Spokane County Bar Association 12th Annual Indian Law Conference

Here:

2021-01-12 SCBA ILS CLE agenda

Annual Beverly Clark & Lynnmarie Johnson American Indian Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan Bar Study Scholarship

Here:

2021 AILS Scholarship Notice

This Week: NCAI Presidential Transition Series

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkcuuqrjsqHtAuhpt5RHedEMpvLER2CesR

NCAI PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION SERIES

Indian Country’s Participation in the Appointment Process Webinar

Thursday, January 14, 2021

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST

Every new Presidential Administration appoints individuals to more than 9,000 new political jobs. Please join the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) for an opportunity to learn about what it means to serve a Presidential Administration through a political appointment. Learn from an expert panel of current and former American Indian/Alaska Native appointees about the appointment process, service, and how tribal leaders can support prospective candidates.

CONFIRMED PANELISTS

Clara Pratte

Tribal Engagement Director, Biden Transition Team

Matt Dannenberg

Senior Associate Director, Presidential Personnel Office, Biden White House

Alison Grigonis

Previous Senior Policy Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs; Senior Director of Cabinet Affairs at the Obama White House

Kim Teehee

Previous Senior Policy Advisor for Native American Affairs, White House Domestic Policy Council

Please click here to register!

Carrie Dann Walks On

Los Angeles Times obit here.

Democracy Now coverage here.

Here are some pages from my Indian law comic book-in-progress about U.S. v. Dann:

538: “Storming The U.S. Capitol Was About Maintaining White Power In America”

Powerful essay by Hakeem Jefferson, here.

Stacy Leeds Joins ASU Law Faculty

Congrats to Professor/Dean/Vice-Chancellor/Justice Leeds! And to ASU!

Here.

Interview with Deb Haaland

From the Guardian, here is “‘I’ll be fierce for all of us’: Deb Haaland on climate, Native rights and Biden.”

NYTs: “After Five Centuries, a Native American With Real Power”

Here.

The Takeaway: “Indigenous Treaties Are Helping to Secure Environmental Wins”

Here.