Spokane Indian Law Conference Agenda
Symposia
2025 UM Native Studies Conference (Feb. 21-22, 2025): “The Next 25: The Self-Determination Era and the Future of Indian Affairs”
Featured Events:
Day One: Friday, February 21 – Palmer Commons
Welcome Protocol
Forum Hall 1:00-1:30 PM
Panel 1 The Past and Future of Indigenous Politics
with Bryan Newland and Jeff Irwin,
Forum Hall 1:30 – 3:00 PM
Panel 2: Lawyering Tribal Self-Determination
with Wenona T. Singel, Doreen Nanibaa McPaul, and Mitchell Forbes,
Forum Hall 3:15 – 4:45 PM
Dinner for symposium participants.
Great Lakes Room 5:00 – 6:30 PM
Great Lakes Room 7:00 – 9:30 PM
An Evening with Mark Trahant,
The 2025 Robert F. Berkhofer Jr. lecture on Native American Studies
Followed by reception
Day Two: Saturday, February 22 – Michigan Union
Guest Arrival,
Anderson ABCD 8:00 – 9:00 AM
Breakfast
Anderson ABCD 9:00 – 10:00 AM
Panel 3: Indigenous Judging in Tribal and State Courts
with Gregory H. Bigler and Allie Greenleaf Maldonado,
Anderson ABCD 10:00 – 11:30 AM
Lunch
Anderson ABCD 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Keynote Address by Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis,
Pendleton Room 12:30 – 1:45 PM
Panel 4: International Indigenous Leadership
with Kyle Powys Whyte, Kristen Carpenter, and Mark Trahant
Pendleton Room 2:00 – 3:30 PM
The Next 25: The Self-Determination Era and the Future of Indian Affairs
A symposium on the 50th anniversary of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
Our symposium is inspired by the 50th anniversary of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975, the cornerstone statute establishing the tribal self-determination era. The first quarter century of the self-determination era featured many great successes but mostly great frustrations often caused by federal reluctance to empower tribal nations. The second quarter century featured the rise of tribal political and economic power, but many of the same frustrations, this time more often caused by judicial decisions. As always, Indigenous leaders look to both the past and the future in consequential decisions for their nations. This symposium brings together many of today’s most influential Indigenous leaders to assess the last fifty years and imagine what the next quarter century brings. Panelists include Indigenous elected officials, judges, and lawyers at the federal, state, and Tribal levels.
Washington Supreme Court Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis, a citizen of the Pueblo of Isleta and a descendant of the Pueblo of Laguna, will deliver a keynote address on Saturday.
Updated Harvard NALSA Symposium Info. Feb 28, 2025
The Harvard Law School (HLS) Native Law Students Association (NALSA) is excited to present the 2025 HLS Indian Law Symposium, titled”De-Othering Indian Law: Indigenous Topics as Canon Legal Doctrine.”
The symposium will be a day-long event on Friday, February 28, 2025,from 9am – 5pm.
The symposium is open to the public and free to attend forregistered attendees. You can register using the form link located on the symposium website.
We have an amazing line-up of speakers coming, including:
U.S. District Court Judge Sunshine S. Sykes, ASU Law School Dean Stacy Leeds, Navajo Nation Chief Justice JoAnn Jayne, White House Senior Policy Advisor on Native Affairs and Stanford Professor Elizabeth Reese, UNSW & HLS Professor Megan Davis, MSU Professor Wenona T. Singel, and University of Michigan Professor Matthew Fletcher.
For those interested in a virtual link to the symposium, please fill out the registration form and indicate interest in a virtual live stream option.
For any questions, please contact nalsa@mail.law.harvard.edu.
Harvard NALSA Indian Law Symposium Feb. 28, 2025
More details here (updated Jan. 20, 2025):
The Harvard Law School (HLS) Native Law Students Association (NALSA) is excited to present the 2025 HLS Indian Law Symposium, titled”De-Othering Indian Law: Indigenous Topics as Canon Legal Doctrine.”
The symposium will be a day-long event on Friday, February 28, 2025,from 9am – 5pm.
The symposium is open to the public and free to attend forregistered attendees. You can register using the form link located on the symposium website.
We have an amazing line-up of speakers coming, including:
U.S. District Court Judge Sunshine S. Sykes, ASU Law School Dean Stacy Leeds, Navajo Nation Chief Justice JoAnn Jayne, White House Senior Policy Advisor on Native Affairs and Stanford Professor Elizabeth Reese, UNSW & HLS Professor Megan Davis, MSU Professor Wenona T. Singel, and University of Michigan Professor Matthew Fletcher.
For those interested in a virtual link to the symposium, please fill out the registration form and indicate interest in a virtual live stream option.
For any questions, please contact nalsa@mail.law.harvard.edu.
UM Ross Native American Heritage Conference TODAY
NAICJA 2024
Looking forward to talking about tribal court jurisprudence, Brackeen, and Cooley:
New Mexico State Bar Foundation 2024 Indian Law Institute — Nov. 7
Here.
Speakers:
- The Intersection of Tribal and State Court Orders of Protection and Family Law Basics
- Deliah Tenorio, NM Indian Affairs Department
- Veronica Hill, Second Judicial District Court
- Medical Malpractice in Indian Country and New Mexico
- Melanie Ben, Curtis & Co
- Seeking Equality in Water Rights for Native American Sovereigns
- MacArthur Stant, Navajo Nation Department of Justice
- Dwight Witherspoon, Navajo Nation Department of Justice
- Federal Prosecution of Indians in Federal Court
- Professor Samuel Winder, University of New Mexico School of Law
- Is Your Tribe Leaving Money on the Table? ISDEEA’s Section 105(l): An Underutilized Funding Stream in New Mexico
- Donna Connolly, Rothstein Donatelli
- Steven Heely, Rothstein Donatelli
- Allison Athens, Rothstein Donatelli
- Indian Law at the New Mexico Legislature
- Lydia Ninham
- The Ethical Standard When Working in Indian Country
- David Adams, Parnall & Adams
Vermont Law Review Symposium Panel on ICWA
Vermont Law Review Symposium Panel on the Indian Child Welfare Act, Today @ Noon
Link to YouTube livestream here. Panelists are Lauren van Schilfgaard and Fletcher.
Hosted by the Vermont Law Review, this symposium will focus on legal challenges and innovative solutions to protect our most vulnerable population: children. It will be held as a four-part lunch series beginning on Thursday, September 19.
The first installment will focus on the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The discussion will explore the impact of recent Supreme Court decisions on ICWA and its long-term implications for Native American children and tribal sovereignty.
If you’re unable to join us in person on the VLGS campus, a livestream will also be available. You can access the livestream via the button below or by clicking here.
Day 1 of UDub Indian Law Symposium
Very serious people. . .
Turtle Talk 
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