Sequoyah Rising
Problems in Post-Colonial Tribal Governance
Here is the blurb from Carolina Academic Press:
Since 1789, the United States has had an “Indian problem.” Since 1492, the Indians have had a colonial problem. It’s the same problem.
Announcements
Congratulations to Zoey Wood-Salomon
The creator of much of the art the Center uses (including the three suns at the top of this page, and the artwork at www.aipo.msu.edu) was honored at the Sault Area Arts Festival for the third year in a row.
From the Sault Star:
Wood-Salomon makes it three in a row
Sault artist recognized
Posted 6 days ago
It’s a hat trick for Zoey Wood-Salomon.
For a third consecutive year, the Sault Ste. Marie artist has captured the graphics award at Sault Summer Arts Festival in Michigan Sault.
She captured best of show in 2006 when she made her first appearance. Wood-Salomon also received the graphics award in 2008 and 2009.
ILPC Annual Conference: Persuasion and Ideology
The tentative schedule for our upcoming conference has been posted here. While the timing of the panels is still subject to change, we will post an update if that happens. We’re proud of the lineup we have, and believe it will be an interesting conference.
People interested in attending the conference (Oct. 8-9, 2010) should register at the MSU law site. We’ve kept registration fees as low as possible again this year.
National POC Legal Scholarship Conference Preliminary Program
Here: POC Preliminary Program july 20.
Indian law profs participating include Bob Miller, Ray Austin, Gloria Valencia-Weber, and me.
American Univ. Law School Call for Papers: “Tribes, Land, and the Environment”
Flyer here: Call for Papers Flyer – Tribes, Land, and the Environment.
On Feb. 25, 2011 American University Washington College of Law is hosting a conference on “Tribes, Land, and the Environment” in Washington, D.C. Selected papers associated with the conference will be published as chapters in an edited book with the same title to be published by Ashgate Publishing.
Dr. Susan Applegate Krouse Walks On
So sad.
Indigenous Law Journal Volume 10 Call for Papers
National NALSA Job Fair: Aug. 26-27 in Denver
Here.
MI Reg Reform Committee Meeting Now in Muskegon
Supporters of the LRBOI Fruitport casino are testifying now in front of the MI Legislature’s Regulatory Reform Committee at Muskegon Community College. From the site:
9:30 AM
Regulatory Reform
Muskegon Community College James L. Stevenson Center for Higher Education – Room 1100 221 South Quarterline Road Muskegon, MI 49442
Washington State Female Attorneys of Color Sought for Study
Reaching out to Native American women who are members of the Washington State Bar Association.
SURVEY TO FOCUS ON FEMALE ATTORNEYS OF COLOR IN WASHINGTON
SEATTLE – Female attorneys state-wide will be asked to share their experiences in an online survey starting June 21, when the 2010 Fellows of the Washington State Bar Association Leadership Institute (WLI) begins the first targeted inquiry into the experiences of female attorneys of color in Washington.
According to national studies, female attorneys, particularly those of color, face barriers to success in the legal profession and leave the practice of law at alarming rates. Currently, there is no similar data for Washington, although anecdotally, local female attorneys of color describe difficulties being accepted by colleagues, receiving recognition for good work, and getting the support and mentorship necessary to succeed.
“Washington State women attorneys of color have a real, meaningful opportunity to voice their experiences in the legal profession through this much needed WLI survey,” said Latina/o Bar Association of Washington immediate-past president Nicole McGrath. “Nationally, capable women attorneys of color are leaving our profession in droves. The results of this survey should spur into action the Washington State Bar Association, judicial bench and other legal community stakeholders to effectively find ways to turn the tide.”
Female attorneys of color experience compounded difficulties in achieving professional satisfaction and success due to their double minority status as both female and person of color. In the late 1990s, the National Association of Law Placement found that more than 75% of minority female associates had left their jobs in private law firms within five years of being hired, and after eight years the percentage of those leaving rose to 86%. The numbers did not improve over time: by 2005, 81% of minority female associates had left their law firms within five years of being hired. A 2006 study by the American Bar Association found that female attorneys of color reported experiencing barriers to success at a much higher rate than white men, including: demeaning comments or harassment, doubt as to career commitment after having or adopting children, marginalization in their firms, being denied desirable assignments, and receiving unfair performance evaluations. (See Visible Invisibility’s Executive Summary: http://www.abanet.org/women/VisibleInvisibility-ExecSummary.pdf)
The survey will be open until July 12 for female attorneys practicing in Washington, or who have previously practiced in Washington, after logging in at http://www.mywsba.org.
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