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Yale NALSA Event on Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl

January 29, 2014Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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.

Stanford NALSA Conference on Contemporary Issues in Indian Law — Feb. 7, 2014

January 12, 2014January 10, 2014Matthew L.M. Fletcher2 Comments

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MSU Indigenous Graduate Student Collective Panel — November 19, 2013

November 17, 2013November 15, 2013Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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National NALSA Seeks Judges for Writing Competition

November 14, 2013November 14, 2013Matthew L.M. Fletcher

The National Native American Law Students Association (National NALSA) is seeking judges for its 13th Annual Writing Competition. The purpose of the competition is to recognize excellence in legal research and writing related to Indian law. This year, the Seattle University School of Law NALSA chapter and the Seattle University American Indian Law Journal are proud to host the 13th Annual National NALSA Writing Competition. The winner will be published in the American Indian Law Journal’s Spring 2014 publication.

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.

Judges will receive up to four submissions and scoring sheets. The submissions will be sent to each judge sometime near the end of January, with roughly a month to review and score. Winners will be announced at the Federal Bar Association Indian Law Conference in Sante Fe, New Mexico on April 11, 2013.

We hope you will consider donating your time to the competition as a judge. Based on the number of submissions to the Writing Competition last year, it is fair to say that there is a growing interest in the study of Indian law among law students across the country.

The purpose of the Annual Writing 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 and regardless of race or tribal membership status.

Thank you very much for your consideration. Please email Jenny Campbell, Managing Editor, at campbe43@seattleu.edu or Shay Story, Editor in Chief, at storys@seattleu.edu.

Sincerely,

Jenny Campbell
J.D. Candidate 2014 
Managing Editor, American Indian Law Journal
Seattle University School of Law

Univ. of Arizona IPLP Fall Festival Announcement

November 5, 2013Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here. IPLP Fall Festival 2013 Flyer for web

Update from National NALSA Executive Board — Career Fair and Newsletter

November 4, 2013Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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National NALSA Newsletter Fall 2013-Final

Career Fair Release

From the release:

The National Native American Law Students Association (NNALSA) is pleased to announce the 2014 NNALSA Career Fair! The event will take place Saturday, March 1st during the National Moot Court Competition at the University of Oklahoma College of Law in Norman, Oklahoma. We have limited space available and the registration deadline will be January 3rd. Costs will be $250 for private organizations and $100 for non-profit organizations.

This is a great opportunity to connect and network with future Indian Law practitioners! Please contact NNALSA’s Liaison Jeffrey Cormell nnalsa.liaison@gmail.com with any questions or to express an interest in participating. We look forward to seeing you at the 2014 Career Fair!

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Spartan NALSA Picnic and Kickball Classic

September 7, 2013September 7, 2013Matthew L.M. Fletcher

And diibishka to Emily, who helped Emmett find the first base dinner plate.

Lots of exciting kickball action.

Blue team won! Well…not really.

Highlights from Wisconsin ILSA’s 2013 Coming Together of Peoples Conference

April 9, 2013Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Sorry for delay, but this happened over last weekend. Chi-miigwetch again to the Wisconsin ILSA law students, especially Jason Sanders for inviting me. And for my troubles (there just weren’t any), I received possibly the greatest gift any speaker can receive — a gargoyle. And it all happened as the ajijaak returned:

Cranes

Please see after the fold for my not-so-competent pics of the speakers:

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2013 Wisconsin ILSA Annual Conference Agenda — Today and Tomorrow

April 5, 2013April 5, 2013Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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From the ILSA website:

Please join us at the UW Law School on April 5-6, 2013, for our 27th Annual Coming Together of Peoples Conference.
ILSA is also pleased to announce that this year’s keynote speaker will be Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Professor of Law and Director of the Indigenous Law and Policy Center at Michigan State University.
More details are below.
Following the Coming Together of Peoples Conference, the UW Law School and Latino Law Student Association will be hosting the 44th Annual LEO Banquet at the Concourse Hotel that evening. There will be a reception from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. with dinner immediately following. ILSA invites you to join us in celebrating the Legal Education Opportunities program.