American Indian Law Review Sovereignty and Identity Symposium — March 1, 2012 — Agenda

Here is the agenda:

Final Symposium Agenda

Minnesota American Indian Bar Association Annual CLE Save the Date: May 18, 2012

The 2012 Minnesota Indian Bar Association Indian Law Conference will be presented on Friday May 18th, 2012 at the Treasure Island Resort and Casino. Treasure Island Resort and Casino, located at 5374 Sturgeon Lake Road in Welch, Minnesota and is operated by the Prairie Island Indian Community. This year’s CLE is again cosponsored by the Minnesota American Indian Bar Association (MAIBA) and Minnesota CLE.

Please save the date and watch for the agenda!

5th Annual Tribal Leadership Conference: Transitions

What:   5th Annual Tribal Leadership Conference:  Transitions

When:   February 27-29, 2012
Where:   Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Isleta Pueblo, New Mexico
Registration Deadline:  February 10, 2012
Registration Fee:  $150  (LIMITED SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE)

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Dear Tribal Leaders, Key Tribal Administrators, Tribal Court Judges, Court Administrators/Clerks and Colleagues:

The American Indian Law Center, Inc. (AILC) is pleased to announce our 5th Annual Tribal Leadership Conference:  TRANSITIONS, February 27-29, 2012 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Isleta Pueblo, NM.

You are cordially invited to participate, learn, and share your experiences and thoughts on issues impacting tribal governments and Native Americans at our conference. Our compelling sessions and distinguished speakers will engage participants in a discourse on federal Indian law and policy, the Tribal Law and Order Act, infrastructure and economic development, and federal budget processes, among other topics.

Attached is the registration form or you can visit our website at www.ailc-inc.org for more information.  Please contact the AILC at (505) 277-5462 or begay@law.unm.edu for any questions.

We look forward to your participation.

Sincerely,

American Indian Law Center, Inc.
P.O. Box 4456
Albuquerque, NM 87196
(505) 277-5462
(505) 277-1035 (fax)
www.ailc-inc.org

FBA Indian Law Conference 2012 Agenda

Here. Wrong one. Mostly correct but cannot post the correct one until later.

Now here’s the correct one:

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Next Week’s Kansas Indian Law Conference Agenda

Here is the website.

And the agenda:

University of Kansas School of Law
February 3, 2012
301 Relays, Burge Union
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

9:00-9:10 Welcome and Introductions
Richard Monette (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians)

9:10-10:00 Making American Indian Legal Scholarship Practical and Influential
Matthew L.M. Fletcher (Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa),
Professor and Director, Indigenous Law & Policy Center, Michigan State University College of Law

10:00-10:10 Break

10:10-11:00 Indian Tribes and Human Rights Accountability
Wenona Singel (Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa), Assistant Professor and Associate Director, Indigenous Law & Policy Center, Michigan State University College of Law

11:00-11:10 Break

11:10-12:00 Crow Tribal Water Settlement Act
Heather Whiteman Runs Him (Crow), Deputy Executive Counsel of the Crow Nation

12:00-1:10 Lunch (on your own)

1:10-2:00 Selected Federal and State Court Case Updates
Melody L. McCoy (Cherokee), Staff Attorney, Native American Rights Fund

2:00-2:10 Break

2:10-3:00 Violence Against Women Act
Terri Henry (North Carolina Tribe of Cherokee), Executive Director of  Star Clan

3:00-3:10 Break

3:10-4:00 Indian Gaming Regulation and the Impact on Indian Law
Sharon House (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin). Attorney specializing in Indian law, negotiations, gaming, regulation, franchising, corporations, and finance.

4:00-4:10 Closing Remarks

2012 Native American Critical Issues Conference Flyer

Here is a PDF: MIEC2012

Columbia Law School Conference Honoring Prof. Derrick Bell This Saturday

via Constitutional Law Prof Blog (link includes schedule of events):

“A Living, Working Faith”:

Remembering Our Colleague
Derrick A. Bell, Jr.

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at COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL, NY, NY  on Saturday December 10th, 2011

This one day conference organized by Professors Kendall Thomas and Penelope Andrews will honor the work of the late ConLawProf Derrick Bell.

This looks to be an excellent conference.

Agenda for 8th Haudenosaunee Conference Starting Tomorrow: “Land, Laches, and Legal Battles”

Here:

Friday, Nov 18th Goldstein Student Center
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Registration
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Welcoming Remarks
Chancellor Nancy Cantor (invited)
Christian Day, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Law
Carrie E. Garrow, Executive Director
9:30 – 9:45 a.m. Thanksgiving Address
Tadodaho Sid Hill
9:45 – 10:45 a.m. The Tangled Web of New York’s History – Laws and Lies
Carrie E. Garrow
10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Break
11:00 – 12:00 Influencing Public Opinion and Framing Land Claim Opposition: The Reciprocal
Relationship between Federal Indian Law and Anti-Indian Movements
Meghan Y. McCune
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch Break
1:00 – 2:15 p.m. The Tortured History of the Discovery Doctrine in the Marshall Court
Lindsay Robertson
2:15 – 3:15 p.m. The New Laches, A History
Kathryn Fort
3:15 – 3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 – 4:30 Oren Lyons

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