Student Activities – Page 17

National NALSA Press Release on 2015 Alternative Spring Break Program

February 25, 2015February 25, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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I am proud to announce the 2015 Alternative Spring Break (ASB) Program projects that have been selected to receive an award. The National Native American Law Student Association Executive Board has chosen a project from Columbia Law School and the University of Michigan Law School! Columbia Law School will be working with Anishinabe Legal Services on three reservations in northwestern Minnesota to assist indigent program clients with civil needs, including a strong emphasis on domestic violence. Michigan Law School will be travelling to the Navajo Nation to work with DNA Legal Services to gain legal and practical skills, while also learning about Navajo life in Window Rock, Arizona. NNALSA has budgeted $1,000 for this year’s program, and each school will receive an award of $500! NNALSA would also like to recognize all program applicants for the high quality projects that were submitted. Congratulations to this year’s award winners!

In other news, Alex Kitson has made the difficult decision to resign from her duties as the Public Relations Director of NNALSA. On behalf of the Board of NNALSA, I would like to thank Alex for her time and commitment at helping NNALSA achieve its goals by helping to spread the word through numerous media outlets. Alex, you will be missed and good luck in all of your future endeavors.

The Executive Board took a vote and appointed P. Nelson Lambert to the PR Director position. Nelson entered NNALSA as the Area 5 representative. Because the Board appointed him to PR Director Area 5 is now vacant and we are looking to fill the position. If any member is interested in representing Area 5 please send an interest statement to nnalsa.president@gmail.com.

Be sure to keep a look out for future announcements because NNALSA has some wonderful events and opportunities coming up! Events such as the National Moot Court Competition at the University of Arizona, and “Fed-Bar” where the new future board members of NNALSA will be elected and where the best 1L, 2L, 3L, and Chapter of the Year awards will be given. I hope everyone is excited about the future of NNALSA, and the positive future we are trying to achieve for Indian Country.

Nelson Lambert

J.D. Candidate, 2016

Charlotte School of Law

National NALSA Public Relations Director

nnalsa.publicrelations@gmail.com

www.nationalnalsa.org

Yale NALSA Climate Change Event

February 23, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Climate Change and Native Nations: The Search for Legal Remedies

Saturday, February 28, 2:45-3:45pm

Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies

Kroon Hall, 195 Prospect Street, Room G01

The effects of climate change are continuing to increase and are disproportionately affecting tribal communities. Some Native nations have taken action to mitigate the effects of and adapt to climate change to protect their natural resources, homelands, infrastructure, and food sources. This workshop will address the following questions: What is the current state of climate policy within Native communities? What are Indian Country’s best resiliency practices? What opportunities and challenges exist in using various international and domestic legal tools to seek redress?

Elizabeth Kronk Warner (Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians), Associate Professor of Law and Director, Tribal HeLaw & Government Center, University of Kansas School of Law

Registration: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-directions-in-environmental-law-2015-harnessing-momentum-tickets-14553793789

This panel is part of Yale Law School’s 2015 New Directions in Environmental Law Conference. To learn more about the conference, please visit: http://www.law.yale.edu/news/2015envirolawconference.htm.

Cornell NALSA Tribal Economic Development Action Summit

February 6, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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Agenda here (PDF):

Yale NALSA Event on Tribal Peacemaking

February 6, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Native Peacemaking: A Traditional Approach to Conflict Resolution

Friday, February 20, 2015 at 5:15-6:45pm
Yale Law School

Peacemaking is a traditional Native approach to resolving conflict that focuses on healing and restoration rather than punishment. Although peacemaking varies across tribes, it generally brings together the disputants, along with family members, friends, and other members of the community to speak about how the event, crime, or crisis affected each person. Panelists will discuss the goals of peacemaking and how tribal courts are using this strategy to tackle Indian justice issues.

Panelists:

Rita Gilman, Peacemaker, Mohegan Tribe
Shawn Watts, Associate Director, Edson Queiroz Foundation Mediation Program, and Lecturer in Law, Columbia Law School
Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel, Tribal Historian and Medicine Woman, Mohegan Tribe

Registration: https://www.cvent.com/events/21st-annual-rebellious-lawyering-conference/registration-8556edb1831842159e12e9a427930a69.aspx

This panel is part of Yale Law School’s 2015 Rebellious Lawyering Conference. To learn more about the conference, please visit: http://www.yale.edu/reblaw.

MSU Diversity Coalition Talk w/ Fletcher and Professor Mike Lawrence

January 27, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Professor Lawrence

Students

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MSU Law Talk Today — Seven Generations: Reflecting on Our Past to Achieve Justice for Our Tomorrow

January 27, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Seven Generations: Reflecting on Our Past to Achieve Justice for Our Tomorrow

MSU Law’s Diversity Consortium and Native American Law Students Association (NALSA)
Tuesday, January 27th
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
MSU College of Law, Room 471

Please join MSU Law’s Diversity Consortium and NALSA in hosting Professor Fletcher and Professor Lawrence for our first Around the Hour Series Program of the year. We will be discussing a Native American philosophy known as Seven Generations, a framework under which we will contemplate how past efforts to achieve justice are linked to both emerging movements of today and those in the future. What is your role in the process?
Mary Ferguson, fergusma@law.msu.edu

Stanford’s Second Annual Native American Law Conference – February 7th

January 14, 2015Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Conference page here.

Breakfast 9:30am-10:30am

Panel #1 10:30am-12:00pm

(Constructing Judicial Systems)

Lunch & Cultural Event 12:00pm-2:00pm

Panel #2 2:15pm-3:45pm

(Environmental Human Rights in Indian Country)

Panel #3 4:00pm-5:30pm

(Intellectual Property Law and Native Representation)

Reception 5:30pm-7:00pm

Confirmed panelists include Cheryl Demmert Fairbanks (Cuddy & McCarthy); Stephanie Fryberg (University of Washington); Cynthia Gomez (State of California); Darcie Houck (Partner, Fredericks Peebles & Morgan); Adrienne Keene (Native Appropriations); Jessica Koski (Keweenaw Bay Indian Community); Gail Small (Native Action); Gerald Torres (Cornell Law); and Paula Yost (Dentons).

Fall 2014 Issue of the American Indian Law Journal

December 11, 2014Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

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Masthead
How the ESA Can Swallow Alaskan Tribal Sovereignty: The Story of the Iliamna Lake Seals	Charisse Arce
Sovereignty, Economic Development, and Human Security in Native American Nations	Greg Guedel
Human Trafficking & Native Peoples in Oregon: A Human Rights Report	Jason Juran, Joe Scovel & Hayley Weedn
Fundamentals of Contracting by and With Indian Tribes	Michael O’Connell
Fresh Pursuit: A Survey of Law Among States with Large Land Based Tribes	Erin White
No Tribal Court is an Island? Citation Practices of the Tribal Judiciary	Rose Goldberg
HABITAT AND HARVEST: The Modern Scope of Tribal Treaty Rights to Hunt and Fish	Whitney Leonard
Beyond Blood Quantum: The Legal and Political Implications of Expanding Tribal Enrollment	Tommy Miller

Read the entire issue here (PDF).

National NALSA Resume Book Announcement

December 5, 2014Matthew L.M. Fletcher

NNALSA Releases 2014 Resume Book

The 2014 National NALSA Resume Book is now available for employers to connect with NNALSA students! Employers can use their NNALSA private login to download resumes of 1L, 2L, 3L, or NNALSA alumni based on what type of job or internship opportunities you have available.

As a reminder, employers can also use their private login to post job opportunities to reach NNALSA students that have not submitted resumes. If you are an employer and have not yet created a private login, you can contact the NNALSA National Liaison, Aarik Robertson, for the invitation code at nnalsa.liaison@gmail.com.

To create your login after you receive the invitation code, visit the National NALSA website at http://www.nationalnalsa.org and click Register in the upper right-hand corner of the page.

National NALSA Moot Court Sign-Up Reminder

December 5, 2014Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Don’t miss your opportunity to be a part of the 23rd Annual NNALSA Moot Court Competition! Team registration closes on December 13, 2014. The registration form can be found on the Moot Court website at http://www.law.arizona.edu/iplp/moot_court/.

The competition will be held on March 6-7, 2015, at The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law campus in Tucson, Arizona. Additional details can be found at http://www.law.arizona.edu/iplp/moot_court/.