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National NALSA Spring 2014 Newsletter
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Student Activities
2014 Wisconsin Coming Together of Peoples Conference
Agenda here:
28th Annual Coming Together of the Peoples Conference
Indigenous Law Students’ Association
University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, WI
April 4-5, 2014
Friday, April 4th (LUBAR Commons, room 7200)
3:00-3:10 P.M. – Traditional Opening
Jason Stark – Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
3:10-3:30PM – Opening Remarks
Margaret Raymond – Dean, University of Wisconsin Law School
3:30-5:00 P.M. – Panel: Tribal Law and the Economy
Gwen Carr – Owner of Intrans, Llc, Executive Director and Political Consultant
Andrew Caulum – Office of the Solicitor – Division of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
Jeff Johnson – President, J.W. Johnson & Associates
5:00-6:00 PM – Dinner
6:00-7:00 P.M. – Keynote
Stacy Leeds – Dean, University of Arkansas Law School
8:00PM – Reception at Brocach Irish Pub (Capitol Square)
Saturday, April 5th (Room 2211)
8:00-9:00 A.M. – Morning Reception (Coffee and Morning Snacks)
9:00-10:30 A.M. – Panel: Mining and the Environment
Richard Waissar – Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development, Department of Interior
Jason Stark – Policy Analyst, GLIFWC
10:30-12:00 – Panel: Mining and Tribal Sovereignty
James Schlender Jr. – Tribal Attorney, Lac Courte Oreilles
Larry Nesper – Professor, University of Wisconsin
Elizabeth Kronk – Professor, University of Kansas Law School
12:00-12:10 P.M. – Drum
Dylan Jennings – Bad River Ojibwe
12:10-1:00 P.M – Luncheon Keynote
Brian Pierson – Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
1:00-2:30 P.M. – Panel: Tribal Same-Sex Marriage and Adoption
Richard Monette – Professor, Wisconsin Law School
Ann Tweedy – Professor, Hamline School of Law
Carol Gapen – The Law Center for Children and Families
2:30-4:00 P.M. – Panel: Sports Law and Mascots
Barbara Munson – Wisconsin Indian Education Association
Mark Denning – Kochman Mavrelis Associates
*Brian Pierson – Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
4:00-5:00 P.M. – Closing
James Schlender Jr. –Tribal Attorney, LCO Band of Ojibwe
5:30 P.M. – LEO Banquet at The Madison Concourse Hotel
Law Students from Michigan on Alternative Spring Break at Navajo Nation
Michigan State University and University of Michigan law students coordinated an alternative spring break to Navajo Nation through the leadership of MSU Law student Tamera Begay and U of M Law student Hunter Cox. MSU students are working at Navajo Nation and U of M students are at DNA Legal Services. Impressive job.
MSU LAW:
Tamera Begay, Emily Smith, John Simermeyer, Chantelle Dial, Patricia Jjemba, Mavis Smith, Elise McGowan, Mike Hollowell, Whitney Gravelle
UofM Law:
Samantha Hall, Breeanna Brewer, Andrew Goddeeris, & Hunter Cox
Two Events at Seattle U. Law School — Storytelling (Feb. 26) and ICWA (March 6)
Wild Game Cooking Demo at MSU Law
Chris Chavis looking hungry
The 1491s are here!
Mmm mmm good
New Scholarship on Tribal Constitutional Amendment and Reform
Jason Hipp has published “Rethinking Rewriting: Tribal Constitutional Amendment and Reform,” in the Columbia Journal of Race and Law. This paper won the 12th Annual NNALSA Indian Law Writing Competition. Here is the abstract:
This Essay examines the recent wave of American Indian tribal constitutional change through the framework of subnational constitutional theory. When tribes rewrite their constitutions, they not only address internal tribal questions and communicate tribal values, but also engage with other subnational entities, i.e. states, and the federal government. This Essay applies that framework to a study of tribal constitutional amendment and reform procedures. Focusing on the processes of constitutional change produces insight into tribes’ status as “domestic dependent sovereigns” in the contemporary era of self-determination, a status reflected in the opportunities, and limitations, inherent in tribal constitutions. In so doing, this Essay aims to highlight an aspect of tribal constitution writing that enables successful reform and communicates the significance and goals of constitutionalism within the tribal context.
Phil Katzen to Speak at Seattle Law School about Boldt Decision — Feb. 18, 2014
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Stanford NALSA Hosting “Contemporary Issues in Indian Law Conference” Today
Here. The agenda:
Contemporary Issues in Indian Law Conference
Stanford Law School February 7, 2014
Register here: http://nalsa.eventbrite.com
NALSA Conference General Information
NALSA Program Advertising Form
Schedule
Thursday, February 6, 2014 Stanford Law School, Room 185
7:30 PM – 6:30 PM Crash Course on Indian Law with Karen Biestman
This session will provide students with an overview and background to Indian law that will be useful for the following day’s program. All students welcome!
· Karen Biestman, Associate Dean & Director of the Stanford Native American Cultural Center, and Stanford Law School Lecturer in Law
Friday, February 7, 2014 Stanford Law School, Room 290
8:30 AM – 9: 15 AM Check-in and Continental Breakfast
9:15 AM – 10:45 AM Modern Indian Law in the Context of Recent Supreme Court Cases
· Bethany Berger, Professor of Real Property Law at UConn School of Law
· Matthew Fletcher, Professor of Law & Director of the Indigenous Law & Policy Center at Michigan State University College of Law (my paper here)
· Kristen Carpenter, Associate Professor of Law & Co-Director, American Indian Law Program at the University of Colorado Law School
· Moderator: Deborah Sivas, Luke W. Cole Professor of Environmental Law and Director of the Environmental Law Clinic at Stanford Law School
· Co-sponsored by the American Constitution Society
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Tribal Jurisdictional Issues and VAWA
· Carole Goldberg, Distinguished Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law
· Wenona Singel, Associate Professor of Law & Associate Director of the Indigenous Law & Policy Center at Michigan State University College of Law
· Wilson Pipestem, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Ietan Consulting
· Moderator: Maggie McKinley, Post-Doctoral Democracy Fellow at the Ash Center, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
· Co-sponsored by Law Students for Reproductive Justice and Women of Stanford Law
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Seattle Law, American Indian Law Journal Event on Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
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Yale NALSA Event on Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
Deconstructing the “Baby Veronica” Case: Implications for the Future of the Indian Child Welfare Act
Friday, February 21, 5:15-6:45 p.m.
Yale Law School, New Haven, CT
Panelists:
- Jacqueline Pata, Executive Director, National Congress of American Indians
- Joel West Williams, Staff Attorney, Native American Rights Fund
In June 2013, the Supreme Court decided Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, a widely publicized case involving the adoption of a Cherokee child by non-Natives over the objections of her Cherokee father. At the heart of the controversy was the Indian Child Welfare Act, a federal law designed to protect the best interests of Native children and promote the stability and security of Indian tribes and families. This panel will explore the history behind this landmark law, the current landscape of Indian child welfare, and the implications of the “Baby Veronica” decision for the future placement of Native children. Additionally, panelists will discuss how their organizations collaborated with both tribal and non-tribal stakeholders to develop legal, media, and other advocacy strategies for the case as part of the Tribal Supreme Court Project.
Registration: http://www.rsvpbook.com/event.php?439305
This panel is part of Yale Law School’s 2014 Rebellious Lawyering Conference. To learn more about the conference, please visit: http://www.yale.edu/reblaw.
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