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2018 World Indigenous Law Conference

Monica Williamson

The purpose of the 2018 World Indigenous Law Conference is to bring together lawyers, judges, academics, Knowledge Keepers, policy experts, community leadership, community advocates, students and all interested parties to embark on and share in conversation and discourse about the implementation of Indigenous Law into western contemporary legal systems and highlighting Indigenous Laws that already exist in Indigenous communities and Nations.

Register online: https://events.attend.com/f/1383784704

This program contains 12 hours of EDI Professionalism Content.

Repatriation Conference: Advocating for Our Ancestors

Neoshia Roemer

The Association on American Indian Affairs is holding the 4th annual Repatriation Conference at the Forest County Potawatomi Hotel & Casino in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 13-15, 2018.

AAIA is accepting session proposals until August 3, 2018. Early registration ends on August 31, 2018.

Please review the conference packet here.

VAWA Conference in Michigan

Neoshia Roemer

The Grand Traverse Band is hosting a VAWA Conference June 25-26, 2018 at the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa in Acme, Michigan. Registration is free, but space is limited. For more information, please see the flyer and the agenda for the event.

25th Annual ICWA Conference (California), June 4-6

Kate Fort

ICWA Conference - Save the Date

(Word is I’m speaking at this one.)

NAICJA Save the Date (Oct. 16-19) and Call for Papers (Due April 20)

Kate Fort

One of my favorite conferences of the year–and I always offer to do an ICWA/transfer to tribal court case law update!

RFP for Presentations- 2018 NAICJA Conference – DUE APRIL 20th!

Fifth Annual Indian Law CLE (Wisconsin) This Friday

Kate Fort

Registration and information here.

Whether you are a practitioner currently working in Indian Country, or looking to learn more about the exciting and broad field of Indian Law, do not miss the Fifth Annual Indian Law CLE. Please join the Indian Law Section at the Ho-Chunk Convention Center in Baraboo, WI as we discuss current topics in Indian Law. This program will be submitted to the Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners for up to 8.0 CLE credits.  We will also be submitting this program for ethics and professional responsibility (EPR) credits.

NAICJA 2016 Conference Call for Presentations

Kate Fort

Here. If you have any questions, you can email info@naicja.org

The National American Indian Court Judges Association (NAICJA) invites presentation proposals for the 47th Annual National Tribal Judicial and Court Personnel Conference which will be held October 18-21, 2016, at the magnificent Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa in Palm Springs, CA. NAICJA’s Annual Conference offers innovative and timely tribal justice information through high quality presentations by national experts. The theme of this year’s conference is, “Tribal Justice Matters: Role of Tribal Courts in Upholding Indigenous Rights.” NAICJA is featuring topics that highlight ways in which American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and First Nations justice systems are exercising and upholding tribal inherent rights. We are especially interested in presentations that focus on social justice and human rights, tribal sovereignty, international frameworks for understanding indigenous issues, promising Indian child welfare practices, court security and topics of interest to court clerks and court personnel.

This is your opportunity to share your expertise and display your creativity by developing an original program for presentation. Proposals specifically tailored to meet the needs of the 300-person NAICJA audience are strongly preferred. Proposals are due on or before Friday, April 15, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. (MTN).

CLE’s Approved for ILPC/TICA Conference

Kate Fort

We were just approved for 7.50 hours of standard and 2.50 of ethic CLEs (Minnesota). This is the first time we’ve been able to offer CLEs as a part of our conference, and many thanks to Sarah Donnelly and all of our speakers for making it happen.

You can still register for the conference here. Additional information here.

From Doctrine to Discovery Event, June 25-26 in D.C.

Kate Fort

Information here.

The workshop ‘From Doctrine to Declaration’, hosted by the University of St Andrews, Scotland and the College of William and Mary seeks to bring both the Christian Doctrine of Discovery and the UNDRIP into the public forum of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to discuss how the rights of Indigenous Peoples can move forward in the United States. In particular, the workshop highlights those issues currently facing Indian Country that result from the continued existence of the Christian Doctrine of Discovery – including child welfare, environment, treaty rights, federal recognition, and education – and that in reality have the potential to be addressed by adherence to the UNDRIP. This workshop brings leading, mostly Native, advocates, academics and practitioners together with an invited audience of policymakers, think tanks, grant-making foundations and non-governmental organizations for this much-needed discussion.