National American Indian Court Judges Association 42nd Annual Meeting: Oct. 26-28, 2011
Symposia
Two News Articles on the State of Sequoyah Conference
Here is the first on Anishinaabe veteran Jim Northrup’s talk. An excerpt:
Despite the horrors he has experienced, Northrup retained his sense of humor. His poems evoked laughter, applause, and a sense of the tragedy of battle.
In one of his poems, “The Duke,” the soldiers realize that a VIP visitor arriving by helicopter is John Wayne himself. They ask him to go for a walk with him, but he refuses to go out with the “grunts.”
Northrup wrote their experiences contained “more killing than he had seen in a quarter of a century of movie killing.”
“And I have photographs that go along with that,” he said, after reading the poem.
Today Northrup travels the country, sharing his experiences with those who can best understand them.
“We’re creating new veterans in Iraq and Afghanistan. They’re coming home as messed up as I was – some less, some more,” he said.
“A lot of them just want to unload to someone who will understand.”
Many audience members were fellow Vietnam vets. Northrup asked them to help work with these new veterans.
Following his speech, the group saw the Vietnam portion of the “Way of the Warrior” video by Patty Loew. The Vietnam section on the video about native warriors features Northrup, among several others.
Dr. Richard Allen, also a Marine Vietnam veteran, organizes the annual State of Sequoyah Conference.
He said one purpose of the Friday morning session was to explore the different way of thinking many American Indians have about their war experiences. Many young people follow a warrior tradition when they enter the service. Allen echoed Northrup’s statements.
“Now we’re in a war in Iraq and Afghanistan. A lot of these young people are coming back with PTSD. We know what that is,” he said. “These are the kinds of things that are familiar to veterans and a lot of people don’t understand them.”
Michigan State Law Review CFP
The Michigan State University Law Review is holding a symposium, “Gender and the Legal Profession’s Pipeline to Power,” April 12-13, 2012. The symposium will serve as a catalyst to raise awareness about, discuss the dynamics of, and strategize solutions to the persistent gender disparity that exists in positions of power in the legal profession. Scholars and experts from the fields of law, political science, journalism, and beyond will reframe and advance the course of existing dialogue on gender equality.
We are pleased to announce that the symposium will be taking place in Detroit, Michigan, at the historic Westin Book Cadillac Hotel. MSU College of Law has its roots in this city; as Detroit College of Law it was one of the first institutions of higher education to open its doors to women and minorities, admitting Lizzie McSweeney into its inaugural class of students in 1891. Thus it is incredibly fitting that this symposium takes place in the very city where our school was founded, remembering our legacy while also looking to the future.
Just as MSU College of Law was among the first to offer women equal access to a legal education over 50 years before many other institutions began to do so, we now seek to continue this tradition by advancing the conversation on how to resolve remaining gender disparity.
Confirmed participants to date include:
Hannah Brenner (Michigan State), Douglas Branson (Pittsburg), Keith Bybee (Syracuse University), Bridget Crawford (Pace), Christine Corcos (Louisiana State), Lee Epstein (Southern California), Erika Falk (Johns Hopkins), Judge Nancy Gertner (Harvard), Carol Greenhouse (Princeton), Linda Greenhouse (Yale), Joan Howarth (Michigan State), Sally Kenney (Tulane), Renee Newman Knake (Michigan State), Paula Monopoli (Maryland), Carla Pratt (Penn State), Deborah Rhode (Stanford), Lori Ringhand (Georgia), Julie Suk (Cardozo), and Angela Onwuachi Willig (Iowa).
This announcement invites proposals from individuals across disciplines who are interested in contributing to this conversation by speaking on a panel at the symposium. We especially encourage proposals from junior scholars and new voices focusing their work on the issues that will be explored through this event. Submissions must include a title and abstract of no more than 1,000 words, due by November 15, 2011. Please include your full contact information, including an email, phone number, and mailing address. Participants will be notified about their acceptance by December 2011. Some participants may have the opportunity to publish their paper as part of a special symposium issue of the MSU Law Review (please indicate if you are interested in having your paper considered for this purpose in your submission).
For questions or to submit a proposal, please contact:
Hannah Brenner, Lecturer in Law & Co-Director, Kelley Institute of Ethics and the Legal Profession at hbrenner@law.msu.edu or
Renee Newman Knake, Associate Professor of Law & Co-Director, Kelley Institute of Ethics and the Legal Profession at rk@law.msu.edu
If submitting a proposal, please include in the subject line MSU Call for Papers.
For more information about the event, please visit www.law.msu.edu/pipeline
California Indian Law Association 2011 Annual Conference Agenda (Oct. 13, 2011)
34th Public Land Law Conference at Montana Law: Sept. 14-16, 2011
NMAI “Fact or Fiction” Meeting — October 7, 2011
Arizona IPLP 10th Anniversary Conference and Reunion
On October 8-9, 2011, the University of Arizona College of Law’s Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program will celebrate its tenth anniversary by hosting a conference and reunion in Tucson, Arizona. The morning of Saturday October 8 will be devoted to a roundtable discussion of what the Academy and Practicing Attorneys can offer each other. Roundtable panelists include Professor Matthew Fletcher (Michigan State University), Professor Angela Riley (UCLA), Lawrence Baca, (U.S. Dept. of Justice (retired)), Christopher Chaney (Deputy Director, Office of Tribal Justice); and Professor Kirsten Matoy Carlson (invited) (Wayne State University).
We will then have a celebratory luncheon featuring a keynote speech by Professor S. James Anaya, who is also the current UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Saturday afternoon will be devoted to panels of alumni who work in a variety of capacities for governments, in private practice, for human rights organizations, and in academia. The Conference itself is free and open to the public, although we do ask that you RSVP so we can ensure adequate seating and materials. Tickets to the luncheon are $20 each.
On Sunday, October 9, we will be having a barbeque from 11:30 am – 2:00pm at the College of Law for alumni and their families.
More information, and the RSVP form, can be found at http://www.law.arizona.edu/depts/iplp/reunion2011
Tribal, State, and Federal Summit — Collaboration Across Jurisdictions Addressing Family Violence
State Bar of Wisconsin Mining Law Symposium, Thursday, August 25, 2011
The State Bar of Wisconsin will host a Mining Law Symposium CLE on Thursday, August 25, 2011 which in many ways is in response to the proposed mine to be situated in the Penokee-Gogebic Iron Range in northwest Wisconsin, very near the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribe Reservation, by Gogebic Taconite.
Here is information on the CLE:
Here is a Milwaukee Sentinel Journal article discussing Bad River Chairman Mike Wiggins’ concerns with the proposed mine:
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/119739399.html
Here is recent article describing the mine from Northwoods Wilderness Recovery:
Turtle Talk 
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