Symposia

ASU CLE on The Economic Future of Indian Lands

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

“Treaty to Trust to Carcieri:  The Economic Future for Indian Lands CLE Conference”

Hosted by the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at ASU’s Indian Legal Program and the American Indian Policy Institute at ASU.

ASU Tempe Campus, Memorial Union, Ventana Ballroom

April 28 – 8:00 am – 5 pm

April 29 – 8:30 am – 1 pm

This conference will present and analyze contemporary issues that impact tribal land management and strategic development.  It will examine the history of Indian lands, integration of culture into planning, impact of global issues on reservation planning, impact of local issues on tribal land use, and the future of the fee-to-trust process.  Participants will leave the conference with a knowledge that will allow tribes to grow and manage their land base in an economically efficient and culturally sensitive manner.    Keynote Lunch Speaker:  Allison Binney, Akin Gump.

Regular Registration Rate:            $350.00  (Register by 04/26 by 5 pm)

Walk-In Registration Rate:            $400.00  (Register 04/28 – at the door)

More information and online registration at www.regonline.com/indianlands

9.5 general CLE credits available for State Bars of Arizona, California and New Mexico

11.5 general CLE credit hours for Wisconsin, and Oklahoma MCLE.

Indian Law Symposium (Partially) in Villanova Law Review

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

The Stories We Tell, and Have Told, About Tribal Sovereignty: Legal Fictions At Their Most Pernicious
Hope M. Babcock
803 – Download/View

Sovereignty in the Age of Twitter
Donald L. Doernberg
833 – Download/View

Reconciling the Sovereignty of Indian Tribes in Civil Matters With the Montana Line of Cases
Douglas B. L. Endreson
863 – Download/View

The Inevitability of Federal Sovereign Immunity
Gregory C. Sisk
899 – Download/View

Sovereign Litigants: Native American Nations in Court
Catherine T. Struve
929 – Download/View

Gonzaga Conference Announcement/Call for Papers: Race and Criminal Justice in the West

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Gonzaga University School of Law will host a conference on September 23-24, 2010, on “Race and Criminal Justice in the West.” This conference grows out of a state-wide task force in Washington State on race and criminal justice, co-sponsored by Gonzaga, Seattle University School of Law, the University of Washington School of Law, and numerous other organizations. The attached PDF file includes conference details and a call for papers. Additional information on the task force can be obtained at this link. For any further information, please feel free to contact Brooks Holland, at bholland@lawschool.gonzaga.edu, or Professor Jason Gillmer, at jgillmer@lawschool.gonzaga.edu.

Conference Announcement Race and Criminal Justice

 

5th Annual Indian Law Clinics Symposium in Vancouver, May 2011

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Knowing, Thinking and Doing – A Discussion on Doctrine, Theory, and

Practice in Indigenous Law and Education and the Clinical Experience:

local, regional and international perspectives

Sponsors:

UBC First Nations Legal Clinic, University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law

Southwest Indian Law Clinic, University of New Mexico School of Law

The Tribal Law Practice Clinic, Washburn University School of Law

Description:

The Symposium is designed to facilitate discussion across doctrinal and clinical theories of Indigenous law and education. The goal is to create a pedagogy and to explore emerging methodologies for teaching how to work and practice in Indigenous communities. We invite an inclusive conversation with all community members who are engaged in Indigenous legal issues.

The Symposium begins with panel discussions on education between Indigenous legal theorists and clinicians and continues by sharing international and local perspectives. This will be followed by presentations from community lawyers and Aboriginal people engaged with current legal issues. The afternoon will conclude with a field trip to the First Nations legal clinic in the downtown eastside of Vancouver, and dinner at a local First Nations restaurant. Saturday morning begins with a breakfast presentation and tour of the Museum of Anthropology, with sessions continuing that focus on sharing clinical practical skills applications, student perspectives, innovations, and works in progress.

Registration Fee, $250.00 covers the entire Program, Museum tour and entrance, local transportation, materials and meals.

We are pleased to host this event on campus at UBC, situation on traditional Musqueam land

Accommodations have been arranged at the comfortable Triumf House on campus.

Website: http://www.triumfhouse.ca/

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Wisconsin ILSA’s 25th Annual Conference Agenda (March 25-26, 2011)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

2011 Conference

25th Annual Coming Together of Peoples Conference

ILSA will be hosting its 25th Annual Coming Together of Peoples Conference at the University of Wisconsin Law School March 25-26, 2011.

Thursday night we will have a reception to welcome our guests at Brocach Irish Pub from 7:30 to 9:30 pm.

FRIDAY:

Welcome, Drum Ceremony and Prayer at 9:30 am, room 2260

Risky Investments? Tribal Debt & Finance After Wells Fargo v. Lake of Torches
9:45-11:15 am, room 2260
Aaron Harkins
Gavin Clarkson
Jeff Carey

Workers Rights Meet Tribal Sovereignty
11:15 am-12:30 pm, room 2260
Dawn Baum
D. Michael McBride
Kevin Wadzinski

ILSA and 25 Years of Federal Indian Law and Policy
Keynote by Larry Roberts, general counsel, NIGC
1:45-2:45 pm, room 2260

Dueling Sovereigns: Collecting Taxes in Indian Country
3-4:30 pm, room 2260
Brian Pierson
Jed Roher
Gabe Galanda
Anthony Broadman

Reception with special guest Edmund Manydeeds
5-7 pm, Law School Atrium
Mr. Manydeeds is a UW Law alumnus, civil trial attorney, and member of the UW Board of Regents. He has served on the governor’s Judicial Selection Committee and with the Office of Lawyer Regulation.

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Tribal Law Journal Symposium on the Work of Christine Zuni Cruz — TODAY

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Looks like a wonderful program, and congrats to Christine!

Zuni Cruz Flyer FINAL

Reminder — Second DOI-Solicitor Indian Law Conference

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

****REMINDER****

Solicitor Hilary Tompkins will host a Second Indian Law Practitioner’s Conference in 2011

When:  March 3, 2011

Time: 8:00-5:00 pm

Where: Department of Interior, Yates Auditorium

Included below is the agenda for the conference.  Most of the panels will consist of attorneys from the Solicitor’s Office and from the Indian Bar.

Panelists will present for part of the time allotted and the remaining time will be for discussion with the audience.

We hope that you will join us for this Conference.

Please RSVP by Tuesday, March 1, 2011:  tribalattorneyconference@sol.doi.gov

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“ADR’s Role in Resolving Indian Disputes” at Seattle Law on March 18, 2011

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the flyer: ADR’s Role In Resolving Indian Disputes Announcement

ASU Indian Law CLE Announcement

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

“Treaty to Trust to Carcieri:  The Economic Future for Indian Lands CLE Conference”

Hosted by the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at ASU’s Indian Legal Program and the American Indian Policy Institute at ASU.

ASU Tempe Campus, Memorial Union, Ventana Ballroom

April 28 – 8:00 am – 5 pm

April 29 – 8:30 am – 1:00 pm

This conference will present and analyze comtemprary issues that impact tribal land management and strategic development.  It will examine the history of Indian lands, integration of culture into planning, impact of global issues on reservation planning, impact of local issues on tribal land use, and the future of the fee-to-trust process.  Participants will leave the conference with a knowledge that will allow tribes to grow and manage their land base in an economically efficient and culturally sensitive manner.

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American Indian Travel Stipends to the upcoming ABA Environmental Conference

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On March 17-19, 2011, the Section on Environmental, Energy, and Resources (SEER) will hold its 40th Annual Conference on Environmental Law in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Native American Resources Committee, in partnership with the Section’s Special Committee on Project Funding, is particularly pleased to announce the availability of several American Indian Travel Stipends for the Conference, which can be used to help reimburse attendees for their tuition, travel, and hotel costs. This Conference continues to be one of the best and most important professional gatherings for environmental law practitioners, including academics, nonprofit lawyers, in-house counsel, and government lawyers. Topics will include, but not be limited to challenges to implementation of climate change regulations, fallout from the Gulf Oil Spill including unique considerations for impacted tribes, and issues raised by off-shore wind projects. Besides three days of cutting-edge plenary and breakout sessions packed with expert panels and speakers, there will be an abundance of networking opportunities, along with public service activities and fabulous skiing nearby. The Conference brochure is available at:

http://www2.americanbar.org/calendar/40th-annual-conference-on-environmental-law/Pages/default.aspx

Targeted applicants for these stipends are reservation-based and other Indian law attorneys who are interested in attending and learning more about Section membership, but who are not able to do so without financial assistance. Applicants do not need to be members of the ABA to apply. If you are interested in applying for one of the American Indian Travel Stipends, it’s easy–just send an e-mail of interest, including your background information, to: Kimberly Craven, Membership Vice Chair, Native American Resources Committee, at Kimberly.Craven@nrel.gov. The deadline for applying is COB Monday, February 21, 2011.