Just a reminder post that the registration for the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education listening session is here and the registration for the 11st Annual Indigenous Law Conference–Dismantling Barriers in American Indian Education–is here. Those events are happening on November 19 and 20 in East Lansing.
See this page for more information about both events.
We are pleased to announce that Interior Dept. Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Kevin Washburn will serve as our keynote speaker for our 2014 annual conference.
Anita Fineday will serve as our lunchtime speaker.
Our agenda is as follows:
November 20th, 2014
Castle Board Room
8:00am Continental Breakfast
8:30 am Welcome, Dean Joan Howarth
9:00 am Keynote Speaker: Asst. Sec. Kevin Washburn
10:00 am- 11:00 am Boarding School and Intergenerational Trauma: Dr. Suzanne Cross (MSU), Hunter Genia, Saginaw Chippewa Tribe
11:15am-12:15pm Historical and Legal: Nicole Blalock (ASU), Melody McCoy (NARF), April Day (Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton) Moderator, Kristi Bowman (MSU Law)
12:30pm – 1:15pm Lunch, Anita Fineday, Casey Family Programs
1:30pm- 2:30pm Sovereignty and Education: Treena Metallic (First Nations Education Council), Eric Hemenway (Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians), Moderator, Tiffani Darden (MSU Law)
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Youth Leadership and Outreach: Estrella Torrez (MSU), Emily Proctor (MSU Extension, Little Traverse), Christine Marie Dewey (Little Traverse student), Moderator Jennifer Rosa (MSU Law)
3:30pm – 5:30pm Higher Education Native Student Services: Dr. Tawa Sina (MSU), Dr. Angelique Day (Wayne State), Shelly Lowe (Harvard), Rose Petoskey (Cornell), Melvin Monette (American Indian Graduate Center & National Indian Education Association), Dr. Suzanne Cross (MSU), Moderator, Matthew L.M. Fletcher (MSU Law)
Our conference page is here.
Our conference will follow the day after the School Environment Listening Tour for Native American Students on November 19, 2014.
The US Dept. of Education’s White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education will be conducting a listening session on Native American students’ educational environment. They will make a stop at MSU’s Kellogg Center Auditorium on Wednesday, November 19, 2014. Events begin at 1 PM and run until 6 PM (TIME CHANGE).
The listening sessions are focusing on school environment issues — bullying, student discipline and offensive imagery and symbolism. The White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education is gathering feedback during the tour and will consider how it can inform future action to ensure Native American students receive a high quality education.
The media advisory is here.
Interested persons may register here (click EAST LANSING). Registration will allow you to be kept informed on the agenda and other details.
Native students are strongly encouraged to attend!
Miigwetch.
Here (PDF):
The White House press release:
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 20, 2014
President Obama Announces 2014 White House Tribal Nations Conference
WASHINGTON, DC – On Wednesday, December 3, President Obama will host the 2014 White House Tribal Nations Conference at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC. The conference will provide leaders from the 566 federally recognized tribes the opportunity to interact directly with the President and members of the White House Council on Native American Affairs. Each federally recognized tribe will be invited to send one representative to the conference. This will be the sixth White House Tribal Nations Conference for the Obama Administration, and continues to build upon the President’s commitment to strengthen the government-to-government relationship with Indian Country and to improve the lives of Native Americans. Additional details about the conference will be released at a later date.
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Office of Public Affairs – Indian Affairs
Office of the Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
1849 C St., N.W., MS-3658-MIB
Washington, D.C. 20240
Main Phone: 202-208-3710
Press Line: 202-219-4152
as-ia_opa@bia.gov
At a tribal court/state court collaboration meeting, some state court judges raised the idea of creating a national experts list that state court judges and staff can access when Tribal Law and Federal Indian Law questions arise. I realize that there are national organizations and national experts known throughout Indian Country, but they are not necessarily known to people working in state courts.
I know some tribes are putting together experts lists for specific purposes such as expert witnesses for ICWA cases. I’m not sure if anyone has put together something similar for other purposes.
I’ve been asked to explore the idea of creating a web site or database that would include a listing of groups and individuals that are willing to serve as sources of information for state courts when questions arise. (The point would be made that it is not a site for free legal advice, just a site to guide them to a better understanding of Tribal Law and Federal Indian Law principles. It would likely be made accessible only to court staff.) I’m looking for feedback on the pros and cons of doing this as well as suggestions about how it should or shouldn’t be organized. Ideas so far have ranged from having only national technical assistance providers listed to having state-by-state listings with people recommended by their own tribes.
Feedback should be sent to: expertslist@gmail.com. I’d really appreciate feedback from the community on this proposed project. Miigwech
As some of you may know, Michigan State’s Indigenous Law and Policy Center now hosts the SSRN Indigenous Nations & Peoples Law eJournal, which posts scholarly articles on Indian law and policy as well as scholarly papers on Indigenous peoples’ law and policy worldwide. Check it out.
We couldn’t do this without the resources donated by the Kanji & Katzen firm. Chi-miigwetch!
Chi-miigwetch also to Carrie Garrow at Syracuse law school (the previous host) for helping us with this transition.
Synergy, the Resource Center on Domestic Violence: Child Protection and Custody’s (RCDV: CPC) twice a year newsletter, is now available! Synergy, FVPSA, 30th & VAWA 20th Anniversary Issue, No. 2 of 2 is dedicated to increasing awareness of violence against women in tribal communities generally, and Alaska Natives specifically. This issue includes an article titled Hello My Name is: Alaska Native Voices Calling Out for Safety of Native Women; an overview of the Tribal Law and order Act; and a playwrights view on the idea for and development of, Sliver of a Full Moon, a play highlighting the collective success of Native women’s voices to change laws so that their children and grandchildren will have a better future.
The newsletter is available for download here.
Deadline to apply is October 17th. Here.
The National Indian Gaming Commission’s Office of General Counsel is seeking applicants for a paid intern position for the winter/spring of 2015 in Washington, DC. The Office of General Counsel’s internship program is for students who have completed at least their first year of law school. The intern is expected to work at least 40 hours per week.
Special Assistant United States Attorney
The Fort Peck Tribes are seeking an attorney for the full-time position of Special Assistant United States Attorney to prosecute domestic violence cases in the Fort Peck Tribal Court and the District of Montana Federal Court. Salary DOE.
The job description is available in the HR office at fortpecktribes.org or contact Rita Weeks, rweeks@fptc.org.
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