upon their arrival and gives tours of the College of Law on an as-needed basis.
- Coordinate multiple aspects of on-campus and select off-campus events (room reservation, pre-registration process, pre- and post-communication with attendees, liaison to Events Office, preparation of promotional materials and/or signage, assistance with check in, etc.)
- Provides support for recruitment travel – processing registration materials and payments, preparing and shipping all admission materials, and maintaining the recruitment calendar.
- Provides clerical assistance and support to other staff on an as-needed basis with reports, projects, and programs
- Develops and maintain working knowledge of ACES2 admissions and communication information system and serves as back-up support and provides assistance with all phases of application processing when other staff is absent; promptly and correctly enters prospect information.
- Coordinates roommate ID service and serve as the primary office contact with regard to housing opportunities for entering law students: maintaining print and electronic resources for off-campus housing.
- Provides assistance to Admissions Coordinator with mailings and other projects at peak times. Provides assistance to Assistant Dean, Director, and Assistant Director with select projects and initiatives.
Supervisory Responsibilities: none.
Seneca Nation Asst. Counsel Job Announcement
SENECA NATION OF INDIANS
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
ASSISTANT COUNSEL
The Seneca Nation of Indians is looking for a highly skilled and motivated attorney to serve as an in-house Assistant Counsel. The ideal applicant is an American Indian with excellent academic and professional credentials who possesses 2-5 years of practice experience in a private law firm with knowledge of and experience in Indian Law. The successful applicant must also possess a personal commitment to the maximization of native sovereignty and the non-interference of foreign governments in the Seneca Nation’s internal affairs. The Assistant Counsel will work closely with all Seneca Nation departments and agencies and will report directly to the Deputy Counsel, Seneca Nation Department of Justice.
CFP: Seventh Annual Indigenous and American Studies Storyteller’s Conference
CALL FOR PAPERS
7th Annual Indigenous and American Studies Storyteller’s Conference
25th & 26th March, 2011
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
As an Indigenous intellectual John Mohawk was deeply rooted in Haudenosaunee traditions and culture. Over the years he published extensively on Native wisdom, traditional philosophy and legal systems, economic and sovereign rights, human relations with the natural world, and Indigenous rights, all the while reminding us of the important of the traditional foods and the Three Sisters (corn, beans, squash) to sustain the people.
Keeping the legacy of John Mohawk and his work in mind, the 7th Annual Indigenous and American Studies Storyteller’s Conference will focus on the theme of Indigenous knowledge and research, and the wider American and international context. We invite researchers, teachers and community members from the fields of Indigenous and American Studies to contribute work on all aspects of Indigenous and American knowledge, language and culture.
New Book by Kaighn Smith on Labor and Employment Law in Indian Country
This is such an exciting book, co-published by the Native American Rights Fund and Drummond Woodsum.
Labor and Employment Law in Indian Country (2011)
by Kaighn Smith, Jr.
Available in January, 2011. 
To pre-order, use the order form below. Books will be shipped in January, 2011. For further information, e-mail Ruth Wentzel at rwentzel@dwmlaw.com.
Drummond Woodsum is pleased to announce the publication of a new book by Kaighn Smith, Jr., published jointly with the firm and the Native American Rights Fund.
Labor and Employment Law in Indian Country provides a comprehensive overview of the law governing labor and employment relations in Indian country. This is a growing, controversial, and complex area of law, implicating fundamental principles of tribal sovereignty at every turn. Current and up-to-date, Labor and Employment Law in Indian Country is a must read for anyone involved in Indian affairs today.
The author, Drummond Woodsum attorney Kaighn Smith, Jr., has represented Indian tribes and tribal enterprises in labor and employment matters for over 15 years. He has assisted tribes in enacting, implementing, and defending some of the first comprehensive labor and employment laws in Indian country. Kaighn and his labor law colleagues at Drummond Woodsum have a nationwide practice, serving tribes in the labor and employment field.
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