Protecting Children & Families in Tribal Courts: A Multi-Disciplinary Training
September 9-11, 2025, Santa Rosa, CA, in-person only
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Bay Mills 7th Annual Noojimo’iwewin VAWA & ICWA Training: Registration Open
Registration is open for the 7th Annual Noojimo’iwewin: The VAWA and ICWA Training hosted by Bay Mills Indian Community, August 6-8, 2025.
Hosted in person with a virtual option, this year’s training theme is Policy to Practice. Book your stay at the Bay Mills Resort and Casino in Brimley, MI by July 23. Learn more and see the agenda here. CLE and social work CU credits are pending submission and approval. The training is tuition free.
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Choctaw Nation Training: Strengthening Tribal Courts, Nov 20-21, 2024
Strengthening Tribal Courts:
Impact of Domestic Violence on Youth
Brought to you by the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma & OJS Tribal Justice Support
November 20-21, 2024
A tuition free event hosted in-person at the Choctaw Landing, Hochatown, OK
Visit the training website to register and view agenda topics
AILC PLSI Homecoming Nov 7-8, 2024
Join AILC for a mixer, CLE, and dinner with a pre-dinner reception November 7-8, 2024. All events are hosted at the Tamaya Resort.
Register or become a sponsor at https://www.ailc-inc.org/events/homecoming/
CLE topics include intellectual property, professionalism and mentorship, public safety, and sacred sites. This course is approved by the Board of Bar Commissioners of the State Bar of New Mexico for 6 hours of credit including 1.5 ethics CLE credits.
Bay Mills 6th Annual Noojimo’iwewin VAWA & ICWA Training: Registration Open
Registration is open for the 6th Annual Noojimo’iwewin: The VAWA and ICWA Training hosted by Bay Mills Indian Community, July 31-August 2, 2024.
Hosted in person with a virtual option, this year’s training theme is Healing Together. Book your stay at the Bay Mills Resort and Casino in Brimley, MI by July 15. Learn more and see the agenda here. CLE and social work CU credits are pending submission and approval.
Save the Date for the Washington State Bar 37th Annual Indian Law Conference
Registration will open up the second week of March
MSU Law Clinic CLE on Tribal Claims and Federal Jurisdiction, March 4
Please join us in person or remotely for a free CLE on the Tucker Act and tribal claims:
Attendees will delve into the complexities of tribal claims and fiduciary duties, while examining the historical context and legal frameworks that underpin these disputes.
Kathryn Fort, Clinic Director, will provide introduction and welcome. This panel of participants will include Judge David A. Tapp of the United States Court of Federal Claims; Dondrae Maiden, Director of the Indian Trust Litigation Office, Department of Interior; Frank Singer, senior litigation counsel with the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, representing the Defendant’s perspective; and Thomas Peckham of Nordhaus Law Firm, LLC representing the Tribal Plaintiffs’ perspective.
Native Judges’ Perspective on Tribal Advocacy at the Indigenous Law Conference
1:00-2:30 Native Judges’ Perspectives on Tribal Advocacy | 1.5 credits
Moderator: Wenona Singel (Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians), Director, Indigenous Law and Policy Center, Michigan State University College of Law
Hon. Lauren King (Muscogee (Creek) Nation), United State District Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
Hon. Allie Greenleaf Maldonado, (Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Turtle Clan), Michigan Court of Appeals
Hon. Sarah I. Wheelock (Meskwaki Nation, Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa), Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals
Native judges who work in state and federal courts have a unique insider’s perspective on judicial review of litigation before the courts. This panel will give Native judges an opportunity to share that insiders’ perspective to strengthen tribal advocacy. The panel will also include members of the judiciary who previously worked as tribal in-house counsel. These judges will share their thoughts on tribal advocacy before the courts based on their prior work as tribal attorneys and their current work as state and federal court judges.
Professionalism – An Interactive Activity at the Indigenous Law Conference
8:30-10:30 ET Professionalism – An Interactive Activity (Ethics)
Virjinya Torrez (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma), Assistant Attorney General, Pascua Yaqui Tribe
TJ McReynolds (Pueblo de San Ildefonso), Senior Counsel, Kewenvoyouma Law, PLLC
Harrison W. Rice (Sac & Fox Nation of Oklahoma), Assistant Attorney General, Tohono O’odham Nation
The Objective of this presentation is for attorneys to better understand how both the Oath of Admission to the Bar and the Lawyer’s Creed of Professionalism overlap and extend beyond the values and requirements of a respective State’s Rules of Professional Conduct.
1. Maintaining objectivity for effective assessment of the impact actions have on clients, others and the legal system.
2. Competent client representation includes maintaining reasonable expectations through candid and objective advice, clear communication to clients.
3. Acting with courtesy and civility.
4. Advancing legitimate client interests can be accomplished through expeditious and cost-effective handling of all legal matters while maintaining respect, courtesy, and fairness.
5. To act and speak honestly and respectfully in both personal and professional life, honoring the court and legal system, diligently advocating for clients, and protecting the integrity of the legal profession.
Keynote by Doreen McPaul, Collective Energy & Wisdom: We Are Our Own Best Resource
visit www.indigenouslawconference.com to register, book your stay, or become a sponsor
Collective Energy & Wisdom: We are Our Own Best Resource
9:00 AM-10:15 AM ET | 11/9/23 | 1.25 CLE Credits
In this keynote presentation, Doreen McPaul will provide some insight about the formation and early years of the Tribal In-House Counsel Association and the organization’s path during her 10 years as TICA’s President. Drawing on her own experiences as an Indian law and tribal law practitioner, she will share some lessons learned about the importance of humanity, connection, service, wellness and more as we forward gaze to the next 10 years, both for TICA and for tribal in-house practice generally. Moderated by TICA Vice-President, Stephen Greetham.
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