Louise Erdrich’s new novel Shadow Tag was released today.
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Announcements
NCAI Call for Proposals — Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum
The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Policy Research Center is currently inviting researchers, practitioners, tribal members, and organizations conducting research in areas that have or could have real impacts for tribal communities to submit a proposal to make a presentation at the 5th Annual Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at the NCAI Mid-Year Session in Rapid City, South Dakota.
The NCAI Policy Research Center welcomes proposals from all scholars (both Native and non-Native), academic institutions, and organizations. However, proposals from tribal colleges, Native graduate students, and tribal communities are especially encouraged. In addition, those proposals that include student presenters or youth, tribal leaders and citizens, and feature collaborative partnerships are preferred. Both completed and on-going research (with preliminary findings) will be considered.
Research from all disciplines and fields are encouraged, but this year preference will be given to research proposals that address law enforcement/public safety, health care reform, natural resources and energy development, and strategies for strengthening tribal governance.
The Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum provides an opportunity for eight selected researchers to share their work with tribal leaders, policymakers, and tribal citizens during NCAI’s Mid-Year Session. The purpose of the Forum is to offer a space for dialogue between tribal representatives and researchers regarding their work. Tribal policymakers offer feedback to researchers about the implications, impact, and potential next steps of their work. During the presentations and discussion, emphasis should be place on practical, real-life implications of the research.
Conference Announcement at UNM
May 21-22, 2010
Fourth Annual Indian Law Clinics Symposium
Albuquerque New Mexico
Sponsors
Southwest Indian Law Clinic UNM School of Law
The Tribal Law Practice Clinic Washburn University School of Law
We look forward to your participation in our exciting Symposium Program.
Watch for more Program details coming soon.
Turtle Talk Hits Half Million Views
Sometime this afternoon, we’ll reach 500,000 hits after about 28 months of operation.
Chi-miigwetch to all of you for showing an interest in our little toy, and especially to those who send warm thoughts our way about the blog.
Matthew, Wenona, Kate, and the rest.
Ziibiwing Changing Exhibit Opening Saturday
The Dr. Mike and Linda Shinkle Collection: People of the Turtle
The Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways will premiere a new changing exhibition, “The Dr. Mike and Linda Shinkle Collection: People of the Turtle,” on Saturday, January 30, 2010. The Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony to open the exhibition will take place at 12pm. This exhibition will run January 30 – August 7, 2010.
“The Dr. Mike and Linda Shinkle Collection: People of the Turtle” began as an effort to pay tribute to the Eastern Woodland Indian Tribes at a new cultural center in Muncie, Indiana, called Minnetrista. To honor these great people, the founders of Minnetrista which include Dr. Mike and Linda Shinkle of Morton, Illinois, and several Woodland tribal leaders were assembled in an effort to communicate the culture and history of the first people of the land and their story of survival and growth. This consortium of Eastern Woodland tribes and Nations became known as the Minnetrista Council for Great Lakes Native American Studies (MCGLNAS). Continue reading
University of Colorado Indian Law Symposium — Jan. 28-30, 2010
January 28, 2010:
Book Signing: “Broken Landscape: Indians, Indian Tribes and the Constitution”
Leading scholar in American Indian law, Professor Frank Pommersheim will talk about his new book, “Broken Landscape: Indian Tribes and the Constitution,” which is a sweeping chronicle of Indian tribal sovereignty under the U.S. Constitution and the way that legal analysis and practice have interpreted and misinterpreted tribal sovereignty since the nation’s founding. After demonstrating that the federal government has repeatedly failed to respect tribal sovereignty, he closes with a proposal for a constitutional amendment that would reaffirm tribal sovereignty and accord Indian tribes and Indian people the respect and dignity that are their due. Book signing and reception to follow.
January 29-30, 2010:
The Next Great Generation of American Indian Law Judges
This conference will convene federal, state and tribal judges, practitioners, and academics to engage in a lively and open discussion about the future of federal Indian law in the judiciary. Academics, practitioners, students, and interested members of the public are welcome. CLE credits will be applied for.
Agenda here: The Next Great Generation Agenda Jan 2010
Michigan Supreme Court Hearing on Proposed Michigan Court Rules Involving ICWA
This Wednesday at 9:30 AM, the Michigan Supreme Court will consider changes to the Michigan Court Rule that will “incorporate specific provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act into the relevant rules that relate to adoptions, guardianships, child protective proceedings, and juvenile status offenses.” The proposed changes are here.
Comments on the proposed changes are here:
* Supplemental Comments (01/25/10)
Honorable Dorene S. Allen, Midland County Probate Court (01/12/10)
Third National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference Calls for Papers
Please find below various calls for papers & panels for the Third National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, to be held Sept. 9-12, 2010 at Seton Hall Univ. Law School. You will find a general call (deadline March 12, 2010), and then two competition calls (deadline June 15, 2010), one for students and the other for junior faculty. Please distribute all of these as widely as possible, including within your schools, forwarding to promising students, etc.
Junior Faculty Writing Competition
Information about the conference can be found at: http://law.shu.edu/thirdnationalpoc.
Kansas Tribal Law and Governance Conference (Feb. 11-12)
UCLA Conference Announcement on Indigenous Peoples and International Law — Jan. 22, 2010
Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in the International Human Rights Framework – A Comfortable Fit?
Here is the flyer: FINAL FLYER, and the agenda is here.
The UCLA American Indian Studies Center in conjunction with The Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs at UCLA School of Law and The UCLA Tribal Learning Community and Educational Exchange with additional support from the Sanela Diana Jenkins Human Rights Project David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy Native Nations Law and Policy Center Presents:
Symposium: Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in the International Human Rights Framework — A Comfortable Fit?
January 22, 2010
Registration and Breakfast: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Blessing, Welcome, and Introduction of Keynote: 9:00 am – 9:30 a.m.
• Anthony Morales, Chief of the Gabrielino-Tongva Band of Mission Indians
• Stephen Yeazell, Interim Dean, UCLA School of Law (invited)
• Angela R. Riley, Visiting Professor of Law and Acting Associate Director, UCLA American Indian Studies Center
Opening Keynote Address: 9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
S. James Anaya, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous People, and Professor of Law, University of Arizona Continue reading
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