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Agenda for Alabama-Coushatta Judicial Symposium April 24, 2014

March 1, 2014February 26, 2014Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here (PDF):

UCLA Race, Labor & the Law Conference February 28-March 1, 2014

February 28, 2014February 26, 2014Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here. Agenda here. Fletcher/Fort/Singel paper here.

Fletcher’s panel:

Saturday, March 1

	*Labor and Employment Issues Facing Indigenous Peoples in the U.S.*
	Matthew L.M. Fletcher, J.D. \| Professor of Law & Director of the Indigenous Law & Policy Center, Michigan State University
	“Tribal Disruption and Labor Relations“
	James Kawahara, J.D. \| Adjunct Professor in Practice, UCLA School of Law, UC Los Angeles; Attorney, Kawahara Law P.C.
	“Judicial Application of Federal Labor and Employment Laws to Indian Tribes When Congress is Silent: What Fills the Vacuum?”
	Lynn Stephen, Ph.D. \| Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies, University of Oregon
	“Indigenous Mexican Workers in the U.S.: Labor Conditions, Health, and Identity”
	David Kamper, Ph.D. \| Associate Professor and Chair of American Indian Studies, San Diego State University
	“The Work around Tribal Sovereignty: Negotiating Notions of Labor, Jobs, & Class in Tribal Governmental Gaming and Economic Development”
	Moderated by: Pamela A. Izvănariu, J.D., LL.M. \| Director of Research & Development, UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, UC Los Angeles

FIU Law Review Symposium on the History of S. Fla. Tribes

February 27, 2014Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here. A description:

This symposium examines the history of the present day Indian tribes in South Florida commencing with the early Seminole Wars. Indian tribes are uniquer governmental entities enjoying inherent sovereignty over a wide range of issues and conduct. The tribal nations in South Florida are no different. This Symposium explores the legal status of tribal governments through in-depth examination of their histories.

Pics from MSU Diversity Week Event

February 26, 2014Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Fletcher spoke Tuesday at an MSU Diversity Week lunch about citizenship, along with my colleagues Veronica Thronson and Tiffani Darden. MSU law school Jeannette Lugo moderated, cuz it was getting rowdy:

Emily and Victoria laughing it up before the talk.

University of Oklahoma Indian Law Conference

February 25, 2014Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Norman — The University of Oklahoma College of Law, American Indian Law Review and OU Native American Studies Department is hosting its third annual symposium. This year’s “Tribal Sovereignty: A Global Perspective” symposium will highlight the issues indigenous peoples face at the international and regional levels. This includes the ability of indigenous peoples to assert their rights at the United Nations and the Organization of American States, in addition to the ability of tribes to engage economically on an international level.

“Woven into the fabric of the College, Native American Law is central to our strategic vision and an integral part of our curriculum. It is truly our privilege to host extraordinary world leaders to highlight significant issues facing indigenous peoples,” said Dean Joe Harroz.

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13th Annual Indian Child Welfare and Wellness Conference Ongoing

February 20, 2014Matthew L.M. Fletcher

News coverage here.

Judge Thorne speaking:

Stanford NALSA Hosting “Contemporary Issues in Indian Law Conference” Today

February 7, 2014Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here. The agenda:

Contemporary Issues in Indian Law Conference

Stanford Law School February 7, 2014

NALSA Conference General Information

NALSA Program Advertising Form

NALSA Flyer

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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2014 FBA Indian Law Conference Agenda

February 4, 2014February 4, 2014Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here:

Thursday, April 10, 2014 – Morning Session

PANEL 1. BABY VERONICA – TEXTING PATERNITY AWAY AND BRINGING ICWA INTO 21ST CENTURY

Natalie Landreth, Senior Attorney, Native American Rights Fund (Moderator)

Anita Fineday, Director, Casey Family Program, Indian Child Welfare Program
Heather Kendall-Miller, Senior Attorney, Native American Rights Fund
Sara Hill, Senior Assistant Attorney General for the Cherokee Nation
Jack Trope, Executive Director, Association on American Indian Affairs

PANEL 2. ELECTIONS 2014 – SHELBY COUNTY & THE IMPACT ON INDIAN COUNTRY
Natalie Landreth, Senior Attorney, Native American Rights Fund (Moderator)

Martin W. Aguilar, NAEIP Liaison, Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State
Laughlin McDonald, Director, American Civil Liberties Union, Voting Rights Project
Nina Perales, Senior Attorney, Mexican-American Legal Defense Fund
James T. Tucker, Attorney, Wilson Elser

LUNCH PROGRAM:
REPORT FROM THE INDIAN LAW AND ORDER COMMISSION – “A ROADMAP FOR MAKING NATIVE AMERICA SAFER”

Natalie Landreth, Senior Attorney, Native American Rights Fund (Moderator)

Troy Eid, Partner, Greenberg Traurig LLP
Carole Goldberg, Professor, University of California Los Angeles School of Law

Thursday, April 10, 2014 – Afternoon Session

PANEL 3. SOVEREIGN ENERGY: POWERING THE DIGITAL AGE

Steven Paul McSloy, Partner, Dentons (Moderator)

Michon Ebon, Cultural Resource Coordinator, Reno-Sparks Indian Colony (Invited)
Carla Fredericks, Clinical Faculty, University of Colorado School of Law
Pilar Thomas, Deputy Director, Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Indian Energy
Lynn Slade, Partner, Modrall Sperling

CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSION 1
TRIBAL MEMBERSHIP IN A NEW MILLENNIUM: INCLUDING FUTURE GENERATIONS IN THE TRIBAL NETWORK

Angelique EagleWoman, Associate Professor, University of Idaho College of Law (Moderator)

Colin Cloud Hampson, Attorney, Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP
Danna Jackson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, District of Montana
Hon. Bruce Plackowski, Chief Judge, Nez Perce Tribe
Christine Zuni Cruz, Associate Dean, University of New Mexico School of Law

PANEL 4. NEGOTIATING SOVEREIGNTY &THE OUTER LIMITS OF COMPACTS POST-RINCON

Steven Paul McSloy, Partner, Dentons (Moderator)

Little Fawn Boland, Partner, Ceiba Legal, LLP
Ray Halbritter, Nation Representative, Oneida Indian Nation of New York
Jeff Nelson, Counsel, Kanji & Katzen P.L.L.C.
George Skibine, Counsel, Dentons

Friday, April 11, 2014 – Morning Session

PANEL 5: RESERVATION INFRASTRUCTURE AS AN ECONOMIC DRIVER

Patrice Kunesh, Deputy Under Secretary, Rural Development, US
Department of Agriculture (Moderator)

Catherine Munson, Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend
Bryan Newland, Counsel, Fletcher Law PLLC
Hon. Christine Williams, Chief Judge, Northern California Intertribal Court System
Elsie Meeks, State Director, Rural Development State Director, U.S. Department of Agriculture

PANEL 6: TRIBAL SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY IN THE DIGITAL AGE

Patrice Kunesh, Deputy Under Secretary, Rural Development, US Department of Agriculture (Moderator)

Elizabeth Conway, Associate General Counsel, Mashantucket Pequot Tribe
Pratik Shah, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
William Wood, Associate Professor, Southwestern Law School
Jennifer Weddle, Partner, Greenberg Traurig LLP

Friday, April 11, 2014 – Afternoon Session

PANEL 7: INTERNATIONAL LAW: INDIGENOUS ISSUES ON AN INTERNATIONAL GRID

Angelique EagleWoman, Associate Professor, University of Idaho College of Law (Moderator)

Robert Tim Coulter, Director, Indian Law Resource Center
Tracey LeBeau, Director, Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, U.S. Department of Energy
G. William Rice, Professor, University of Tulsa College of Law
Rebecca Tsosie, Professor of Law, Arizona State University College of Law

CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSION 2
INTANGIBLE SOVEREIGNTY: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ISSUES IN INDIAN LAW

Steven Paul McSloy, Partner, Dentons (Moderator)

Suzan Shown Harjo, Poet and Policy Advocate
Marshall McKay, Chairman, Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation
Trevor Reed, J.D. Candidate, Columbia Law School / Ford Foundation & Pre-Doctoral Fellow in Ethnomusicology, Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Paula Yost, Partner, Dentons

PANEL 8: THE ETHICS OF INTERFACING TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY

Angelique EagleWoman, Associate Professor, University of Idaho College of Law (Moderator)