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SUMMARY:Indian Law Conference
DESCRIPTION:Preservation and Protection of Indigenous Nations\nJoin the Indian Law Section for the Annual Indian Law Conference on April 7-8\, 2022 at the Sandia Resort & Casino in Albuquerque\, New Mexico. \nTribal nations continuously work to overcome longstanding legal and policy issues facing Indian country and Native people. This year’s conference will focus on how tribal nations preserve and protect their ways of life by confronting pressing issues such as the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples crisis\, climate change\, Indian lands issues\, economic development\, attacks on the Indian Child Welfare Act and the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act\, and much more. Join leading experts\, colleagues\, and fellow advocates to explore solutions for these critical issues and implement strategies for generations to come. \nThis event is scheduled to take place in-person without a streaming component. The FBA is committed to creating an event experience where our participants\, partners and employees can safely and effectively conduct business\, network and learn. We will follow current CDC guidelines as well as any applicable protocols that may be required by our venues\, state and local governments. If the event converts to a hybrid experience\, we will share updates on this page and attendees will be notified. \nEffective February 18\, 2022 – The mask mandate will be optional for all guests at the Sandia Resort & Casino. \n\nAgenda\nSession Times are Subject to Change\nSessions are posted in Mountain Time Zone \nThursday\, April 7\n7:30 – 8:30 AM | Registration + Breakfast \n8:15 – 8:45 AM | Opening Program \n\nInvocation & Prayer\nWelcome Remarks from Anh Le Kremer – President\, Federal Bar Association\nAn Armchair Conversation with Mary Smith – Vice Chair\, VENG Group; President-Elect Nominee\, American Bar Association\n\n9:00 – 10:30 AM | Perspectives on Indian Law in the Changing Supreme Court\nUpdate on the Supreme Court\, including a discussion of changes in the direction of the Court and the impact of those changes on public perception of the Court and its work. The Panelists will discuss recent oral arguments in Yselta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas and Denezpi v. United States\, and recent petitions for certiorari. The panel will examine Supreme Court Indian law cases over the last five years. The panel will also discuss Justice Breyer’s retirement and the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson. \n\nIan Gershengorn\, Partner\, Chair – Appellate and Supreme Court Practice\, Jenner & Block\nStacy Leeds\, Foundation Professor of Law and Leadership\, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law\, Arizona State University\nDan Lewerenz\, Staff Attorney\, Native American Rights Fund\n\n10:30 – 10:45 AM | Morning Break \n10:45 AM – 12:15 PM | Priorities for Indian Country Under the Biden Administration’s Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture\nThis panel will provide an overview and update on the Biden Administration’s initiatives at the Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture. This panel will feature a discussion of policy priorities and progress for Indian country under the leadership of the first Native American Cabinet Member\, Secretary Deb Haaland.  The discussion will touch on homelands restoration\, economic development\, treaty rights\, sacred sites\, co-stewardship and more. \n\nAnn Marie Bledsoe Downes\, Principal Deputy Solicitor\, Indian Affairs\, U.S. Department of the Interior\nBryan Newland\, Assistant Secretary\, Indian Affairs\, U.S. Department of the Interior\nHeather Dawn Thompson\, Director\, Office of Tribal Relations\, U.S. Department of Agriculture\n\n12:30 – 2:00 PM | Awards Luncheon \n\nPresentation of the 2022 Lawrence R. Baca Lifetime Achievement Award | Recipient: Frank Pommersheim\n\n2:15 – 3:45 PM | Protecting Our Places: Sovereignty in a Time of Climate Change\nThis panel will focus on the issue of climate change in Indian Country. The effects of climate change upon Indigenous peoples are wide-ranging\, and the legal responses are similarly varied. Panelists will discuss the various impacts on tribal natural resources\, culture\, and sovereignty. The responses to the occurrence and threat of these climate impacts differs across Indian Country and panelists will consider some of the legal approaches from Tribal Nations. Finally\, while the panel will engage deeply with the legal responses to sustain tribal natural resources\, panelists will also offer perspectives on energy sustainability\, including the development of renewable energy projects in Indian Country. \n\nElizabeth C. Crouse\, Partner\, K&L Gates\nMatthew L.M. Fletcher\, Professor\, Michigan State University College of Law\nDylan Hedden-Nicely\, Professor\, University of Idaho College of Law\n\n3:45 – 4:00 PM | Afternoon Break \n4:00 – 5:30 PM | Constitutional Challenges to Federal Indian Law: An Examination of Challenges to ICWA and IGRA\nThis panel will focus on recent constitutionally based attacks on the Indian Child Welfare Act and the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and provide an overview of how Indian Country is pushing back on these constitutional challenges to Indian law and policy.  The discussion will feature practitioners involved in fighting back against these challenges. \n\nColin Cloud Hampson\, Partner\, Sonosky\, Chambers\, Sachse\, Endreson\, & Perry\nLeonard R. Powell\, Associate\, Jenner & Block LLP\nPaul Spruhan\, Assistant Attorney General\, Navajo Nation Department of Justice\n\n5:30 – 7:30 PM | Welcome Reception \nFriday\, April 8\n8:00 – 9:00 AM | Registration + Breakfast \n8:45 – 9:00 AM | Opening Program \n\nInvocation & Prayer\nProgram Reminders\n\n9:00 – 10:30 AM | Cultivation and Taxation of Economic Development Opportunities for Indigenous Nations\nEconomic development is a vital exercise of tribal sovereignty that ensures the survival of our nations. The opportunities for diverse economic growth have increased with the new federal administration\, continued investments in renewable energy projects\, navigation of state and federal taxation\, and agricultural opportunities. This panel highlights contemporary economic development resources available to tribes and the statutory issues associated with engaging in different types of business including renewable energy projects\, cannabis cultivation\, and agriculture. \n\nBlake Jackson\, Attorney-Advisor\, U.S. Department of Agriculture\nSeth Pearman\, Attorney General\, Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe\nPilar M. Thomas\, Partner\, Quarles & Brady LLP\nArielle S. Wagner\, Associate\, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P.\n\nSession Sponsored by Fredrikson & Byron\, P.A. \n10:30 – 10:45 AM | Morning Break \n10:45 AM – 12:15 PM | Concurrent Programming \nIn the Pursuit of Justice and Healing: An Examination of MMIP Legislation\, Policy\, and Community Collaboration\nTribes continue to build awareness\, involvement\, and collaboration with state and federal governments to find justice for murdered and missing persons in our tribal communities and in urban areas. This panel provides insight into the MMIP issues at different levels including new initiatives in the Biden administration\, the US Attorney’s Office\, and at the state levels for all MMIP including our LGBTQ2S relatives. A short clip from “Bring Her Home”\, a documentary directed by Leya Hale and in part follows panelist Representative Ruth Buffalo\, in three Indigenous women’s paths and experiences working to bring legislation and involvement to bring our relatives home and find justice for those taken from their families. \n\nRepresentative Ruth Buffalo\, District 27\, North Dakota Legislative Branch\nKarla E. Kawenniiostha General\, Associate Counsel\, Seneca Nation\nKyle T. Nayback\, Supervisory AUSA\, U.S. Attorney’s Office\, District of New Mexico\nHeidi Todacheene\, Senior Advisor to the Secretary\, U.S. Department of the Interior\n\nBack to the Basics: Trust Realty and Land Use\nGetting back to the basics on the challenges and changes to trust land transactions including and overview and update on current regulations governing trust land. Current issues and best practices with the Fee-to-Trust process will be covered as well as leasing\, trust-to-trust transactions including sales and gift deeds\, and ROWs. The panel will also provide updates on the Biden Administration’s plan to make the putting land into trust easier and efforts to restore and preserve tribal homelands. \n\nSarah Lawson\, Shareholder\, Schwabe\, Williamson & Wyatt PC\nBrenda L. Tomaras\, Founding Partner\, Tomaras & Ogas LLP\nKaren Woodard\, Realty Administrator\, Morongo Band of Mission Indians\n\n12:30 – 2:00 PM | Networking Luncheon \n2:15 – 3:45 PM | Concurrent Programming \nProtecting Tribes from Invisible Intrusions\nHow to can tribes take real-world measures to secure their intangible and vital data? As tribes engage in new forms of e-commerce and data sharing in their government procedures\, new issues and considerations arise when considering data security and privacy issues. This panel explores the technical aspects of securing tribal data for government or corporate functions\, measures tribes should take to prevent the breach of that data\, and mitigating liability risks. \n\nSheldon Boyd\, Secretary-Treasurer\, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe\nBrie Coyle Jones\, Partner\, Miller Nash LLP\nDevon Tiam\, General Counsel\, Port Madison Enterprises\n\nErasing International Borders:  Perspectives on Indigenous Efforts in Canada and Mexico\nThe two international borders play a significant role in many Tribal Nations daily existence. Established without concern to the indigenous people on either side of the border\, this panel will explore recent developments by US Tribes asserting rights in both Canada and in Mexico. The panel will explore the case of the Arrow Lakes Band’s\, one of the twelve tribes of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington State\, assertion of aboriginal rights in British Columbia. The panel will also discuss on-going issues along the Southwest border including efforts to ease access for tribal families who reside in Mexico. \n\nMark Underhill\, Partner\, Arvay Finlay LLP\nAlfred Urbina\, Attorney General\, Pascua Yaqui Tribe\n\n3:45 – 4:00 PM | Afternoon Break \n4:00 – 5:30 PM | Ethics: Role of Tribal Counsel\nThis panel will follow the conference thread of protecting and preserving Tribal Nations. While it is obvious that egal ethics play a critical role in the lives of individual attorneys\, legal ethics also play a role in the credibility and sustainability of tribal sovereignty. Tribal attorneys from a number of Tribal Nations will gather to offer their perspectives on the legal ethical challenges of being an attorney for a Tribal Nation and how they see ethics impacting the preservation and protection of tribal sovereignty. \n\nKathryn Almond\, Attorney\, Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community\nStephen Greetham\, Senior Counsel\, Chickasaw Nation\nLawrence Roberts\, Attorney General\, The Mohegan Tribe\n\n\nRegistration\nAdvanced registration for this conference is now closed. Onsite registration will open Thursday\, April 7 at 7:30 AM. \nAttendees received a “Know Before You Go” message from meetings@fedbar.org on Monday\, April 4 with onsite information and required CLE tracking credentials. Registrations processed after Noon ET on April 4 will receive similar messaging on Wednesday\, April 6. \n\nAdvance registration for this event closed on Friday\, April 1\nOnsite registration will be available at the Sandia Resort on April 7-8\nEarly Bird Registration expired on Friday\, March 11\n\nFull Conference Rates\nIncludes access to Two Luncheon Programs\, Light Breakfast\, Refreshment Breaks\, Welcome Reception. \n\nStandard Rates (Increase after March 11)\n\n$495 – Sustaining Member            \n$520 – Member\n$685 – Nonmember\n$470 – Government/Academic\n$210 – Law Student\n\n\n\n Basic Conference Rates\nIncludes access to Light Breakfast\, Refreshment Breaks\, Welcome Reception. Does NOT Include Lunch. \n\nStandard Rates (Increase after March 11)\n\n$400 – Sustaining Member\n$420 – Member\n$585 – Nonmember\n$370 – Government/Academic\n$160 – Law Student\n\n\n\n[A LA CARTE] Social Tickets\nAlready included in Full Conference registration packages. \n\n$65 – Thursday Luncheon\n$75 – Thursday Reception\n$65 – Friday Luncheon\n\nGroup Registrations: Organizations can process group registrations with one payment transaction online using the linked Register Online text above. If coordinating a registration on anyone’s behalf – please ensure you are entering the attendee’s information (not your own). After entering the first registrant’s information and selecting a registration fee\, click Save and Add Another to add additional registrants to the group transaction. After submitting payment information\, you will be directed to a receipt page to print for your records. Each registrant will also receive an auto-confirmation email.\nAccommodations: Please note onsite dietary or accessibility requests within the ADA section of the online registration form.\nCancellation Policy: Full registration refunds will be processed for cancellations received by Friday\, March 25. No-shows will be billed. Please email meetings@fedbar.org with questions and registration change requests.\n\n\nSponsors\n\nConference Contributor\n \nConference Supporter\nRothstein Donatelli LLP \nSession Sponsor\nFredrikson & Byron\, P.A. \nInterested in sponsoring this event? View our Sponsorship Prospectus and contact sponsor@fedbar.org for more information. \nExhibitor/Vendor Interest \nIf you are interested in becoming an exhibitor or vendor at this program\, please submit an agreement form to sponsor@fedbar.org. Tables require a 50% deposit and are assigned on a first come\, first serve basis. \n\nHousing\nSandia Resort\n30 Rainbow Road; Albuquerque\, NM 87113\n505-798-3930\nwww.sandiacasino.com \nThe Sandia Resort room block is now closed. Attendees will be responsible for arranging their own transportation to/from the conference venue. There are several hotels offering comparable rates along I-25 within a 10-minute drive of the resort\, including a selection below: \n\nCourtyard Marriott (5151 Journal Center Boulevard | 505-823-1919)\nHilton Garden Inn (5320 San Antonio Drive NE | 505-314-0800)\n\nOnsite Parking Information\nThe hotel offers extensive complimentary self-parking on their outdoor lot. Valet parking is also available for hotel guests and conference attendees. \n\nCLE  Education\nCredit will be tracked via an online web application (ConferenceAdit). Attendees requesting CLE credit are required to check-in and check-out of each session on a computer or mobile device. The tracking site can be accessed directly via attendee-issued link. Attendees will login with the email and zip code affiliated with their registration. Certificates will be sent via email approximately two weeks following the event.\n\nAttorneys admitted to state bars having mandatory CLE requirements may receive credit for attending this conference. For 60-minute credit hour states\, up to 12 hours of CLE credit is available\, including 1.5 hours of ethics credit. For states with 50-minute credit hours\, up to 14.4 hours of CLE credit is available\, including 1.8 hours of ethics.\n\n\nEmail Communication Policy: By registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications.\nPhotography & Video Release: Registrants\, instructors\, exhibitors\, and guests attending FBA meetings agree they may be photographed and/or recorded during the event. Photographs and video content are the sole property of the FBA\, which reserves the right to use attendees’ names and likenesses in promotional materials without providing monetary compensation.\nScholarship Information: Applicants demonstrating financial need and involved in Indian law issues through law practice\, governmental agencies\, or educational institutions may submit a scholarship application for reduced registration fee of $325. Submit your request letter to awhite@fedbar.org.\nFinancial Assistance: Program registrants (both FBA members and nonmembers) who are unable to afford the registration fee may receive a 50% discount on the member rate. Qualifying attorneys include those who are unemployed or actively seeking employment. A formal letter requesting the discount must be emailed to meetings@fedbar.org. That letter needs to state the reason for the attorney’s interest in the course or activity\, as well as proof of income or an explanation of the financial hardship\, and it must be signed by the requesting lawyer. \n\nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact meetings@fedbar.org.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/indianlaw22/
LOCATION:Sandia Resort & Casino\, 30 Rainbow Rd\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87113\, US
CATEGORIES:Indian Law Section
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