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Speakers include Judge Tim Connors, Judge Allie Maldonado, and Judge Bill Thorne! A veritable who’s who of Michigan tribal judges.
Symposia
Indian Law Panel at Yale CRT
Katie Jones, Matthew Fletcher, Gerald Torres, Angela Riley, Kristen Carpenter, Sparky Abramson
Conference Announcement: “No Justice Without Peace: 3rd Biennial Gathering of Peacemakers”
The Tribal Judicial Institute, in collaboration with the Chickasaw Nation, FVTC, NTJC and NARF, will be hosting No Justice Without Peace: 3rd Biennial Gathering of Peacemakers at the Artesian Hotel in Sulphur, OK on April 22-24, This conference will introduce participants to indigenous justice methodologies and examples of how such methodologies are being incorporated into tribal justice systems. Highlights of the event include:
Tuesday April 22 – PRE–CONFERENCE
• DOJ/BIA Pre-conference Listening Session Regarding Peacemaking
• Peacemaking Initiative: Feedback Session
Wednesday April 23-24- MAIN CONFERENCE
• Peace and Justice Between World Views
• Roundtable Discussion on the Depth pf Peacemaking and Importance of Process
• Victimization to Criminality: How the Cycle of Injustice Continues
• Preparing te Next Generation of Peacemakers through Academia
• Positive Aspects of Peacemaking in Tribal Communities
• Peacemaking Programs at Work in Tribal Nations
• Child Protection Programs and Peacemaking
• Matriarchal Nature of Justice and Peacemaking
• Specialty Courts Using the Peacemaking Model
• Peacemaking in the Court
• Integrated Justice Models
Targeted Audience: Tribal Leaders, Tribal Judges, Peacemakers, Tribal Court Planners, Tribal Prosecutors, Tribal Attorneys and Tribal Justice System Officials. We also welcome practitioners from Federal and State justice systems who may be providing services to tribal communities and tribal members.
REGISTRATION:
There is no fee for registration.
PLEASE VISIT http://www.law.und.edu/tji/events.cfm TO REGISTER
LODGING:
PLEASE CONTACT THE ARTESIAN HOTEL @ 1-855-455-5255 to reserve a room.
A room block has been set up under the Peacemakers Gathering
There is a special conference rate of $83.00/ night plus taxes and fees.
The Room Block expires when filled or no later than April 11, 2014 so be sure to reserve your room quickly.
Presented by the Tribal Judicial Institute of the University of North Dakota, with a grant from the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). For questions, contact Lynnette at 701-777-6306 orlynnette.morin@ad.ndus.edu
This training is being hosted in collaboration with the host Chickasaw Nation; National Judicial College; Fox Valley Technical College; and NARF
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
Idaho Indian Law Basics Conference — Friday
Univ. of South Dakota Indian Law Conference — April 2-4, 2014
Detail here.
Allegheny College Conference: “Democracy Realized? The Legacies of the Civil Rights Movement”
Description here.
I’ll be presenting a survey paper on tribal justice systems. Paper here.
Home of the Allegheny Alligators
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Indian Law Panel at Yale Critical Race Theory Conference
Equality vs. Exceptionalism: The Role of Race in Federal Indian Law
Saturday, April 5, 5:15-6:45 PM
Yale Law School, 127 Wall Street, New Haven, CT
Race has played a profound and complicated role in the United States’ legal and political treatment of Indians. On the one hand, the federal government has used American racial ideology and taxonomy to strip tribes of autonomy, resources, and humanity. On the other hand, the courts and Congress have also problematically conflated race and political status as a way of understanding and regulating tribes as political entities. This panel will explore how this unique history interacts with recent equal protection jurisprudence and has impacted the political position of tribes and Native people. How will the increasing illegitimacy of governmental racial classifications affect laws designed to preserve and advance tribal self-government and cultural survival? How can the tension between formal equality and the distinct status of Indian tribes be reconciled to secure Native rights and justice?
Panelists:
Kristen Carpenter, Associate Professor of Law and Co-Director, American Indian Law Program, University of Colorado Law School
Matthew Fletcher, Professor of Law and Director of the Indigenous Law & Policy Center, Michigan State University College of Law
Wenona Singel, Associate Professor of Law & Associate Director of the Indigenous Law & Policy Center, Michigan State University College of Law
Angela R. Riley, Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law; Director, UCLA American Indian Studies Center; and Co-Director, Native Nations Law and Policy Center
Gerald Torres, Bryant Smith Chair in Law, University of Texas at Austin School of Law
Registration: http://www.law.yale.edu/news/crt2014_register.htm
This panel is part of Yale Law School’s 2014 Critical Race Theory Conference. To learn more about the conference, please visit: http://www.law.yale.edu/news/crt2014.htm
Coming this Tuesday: Hamline Journal of Public Law & Policy’s Civil Rights Act Symposium
If you’re in the Twin Cities area, please come to this exciting event hosted by Hamline Journal of Public Law & Policy. The day begins at 8:30 and ends at 4:15 on Tuesday 3/25. Speakers will include Brian Landsberg, David Bernstein, Phil Duran, and Chad Quaintance, and they will be addressing issues from Affirmative Action, to Public Accommodations, to Under-Resourced Populations in the Twin Cities. The event will be held at the Anderson Center at Hamline U. Additional information is attached. We hope to see you there.
Symposium, Traditional Knowledge: IP and Federal Policy
March 21, 2014 at American University Washington College of Law
Further information available here.
Both a live and archived webcast will be available.
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