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Washington State Bar 34th Annual Indian Law CLE
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Washington State Bar Retains Indian Law on Its Bar Exam
From Gabe Galanda….
Tribal Lawyer Colleagues and Friends:
Last Thursday, the Washington State Bar Association Board of Governors affirmed a 2004 Board decision to add federal Indian jurisdiction to Washington’s bar exam, by adopting a customized version of the Uniform Bar Exam, effective 2013, which will still include Indian law. According to draft Board minutes:
Governor Etengoff moved that the WSBA adopt as the Washington State Bar Exam the UBE, consisting of the Multistate Bar Exam-multiple choice exam (MBE), the Multistate Performance Test (MPT), and the Multistate Essay Exam (MEE), along with a Washington Educational Component Test (WECT), which will include Indian Law and other subjects particular to Washington State, and which consists of an online/course materials and online multiple choice exam, and also adopt the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam (MPRE) as Washington’s’ Professional responsibility exam. . . . Governor Etengoff’s original motion, as amended, passed 11-0-2. Governors Buri and Flood abstained. Governor Lee was not present for the votes on the Washington State Bar Exam.
Us Indian lawyers and bar leaders in Washington State are thrilled that Indian law was specifically preserved on our state’s bar exam, as our bar moves away from an all-essay format and towards the Uniform Bar Exam and a multi-state format for the first time in our history. We were very worried that Indian law, which has been included on the bar exam in Washington since 2007 and which has demonstrably impacted our legal profession and local tribal-state relations in many positive ways, was going to end up on the cutting room floor.
Squaxin Island: 4th Annual Tribal Water Rights Conference – Climate Change: Impacts to Water, Fish, Cultures, Economies, and Rights
4th Annual Tribal Water Rights Conference – Climate Change: Impacts to Water, Fish, Cultures, Economies, and Rights
When: October 24-25, 2007
Where: Squaxin Island Tribe’s Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton
Agenda and Registration: http://www.wateradvocacy.org
The Center for Water Advocacy, the Squaxin Island Tribe, and the Indian Law Sections of the Washington and Oregon State Bars are sponsoring the Fourth Annual Northwest Tribal Water Rights Conference to take place at the Squaxin Island Tribe’s Little Creek Casino Resort in Shelton. The conference will address a broad range of areas relating to the impact of climate change on the reduction of stream flows and how such reductions impact tribal interests in the Pacific Northwest.
With your participation, we expect to create a regional dialogue to address an urgent need communicated by tribes to become more united in confronting global warming and protecting tribal fisheries, instream flows, treaty rights, and water quality. This year, we will focus not only on recent information suggesting that climate change is proceeding more rapidly than anticipated, but also on strategies for addressing these issues.
As part of the conference, please join us for a reception and complimentary refreshments hosted by the Squaxin Island Tribe on Wednesday, October 24, at the Squaxin Island Museum Library and Research Center in Shelton from 5:00-7:00 pm. We have invited Winona LaDuke, executive director of Honor the Earth, to be our special guest at the reception.
For questions regarding the conference, please contact: Terry Shepherd, conference coordinator, nepatalk@uci.net or 970-420-9148.
Cost: $275
Approved for 9.5 CLE credits (includes 1.0 ethics)
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