Allison Binney and Larry Roberts (Conference Co-Chairs) with U.S. Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli
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On
November 15, 2011, the Indian Law Section, in conjunction with the
National Native American Bar Association, and the
Native American Bar Association of Washington D.C., sponsored the 13th Annual Washington D.C. Indian Law Conference. The day-long conference included a Supreme Court update, numerous panels, and a lunch keynote given by Associate Attorney General, Thomas Perrelli (pictured, middle).
The Indian Law Section of the Federal Bar Association along with the National Native American Bar Association sponsored the symposium entitled “Fact or Fiction? The United States Courts' Use of History to Shape Native Law Jurisprudence” on
October 7, 2011. Speakers included Stuart Banner, UCLA School of Law; Walter Echo-Hawk (Pawnee), Crowe & Dunlevy, Oklahoma; Mary Kathryn Nagle (Cherokee), Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, New York; and Lindsay Robertson, University of Oklahoma College of Law. Kevin Gover (Pawnee), Director of the Museum, moderated the event. The symposium was followed by a book signing by speakers in the theater lobby and reception in the museum's Potomac Atrium which featured Ponca songs and welcoming remarks from NMAI Director Kevin Gover, Ponca tribal chairwoman Rebecca White, and U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor.