Updated Harvard NALSA Symposium Info. Feb 28, 2025

The Harvard Law School (HLS) Native Law Students Association (NALSA) is excited to present the 2025 HLS Indian Law Symposiumtitled”De-Othering Indian Law: Indigenous Topics as Canon Legal Doctrine.” 

The symposium will be a day-long event on Friday, February 28, 2025,from 9am – 5pm
The symposium is open to the public and free to attend forregistered attendees. You can register using the form link located on the symposium website.

We have an amazing line-up of speakers coming, including: 
U.S. District Court Judge Sunshine S. Sykes, ASU Law School Dean Stacy Leeds, Navajo Nation Chief Justice JoAnn Jayne, White House Senior Policy Advisor on Native Affairs and Stanford Professor Elizabeth Reese, UNSW & HLS Professor Megan Davis, MSU Professor Wenona T. Singel, and University of Michigan Professor Matthew Fletcher

For those interested in a virtual link to the symposium, please fill out the registration form and indicate interest in a virtual live stream option. 

For any questions, please contact nalsa@mail.law.harvard.edu

Harvard NALSA Tribal Leadership Panel

Kirk Francis (on screen), Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, and Samantha Maltais
Rodney Butler (on screen)
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Harvard NALSA 2024

Samantha Maltais (PLSI ‘21) and crew:

Indian Law Conference at Harvard Law School on April 6, 2009

Tribal Justice: The Supreme Court and the Future of Federal Indian Law (Tribal Justice Conference Poster)
Monday, April 6, 2009
Ames Courtroom, Austin Hall, Harvard Law School

The Supreme Court’s treatment of American Indians has long been viewed as uniquely reflective of the rise and fall of our shared democratic faith. A flurry of recent cases has signaled to Native nations a disturbing paradigm shift – that of a judiciary now openly hostile to tribal interests. This timely conference brings together leading scholars and practitioners for a frank discussion regarding the impact the Roberts Court is having on Indian Country.

Agenda below the fold….

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