Education

2016 NNALSA Writing Competition

Sarah M Donnelly

SUBMIT YOUR PAPER

to the

15th Annual

National Native American Law Students Association

Writing Competition

 

The NNALSA Writing Competition aims to recognize excellence in legal research/writing related to Indian law; encourage the development of writing skills among NNALSA members; and enhance substantive knowledge in Federal Indian Law, Tribal Law, and traditional forms of government.

Eligible Topics Include:

  • Federal Indian Law and Policy
  • Tribal Law and Policy
  • International Law and Policy Concerning Indigenous Peoples
  • Comparative Law (i.e. Inter-Tribal or Gov.-to-Gov. Studies)
  • Other Related Topics

Prizes:

  • First Prize: $1,000& Publication in the Columbia Journal of Race and Law, sponsored by Sonosky
  • Second Prize: $500, sponsored by Dentons
  • Third Prize: $250, sponsored by Akin Gump

Awardees will be recognized at the National NALSA annual meeting (part of the 41st Annual Federal Bar Association Indian Law Conference on April 7–8, 2016).

Submit To: 2016NNALSAWritingCompetition@gmail.com.

  • Please remove identifying information such as name and school.
  • No need to supply any registration form or identification number.
  • All competitors must be current NNALSA members.
  • To become a member, visit www.nationalnalsa.org.

Deadline: 5:00 p.m. (EST), Monday, February 8, 2016.

For more information, visit goo.gl/RMvhuy or contact jmb2369@columbia.edu. 

Spokane County Bar Association Seventh Annual Indian Law Conference

Sarah M Donnelly

Download agenda and registration form here.

Request for National NALSA Writing Competition Judges

Sarah M Donnelly

The National Native American Law Students Association (National NALSA) is seeking judges for its 15th Annual Writing Competition, hosted by the Columbia Law School NALSA chapter and the Columbia Journal of Race and Law.

Each year law professors and attorneys generously volunteer their time to review the submissions. At this time, we are seeking judges for this year’s competition. The participation of the judges is necessary to ensure the success of the competition and that the current Indian law community continues to encourage and recognize talented scholarship.

We hope you will consider donating your time to the competition as a judge. Judges will receive between one and four submissions during the middle of February and will have roughly a month to review and score the submissions. Winners will be announced at the Federal Bar Association Indian Law Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona on April 7–8, 2016.

The purpose of the competition is to recognize excellence in legal research and writing related to Indian law, actively encourage the development of writing skills of NNALSA members, and enhance substantive knowledge in the fields of Federal Indian Law, Tribal Law and traditional forms of governance. The competition is open to matriculated law students at any point in their law school career who are current NNALSA members. Any law student is eligible to become a NNALSA member and may do so at www.nationalnalsa.org.

Thank you very much for your consideration. If you are interested in judging or if you have any other questions, please email Julia Bedell, Columbia NALSA 3L Representative, at jmb2369@columbia.edu.

The Power of Cultural Teachings for At Risk Youth

Victoria Sweet

The White Earth Nation has released a video documenting some of the work being done to help at risk youth in the community.

Impacts of drug abuse are being felt in our homes, schools, workplaces, and in our daily lives. The devastation from this drug abuse is fragmenting our families, contributes to the neglect of our children and threatens to destroy our communities. Our culture is a guide and a source of security in good times and in bad. Many of our teachings handed down from our elders are in danger of being lost, but through our cultural teachings we as people gain strength and understanding. Watch how a determined effort by the White Earth Nation is making a positive change in our community and a difference in the lives of at risk youth.

Link to the video here

U.S. Brief in Support of Dismissing Menominee’s Hemp Claim

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Doc. 16 – Defendants’ Memorandum in Support of Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss

Previous coverage and court documents here and here.

MSU AISP’s 2016-2017 Pre-Doctoral Fellow Applications due Feb. 29

Sarah M Donnelly

Announcement and application details here.

Applicants must be finished with all doctoral work, except the dissertation; actively working in American Indian Studies; and committed to a career in Indigenous Studies. It is expected that the Pre-doctoral Fellow will complete the dissertation during the award year. Applicants may be pursuing the PhD degree in any discipline or area offered at Michigan State University. The successful applicant will be required to teach one course and will affiliate with a department or program in one of the University’s colleges, as well as actively participate in activities of the American Indian Studies Program. The Fellow must reside in the East Lansing, Michigan area for the duration of the fellowship. Final award pending university budget approval.

Child Welfare Evidence Training at Pascua Yaqui Tribe in March

Sarah M Donnelly

Link to details and registration form here.

No charge for the seminar. Selected participants are responsible for their own airfare, accommodations, and meals.

Child Welfare Evidence Training will be repeated in three other venues regionally in 2016, as organized by the federal government. Current venues for future training include Montana and Michigan. One other site is to be determined in the southern region.

All applications must be submitted by FEBRUARY 12, 2016 to Mercedes Garcia at mercedes.garcia@pascuayaqui-nsn.gov. Participants will be notified by FEBRUARY 15, 2016, regarding their selection.

First Aboriginal Woman Appointed as Dean of Canadian Law School

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Link to Globe and Mail article here.

Excerpt:

Angelique EagleWoman was appointed this week as dean of Lakehead University’s Bora Laskin Faculty of Law, a position she’ll take up in May, a month before the fledgling Thunder Bay, Ont., law school’s first class is set to graduate.

EagleWoman, who currently teaches law at the University of Idaho College of Law, said she was drawn in part by Lakehead’s mandatory first- and second-year courses in aboriginal law.

2016 NNALSA Moot Court Request for Judges

Sarah M Donnelly

Link to announcement here.

Link to registration here.

This year’s competition is March 5-6 at Michigan State College of Law.

University of Arizona’s 4th Annual Tribal Lands Conference Coming January 25-26

Sarah M Donnelly

Final conference announcement here.

Previous coverage here.

This year’s conference is focused on the American Indian Probate Reform Act of 2004.