Announcements

Rosette Firm Looking for Experienced Attorney

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

INDIAN OWNED & OPERATED LAW FIRM SEEKING EXPERIENCED ATTORNEY

Rosette, LLP, is seeking an attorney to handle a wide variety of complex legal matters in tribal, state and/or federal courts. The firm specializes in representing federally recognized Indian Tribes and their governmental agencies. Knowledge and experience working in Indian Country and dealing with issues affecting Indian tribes and their respective departments, agencies, and instrumentalities is required.

The ideal candidate must be willing to travel and work on client matters throughout the United States. The ideal candidate must be self-motivated and willing to work in a dynamic atmosphere with minimal supervision.  Strong interpersonal, analytical, problem solving, organizational and communication skills are required.   Must have the ability to build and maintain strong client relationships.  State of Michigan bar admission in good standing required. Three (3) years’ experience preferred but not required.

Competitive salary and benefits, including health care, 401k, and paid time off.

Please respond to this job posting with your resume, writing sample, cover letter, and salary requirements via e-mail to Karrie S. Wichtman at: kwichtman@rosettelaw.com by March 31, 2013.

Tuesday, February 26th at 2pm–Second Spring Speakers Series Event at MSU

Kate Fort

Please join us Tuesday afternoon for a discussion of Prof. Blake Watson’s book, Buying America from the Indians.

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Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians — Prosecutor Job Re-posting — March 11, 2013 Deadline

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Here:

JOB VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENTProsecutor Repost

2013 National NALSA Moot Court Winners

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Congratulations to all!!!!

Here:

21st Annual National NALSA Moot Court Competition

Results:

Best Team

  1. Catherine Hall & Caycie K. Gusman (Team 10 from Hawaii)
  2. Jenny Patten & Natasha Bronn (Team 9 from Columbia)
  3. Veronica Newcomer & Rachel Kowarski (Team 33 from William Mitchell)

Highest Brief Score

  1. Zachary Dilonno & Sommerset Wong (Team 39 from Hawaii)
  2. Andrew Sangster & Jacob Wolf (Team 17 from Columbia)
  3. Anthony Franken & Steven Iverson (Team 66  from University of South Dakota)

Best Oral Advocate

  1. Catherine Hall (Hawaii)
  2. Ryan McCarthy (William Mitchell)
  3. Rachel Kowarski (William Mitchell)

And here are the teams that advanced to the elimination rounds: Continue reading →

2013 FBA Indian Law Conference Brochure w Agenda

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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ASU Symposium on UN DRIP’s Impact of Federal Indian Policy

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Can International Law Support Changes to Federal Indian Policy? Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Conference

April 19, 2013 – 8:30 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University

Great Hall, Armstrong Hall, 1100 S. McAllister Avenue, Tempe, AZ 85287

Agenda and registration online at: http://conferences.asucollegeoflaw.com/drip/ Register early!

Contact: Darlene Lester / darlene.lester@asu.edu / 480-965-7715

Sponsored by the Indian Legal Program and the Center for Law and Global Affairs at ASU

Keynote Speaker: S. James Anaya, U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

MSU International Law Review Symposium on the Arctic

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Our own Victoria Sweet — the 2013-14 ILPC Fellow — has organized an amazing legal symposium — “Battle for the North: Is All Quiet on the Arctic Front?” She put together an amazing line-up of international scholars — and the leader of the US Coast Guard will unveil a new strategic approach to the Arctic at the conference.Polar Bear

Here is the symposium website. And here is the description:

This symposium will highlight the current concerns and questions surrounding the Arctic. The event will raise awareness of and encourage discussion about various topics such as: international security concerns; indigenous people in the Arctic region; environmental law; regulation, governance and management of Arctic lands and resources; exploration, exploitation, and transportation of oil, gas, and minerals; and the law of the sea.

Papers will be published in the Michigan State International Law Review.

Agenda:

Thursday, February 21, 2013
5:00 p.m. Check In: Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, Big Ten C
5:30 p.m. Reception
6:00 p.m. Dinner
7:00 p.m. Opening Remarks
Victoria Sweet, Executive Editor, Michigan State International Law Review

Bruce W. Bean, Professor and Michigan State International Law Review Faculty Advisor, Michigan State University College of Law, International Law Review Faculty Advisor
7:15 p.m. Keynote
Lawson Brigham, “The New Maritime Arctic: Global Connections and Complex Challenges”
7:45 p.m. The Impacts of Climate Change
Moderator: Jennifer Carter-Johnson, Assistant Professor, Michigan State University College of Law
Sumudu Atapattu, “Climate Change, Indigenous Peoples and the Arctic: The Changing Horizon of International Law”
Avi Brisman, “Climate Change and the Future of the Arctic: Cultural and Environmental Considerations”
8:30 p.m. Closing Remarks
Friday, February 22, 2013
8:00 a.m. Breakfast and Registration: MSU College of Law Castle Boardroom
8:45 a.m. Opening Remarks
Dean Joan W. Howarth, Dean, Michigan State University College of Law
9:00 a.m. Keynote
Rear Admiral Frederick J. Kenney Jr., “The U.S. Coast Guard and the Challenge of the Arctic”
9:35 a.m. Arctic Governance
Moderator: Michael Lawrence, Associate Dean, Michigan State University College of Law
Waliul Hasanat, “Reforming the Arctic Council against Increasing Climate Change Challenges in the North”
Tanja Joona, “ILO Convention 69 and the Governance of Indigenous Nordic Lands”
Tony Penikett & Adam Goldenberg, “Devolution & Democracy – Equal Citizenship in Canada’s North”
Danielle Sibener Pensley, “Subsistence as Resistance: Implications of Environmental Ethics for Property Law”
10:45 a.m. Coffee Break
11:05 a.m. Shipping & The Law of the Sea
Moderator: Beverly Moran, Visiting Professor, Michigan State University College of Law, (visiting from Vanderbilt University College of Law)
Erik Franckx, “The Northern Sea Route Shipping Season 2012: A First Assessment”
Donald R. Rothwell, “International Law and Arctic Shipping”
Ingvild Jakobsen, “The Adequacy of the Law of the Sea and International Environmental Law to the Arctic Ocean”
12:05 a.m. Lunch
12:40 p.m. Keynote
Timo Koivurova, “Final Battle over the ‘Final’ Hydrocarbon Province – the Arctic”
1:15 p.m Indigenous Peoples’ Resources and Lands
Moderator: Wenona Singel, Associate Professor, Michigan State University College of Law
Dorothee Cambou, “Control over Resources: A Prerequisite for the Realization of the Arctic Indigenous Right to Self-Determination”
Tim Heleniak, “The Migration of Arctic Populations”
Susann Funderud Skogvang, “Legal Questions Regarding Mineral Exploration and Exploitation in Indigenous Areas: Examples from Sami Areas in Norway”
Rutherford Hubbard, “Risk, Rights and Responsibility: Navigating Corporate Responsibility and Indigenous Rights in Greenlandic Extractive Industry Development”
2:25 p.m. Coffee Break
2:45 p.m. Natural Resources
Moderator: Noga Morag-Levine, Professor, Michigan State University College of Law
Andrew van Wagner, “A Heating Competition for Unclaimed Resources”
Vladimir Gladyshev, “Delimitation Issues: Cutting up the Arctic Pie”
Nikolas Sellheim, “The Neglected Tradition? – The Crafting of the EU Seal Products Ban and Commercial Sealing”
Betsy Baker, “Governance of the Marine Arctic for Resource Development”
3:55 p.m. Coffee Break
4:15 p.m. Arctic Security
Moderator: John Reifenberg, Professor, Michigan State University College of Law
Adele Buckley, “Arctic Nuclear-Weapon-Free Treaty Ratification by Non-Nuclear Weapons States Models Cooperation and Presses Nuclear Weapon States to New Strategy”
Natalia Loukacheva, “Polar Law, Arctic Security and Geo-Political Trends”
Zhixiong Huang, “Governance of the Arctic: The Role of China”
5:15 p.m. Closing Remarks

2013 Hamline University International Indigenous Symposium

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

2013 IndigenousFORUM13 flyer (3) (1)

Here is the flyer in pdf form:

2013 IndigenousFORUM13 flyer (3) (1)

Bureau of Indian Affairs – Office of Justice Services — Training Announcement

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT:

Training Program:                Tribal Court Trial Advocacy Training Program

Training Date:                        March 19 – 21, 2013

Training Location:                Grand Sierra Resort and Casino

Course Description:  Through lecture and practical exercises, the course will provide classroom instruction as well as breakout sessions instructing on Trial Preparation, Direct examination, Opening Statements, Exhibits and Evidentiary Foundations, Cross Examination, Impeachment, Closing Arguments, Opposing Strategies, and Sentencing Considerations. This program’s training emphasis will be on: Trafficking of Illegal Narcotics.  

The Target Training Audience is: Tribal Court Judges, Tribal Court Prosecutors, and Tribal Court Public Defenders, and other tribal court personnel include: Former Tribal Prosecutors, University of New Mexico Tribal Public Defender experts, BIA Division of Courts, DOJ U.S. Attorney’s Offices, DOJ Access to Justice Initiative, and United States Office of Defender Services with Federal Public Defenders Office.

Cost:  TUITION IS FREE. Participant’s Agency is responsible for Travel, Lodging, and per Diem costs associated with attending this program.

Training Registration Process:  All applicants must submit a U.S. Indian Police Academy Training Application via Fax (505-563-3090).  Applicants will receive a selection letter from the BIA to confirm the applicant has been registered to attend this training program.  Scanned applications may be sent via e-mail to:  veronica.toersbijns@bia.gov

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Navajo Supreme Court to Hear Oral Argument at Idaho College of Law

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The University of Idaho College of Law is pleased to announce that the Supreme Court of the Navajo Nation will be sitting at the Menard Law Building, Law School Courtroom for oral argument on the morning of Thursday, March 21st from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. The Court, consisting of Chief Justice Herb Yazzie, Associate Justice Eleanor Shirley, and Associate Justice by Designation William Platero, will hear oral argument in the case: Neptune Leasing, Inc. v. Mountain States Petroleum Corporation and Nacogdoches Oil and Gas, Inc., No. SC-CV-24-10. This will be a historic visit by the Navajo Nation Supreme Court which has jurisdiction over the largest tribal land base and population in the United States.
During the afternoon on Thursday, March 21st the Navajo Nation Justices will discuss “The Operations and Principles Guiding the Navajo Nation Supreme Court” in the Law School Courtroom from 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Both of these sessions are open to the public. The Menard Law Building is located on the University of Idaho Moscow campus at 875 Perimeter Drive.