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Seattle Meeting on Bill Relating to Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women 12/21
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Announcements
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Report Released
From the Urban Indian Health Institute:
We released a report today on the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in urban areas. This first-of-its-kind report aims to provide a comprehensive snapshot of the MMIWG crisis in urban American Indian and Alaska Native communities and the institutional practices that allow them to disappear not once, but three times—in life, in the media, and in the data.
Read the report, listen to the stories, and help us end the violence. #MMIWG#DecolonizeData #NotInvisible #NoMoreStolenSisters #urbanMMIWG
Read the full report here
*This report contains strong language about violence against Native women and girls.
Nisqually Tribal Council Member Willie Frank III and Attorney Ann Tweedy to Speak at Seattle U.
In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day, Nisqually Tribal Council Member Willie Frank III and I will be speaking at Seattle U. at noon on Monday on the Ongoing Invisibility of Native and Tribal Rights. More information here.
ILPC/TICA 2018 Conference Nov. 15-16: First Panel
Unsure of whether to attend the ILPC/TICA Conference this fall? Over the next week, we’ll be giving you inside peeks into the panels we’re very proud to host. Register and come visit us on the banks of the Red Cedar this fall:
And remember: CLEs applied for (10 standard, 1.5 ethics, 1 elimination of bias)
CSKT 2018 Indian Child Welfare Legal Summit, September 12-13
Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes’2018 Indian Child Welfare Legal Summit
The Montana Court Improvement Program, in conjuction with CSKT, would like to invite you to this interactive training designed to improve legal knowledge, skills, and practices in relation to Indian Child Welfare.
After opening with a case law update describing recent Montana opinions, federal court litigation, and note-worthy opinions from sister states, this CLE will provide a quick interactive refresher on the basics of tribal jurisdiction in child custody cases and the requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act.
With this foundation in place, participants will explore topics like best practices in child welfare cases, domestic child sex trafficking, tribal code enhancement, and ethics as it relates to Indian child welfare cases. Participants will have the opportunity to break out into small affinity groups to discuss improving systems and practices across the state in order to better serve AI/AN children and families.
This two-day training is designed for tribal attorneys, tribal judges, parents’ attorneys, GALs, adoption attorneys, and state prosecutors. (Although caseworkers, CASAs, and other child welfare practitioners are welcome to join us, the focus of this training is to improve legal knowledge, skills, and practices.) Faculty includes local and national experts, practitioners, and scholars from across the country. An application for CLE credits will be filed.
For agenda, updates and more visit:
2018 TICA/ILPC Conference Nov. 14-16: Agenda and Registration
The time has come yet again! The best conference around, held in beautiful East Lansing, Michigan during the best time of year, is now accepting registrations!
The conference page is here, which includes the agenda and a link to registration. TICA’s website is here.
In addition to two days of excellent presentations, this we have applied for CLE credits, including ethics and elimination of bias credits. Also new this year is a bonus Title IV-E Families First panel on Wednesday, along with an in-house ICWA attorney meeting. Also on Wednesday is an open house/meet and greet for for tribes to recruit summer legal interns, and our welcome reception. Check out the agenda for details.
Our artist this year is Peter Boome.
Sponsors already include: Kewenvoyouma Law PLLC, Kogovsek & Associates, Hogen Adams, PLLC, Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton LLP, Woodsum Drummond, Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry LLP, Fredericks Peebles & Morgan LLP, and Casey Family Programs. If you are interested in sponsoring a panel (or three), contact Kate Fort or Doreen McPaul (fort@law.msu.edu or Doreen.McPaul@pascuayaqui-nsn.gov). We absolutely cannot do the conference without these donations, and we are very thankful for them.
Follow us here, on Twitter, and especially on Instagram for updates, and additional acknowledgments of our sponsors! We are @ilpc_turtletalk
New Mexico’s Children’s Law Institute Conference Call for Presentations
2019 Call for Workshop Proposals
I was just asked to speak at this event, and they also forwarded the call for presentations. So submit something, and we can hang out while we educate!
We are looking for 1.5 hour long workshops that relate to child welfare, juvenile justice, service providers, advocates, educators, and legal professionals in those systems. Workshops can be geared toward one or more professions. We are seeking intermediate and advanced presentations for experienced professionals and volunteers. Academic paper proposals are not likely to be accepted.
The New Mexico Children’s Law Institute (CLI) is seeking proposals for inspirational, skill building, and solution focused workshops for the 26th annual conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, January 9-11, 2019.
Deadline for proposal submission is August 17, 2018
Washington State Attorney General Opinion Requested on Enforcing Out of State & Tribal Protective Orders
Comments are open. Here’s the info.
Director of Native Education Position Open for Washington State
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