J.R. LaPlante to Keynote South Dakota Tribal-State Relations Law Conference — April 12-13, 2012
Student Activities
Bunky Echo-Hawk to Perform Live Art at UM Dance for Mother Earth Powwow (March 17-18, 2012)
Press release here:
Native American Business Institute Announcement (Summer 2012 Program)
Greetings from the Multicultural Business Programs Native American Business Institute (NABI)! We invite you to learn more about our pre-college program for Native American high school students (current 10th & 11th graders) interested in learning more about college and business.
The Native American Business Institute is a weeklong pre-college summer program for sophomore and junior Native American high school students interested in learning about college and careers in business free of cost. Participants work with MSU admissions officers, college counselors, tribal community leaders, and corporate representatives in a seven-day “business boot-camp” that prepares students for the college application process and exposes them to numerous academic and professional opportunities.
NABI students:
• Develop Time Management & Study skills
• Receive tips & strategies for gaining admission to college
• Learn how to navigate the financial aid/scholarship jungle
• Form lifelong friendships with other Native youth, MSU students, & MSU support staff
• Strengthen communication and interpersonal skills
• Attend corporate, cultural, and leadership development workshops
• Cultivate a deeper appreciation and understanding of diversity and its importance
• Foster networks with business leaders and other professionals
• Expose students to various careers and opportunities in business
• Most importantly—they learn how to WORK HARD & PLAY HARD!
APPLICATION PROCESS: Continue reading
Wisconsin ILSA 2012 Annual Program
Hawaii Law School Release on NNALSA Moot Court
MORE THAN 100 LAW STUDENTS TO COMPETE IN HAWAIʻI
HONOLULU, HAWAIʻI: Law students representing 28 law schools will argue for and against native political recognition, as well as a native government’s right to determine its membership, when they compete in the 20th annual National Native American Law Students Association’s moot court competition. The upcoming competition, hosted at the William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, will take place on February 24-25, 2012. A symposium on the issues highlighted in the problem will take place the day after the competition on Sunday, February 26, 2012.
UH Law Associate Professor and Director of Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law, Melody K. MacKenzie authored the competition problem. Three outside reviewers also reviewed the problem to ensure its fairness and accuracy. Designed to simulate the practice of law, the annual event requires competing law students in 2-person teams to conduct research and write legal briefs, without assistance from professors or others, and argue against other student teams at the competition.
Participating law schools include Arizona State University, Columbia, Cornell, UCLA, the University of Michigan, and the University of Washington, and 22 others.
Competition organizers are hoping to recruit more attorneys to serve as competition judges over the two-day event.
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is a lead sponsor of the event.
Hawai`i’s only law school last hosted this competition in 2000 shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court decided Rice v. Cayetano. That case resolved whether non-Hawaiians may vote in elections for trustees of the office of Hawaiian Affairs.
Derek Kauanoe, an event organizer noted, “we’re very excited to host the 20th annual event and to have so many competitors. It’s an opportunity to focus on some of the issues important to the Native Hawaiian community and to educate law students and attorneys across the U.S. about those matters.”
More information is available on the competition web page at http://www2.hawaii.edu/~nalsa/mootcourt.html
National NALSA Moot Court Brief Judges Needed
From Shawn Watts:
Aloha!
Now that the holidays are coming to close, we are reaching out in hopes that you are willing to score briefs for the NNALSA Moot Court Competition.We hope to get about 60 volunteers to score briefs, but we are far short as of now. If we do get 60, that will mean each judge will have three or fewer briefs to score. We have changed the moot court rules so that briefs will be submitted electronically. That means it will be easier to get the briefs to you and for you to get them back to us.Signing up to score briefs is easier than ever thanks to this website that Hawaii has set up to streamline the process:So, if you are willing to score briefs, sign up at the site above. Or, if you have questions about the process, please contact the competition organizer Maria Carmichael at maria.ann.carmichael@gmail.com, Derek Kauanoe at derek.kauanoe@gmail.com, or the competition administrator, National NALSA vice president, James Simermeyer at simermja@law.unm.edu.The competition is just around the corner and we need your help to make the experience a rewarding one for the competitors!
National NALSA Indian Law Writing Competition
11th Annual NNALSA Writing Competition
Hosted by Lewis and Clark Law School NALSA Chapter
Submission Deadline: 5:00 pm PST, January 15, 2012.
All submissions must be electronically submitted to nalsacomp@lclark.edu.
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 and regardless of race or tribal membership status. Eligible topics are Federal Indian law and policy, Tribal law and policy,International law and policy concerning indigenous peoples, and Comparative Law (i.e intertribal or government-to-government studies). Existing work is welcomed.
- First Prize – $1000.00 – Sponsored by Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker
- Second Prize – $500.00 – Sponsored by SNR Denton
- Third Prize – $250.00 – Sponsored by Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry
All awardees will also be recognized at the National NALSA yearly conference.
Writing Competition general information
Registration Form (please email nalsacomp@lclark.edu for the .doc version)
Writing Competition Rules
LEAD Summer Business Institute for American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian High School Juniors
Deadline: January 9, 2012
LEAD Summer Business Institute
for Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian
High School Juniors
Dartmouth College
Duke University
Stanford University
University of Pennsylvania
The LEAD Summer Business Institute is a dynamic summer program open to Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian high school students in their junior year. Students spend 3-4 weeks on a college campus learning about exciting careers in business and finance. Students take finance, business, accounting and marketing classes with world-renowned professors and converse with executives during corporate site visits at companies such as Google and Apple. Tribal leaders and Native American professionals share with students exciting business developments and help them to understand how a financial career can benefit tribal communities. Students also participate in field trips to amusement parks and sporting events.
Cost and Scholarships: The cost of the program is $1,250 plus round trip airfare. Significant full and partial scholarships are available through NAFOA. Last year, 98% of students received financial aid.
Download an Application at: www.nafoa.org
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NAFOA Scholarship Program
For Tribal College, Undergraduate and Graduate Students
NAFOA is dedicated to supporting Native people pursuing their education. We are pleased to offer merit-based scholarships to Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students. Eligible majors include: Accounting, Business Administration, Economics or Finance. Awards are based upon academic merit, demonstrated involvement within the Native American community and demonstrated commitment to improving indigenous communities through a career in finance. Deadline: January 6, 2012
Download an Application at: www.nafoa.org
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NAFOA – Since 1982 – Bill Lomax – President
Reminder: Udall Foundation Congressional Internship Program Deadline — Jan. 31, 2012
From the Udall Foundation:
The application deadline is Jan. 31, 2012.
Thank you for your interest in the Udall Foundation’s Native American Congressional Internship Program.
This ten-week summer internship in Washington, D.C. is for Native American and Alaska Native students who wish to learn more about the federal government and issues affecting Indian Country. The internship is fully funded: the Foundation provides round-trip airfare, housing, per diem for food and incidentals, and a stipend at the close of the program.
Below are resources available on our website, including:
- Advice for the Application: http://www.udall.gov/OurPrograms/NACInternship/AdviceForApplication.aspx
- Frequent Problems with Applications: http://www.udall.gov/OurPrograms/NAcInternship/FrequentApplicationProblems.aspx
- Ask an Alum: http://www.udall.gov/OurPrograms/NACInternship/AskAnAlum.aspx
Michigan State Native Heritage Month Events
Correction to the flyer–the Veteran’s Day Feast is on November 9th, not November 10th. Same place, same time, however.
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