BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Federal Bar Association - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Federal Bar Association X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.fedbar.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Federal Bar Association REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20230312T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20231105T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20240310T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20241103T080000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20250309T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20251102T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260409 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260411 DTSTAMP:20260429T155309 CREATED:20250925T170510Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T180905Z UID:814673-1775692800-1775865599@www.fedbar.org SUMMARY:2026 Indian Law Conference DESCRIPTION:Register Now!\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Federal Bar Association is excited to announce that the 2026 FBA Indian Law Conference will be held at a new location: Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale\, Arizona on April 9-10. \nAs the United States’ signature program on American Indian law\, this annual gathering brings together nearly 800 participants and more than 50 exhibitors\, including local artisans\, legal vendors\, and nonprofits. \nAttendees can expect: \n\nUnmatched education on pressing issues in federal Indian law\, including sovereignty\, governance\, property\, contracts\, civil rights\, cultural resources\, environmental quality\, and more.\nNetworking opportunities with leaders from tribal governments\, federal agencies\, law firms\, and academia.\nA marketplace of ideas and culture\, showcasing exhibitors and artisans connected to the practice and community of Indian law.\n\nThis is a must-attend event for anyone practicing\, studying\, or engaging with Indian law. \nFull Conference Details. URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/2026-indian-law-conference/ LOCATION:Talking Stick Resort\, 9800 E Talking Stick Way\, Scottsdale\, AZ\, 85256 CATEGORIES:Indian Law Section ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.fedbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Indian26-TempWebGraphic.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251024 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251025 DTSTAMP:20260429T155309 CREATED:20250807T204904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250807T205138Z UID:755142-1761264000-1761350399@www.fedbar.org SUMMARY:2025 Federal Indian Law Virtual Forum DESCRIPTION:Join us for this year’s newly formatted Federal Indian Law: Virtual Fall Forum\, which will take place fully online on Friday\, October 24\, offering attendees a convenient and accessible way to engage with leading voices on key issues in federal Indian law. \nFormerly Known as the D.C. Indian Law Conference \nPresented by the Indian Law Section. URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/2025-federal-indian-law-virtual-forum/ LOCATION:Online\, US CATEGORIES:Indian Law Section ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.fedbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/web-graphics_Homepage-graphic.png GEO:37.09024;-95.712891 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250428T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250429T170000 DTSTAMP:20260429T155309 CREATED:20240611T161905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250113T214102Z UID:509336-1745827200-1745946000@www.fedbar.org SUMMARY:2025 Indian Law Conference DESCRIPTION:Save the Date!\nJoin the Indian Law Section for its annual Indian Law Conference on Monday\, April 28 – Tuesday\, April 29\, 2025 at the Sandia Resort and Casino. \nCo-Hosted by the Indian Law Section. \n\nCLE\nPosted credit hours are estimated and subject to respective state approval and rounding rules. CLE qualifications vary by state/jurisdiction and the FBA takes every measure to collaborate with presenters to ensure approval. \nCLE Credit will be tracked via an online web application. Attendees must check-in and check-out of each session to record their attendance. \nCertificates will be available to download online and sent via email approximately two weeks following the conference. Required course codes and/or documentation for self-reporting states will be issued via email\, upon state bar approval. Thank you in advance for your patience\, as state bars are experiencing significant delays with program processing. \nAccess more information about CLE Attendance and Reporting. \n\nVenue\nSandia Resort\n30 Rainbow Road; Albuquerque\, NM 87113\n505-798-3930\nwww.sandiacasino.com \n\nSponsor\nEmail sponsor@fedbar.org to learn more about our sponsorship opportunities. \n\nEmail Communication Policy: By registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communication 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. \nRecording Disclaimer: By registering for an online FBA program\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \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. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact meetings@fedbar.org. URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/indianlaw25/ LOCATION:Sandia Resort & Casino\, 30 Rainbow Rd\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87113\, US CATEGORIES:Indian Law Section ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.fedbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/FINAL-FBA_Indian-Law-Conference_Blue-and-Yellow-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241120T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241120T133000 DTSTAMP:20260429T155309 CREATED:20241015T144502Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241216T160923Z UID:591749-1732104000-1732109400@www.fedbar.org SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] The False Claims Act and Protection of Tribal Funds DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) time zone** \nAlthough the federal government contributes billions of dollars to Native American tribes every year\, one rarely hears about False Claims Act (FCA) cases involving the protection of these funds. Indeed\, there have only been a handful of FCA cases involving such funds. Why is this? Historically\, what fraudulent schemes by non-tribal private actors have targeted tribal funds and how has this fraud been addressed (or overlooked)? Is there a need and opportunity to do more\, whether with the federal FCA\, state FCAs\, tribal laws\, or other tools to protect these funds? What should Relator counsel\, Defense counsel\, and U.S. state and federal government counsel know about tribal funds\, law\, and communities before engaging in this practice area? \n*** This event does not offer CLE credit *** \nPresented by the Qui Tam Section \nCo-Sponsored by the Indian Law Section \n  \nOpening Remarks\nHelen B. Padilla\, Chair\, Federal Bar Association- Indian Law Section\n \n  \n  \nModerators\n\nEdward A. Baker\, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nEmily N. Harwell\, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein \n \n \n  \nSpeakers\nJonodev Chaudhuri\, Chaudhuri Law \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nPerrin Rynders\, Varnum \n \n  \n\nRegistration\nRegistration has closed.  \n\nFBA Members: $0\nNon-Members: $0\n\n  \n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n  \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy 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. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an FBA webinar\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact sections@fedbar.org. \n  URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/fca-tribal/ LOCATION:AZ CATEGORIES:Indian Law Section,Qui Tam Section END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241108T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241108T170000 DTSTAMP:20260429T155309 CREATED:20240521T164338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T202419Z UID:501339-1731056400-1731085200@www.fedbar.org SUMMARY:D.C. Indian Law Conference (Hybrid) DESCRIPTION:Registration Open!\nJoin the Indian Law Section for its Annual DC Indian Law Conference on Friday\, November 8. This year’s hybrid program offers in-person or online viewing options for registered attendees. \nTribal nations and their citizens are encountering a new range of opportunities and challenges in diversifying Tribal economies and exercising Tribal sovereignty alongside federal and state governments. The 2024 D.C. Indian Law Conference is designed to help practitioners better understand these developments and what legal and policy issues will come forward in Indian country.  This year’s conference will focus on new approaches for creating\, sustaining\, and diversifying economic growth on Tribal lands\, emerging technology and connectivity issues\, as well as a perspective on the 100-year anniversary of the 1924 Indian Citizenship Act and the continued battles around voting rights. Our panels will feature leading Tribal advocates and Indian law practitioners who are tackling these issues in various forums and advising Tribal government and business leaders.  Join these experts and other colleagues as we explore these topics. \nCo-Hosted by the Indian Law Section. \n[Register Now!] \n\n\nAgenda\nAll times listed as Eastern. Schedule subject to change. \n9:30 AM – 10:45 AM | Everyday We’re Hustlin’: Sustaining Tribal Economic Growth\nBuilding sustainable economies are critical for thriving Native nations. This panel will explore current policy initiatives to spur economic growth in Indian country\, including the development of rulemakings and other agency guidance aimed at tribal citizens and tribally-owned entities. Panelists will also speak to other efforts to foster parity and level the playing field between tribal nations and neighboring state and local jurisdictions. \n\nModerator: Tristan Stidham\, Associate\, Hobbs\, Straus\, Dean & Walker\nFatima Abbas\, Director\, Office of Tribal & Native Affairs\, U.S. Department of the Treasury\nAndrew Huff\, Senior Policy and Legal Advisor\, Center for Indian Country Development\, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis\nTelly Meier\, Partner\, Hobbs\, Straus\, Dean & Walker\n\n11:15 AM – 12:30 PM | One Plant\, Countless Legal Possibilities: Exploring Budding Cannabis and Hemp Trends in Indian Country\nEconomic diversification is an important factor for Tribal economies.  Economic diversification can bring multiple sources of revenue\, especially from the cannabis and hemp industry.  This panel will discuss the current landscape of the cannabis industry such as\, Tribal economic development initiatives around cannabis and hemp\, and Tribal-state compacting.  This panel will also explore how current and future laws will affect Tribal operations\, especially regarding banking issues\, regulating\, descheduling cannabis\, and the effects on interstate and inter-Tribal commerce. \n\nModerator: Lucas Larose\, Attorney\nErick Giles\, Attorney\, Drummond Woodsum\nMary Jane Oatman\, Executive Director\, Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association INC\nSeth Pearman\, Attorney General\, Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe\n\n1:45 PM – 2:45 PM | I Knew You Were Trouble When You Logged In: Exercising Digital Sovereignty in Indian Country\nThe growing digital economy makes it more important than ever to understand how governments are regulating and exercising control over digital technology and services in use within their jurisdictions. This panel will explore how tribal nations are exercising sovereignty in digital spaces\, and creating comprehensive plans for digital sovereignty as an act of governance and self-determination. The discussion will also cover recent litigation developments that have brought concerns over exercise of tribal digital digital sovereignty to the fore. \n\nGeoffrey Blackwell\, General Counsel and Chief of Staff\, National Congress of American Indians\nDr. Traci Morris\, Executive Director\, American Indian Policy Institute\, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law\nJason Searle\, Staff Attorney\, Native American Rights Fund\nSherry Treppa\, Chairperson\, Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake\n\n3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Turquoise Are a Girl’s Best Friend: Protecting the Native Art Renaissance\nNative American art has influenced many generations\, however contemporary Native American art has gained international attention and influenced future generations on how we protect and move our traditions into the future.  This panel will explore potential updates to the Indian Arts and Craft Act\, Native design ownership and the interaction with Artificial Intelligence.  Panelists will also discuss the various avenues for protecting original work and what resources are available through federal trademarks. \n\nModerator: Claire Newfeld\, Associate Attorney\, Hobbs\, Straus\, Dean & Walker\nSusan Anthony\, Senior Trademark Attorney\, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office\nSam Kohn\, Senior Counselor to Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs\, Department of Interior\n\n4:15 PM – 5:30 PM | I got my Law Degree for this?!: Navigating the Ethical Challenges of Office Culture from Backpack to Briefcase and Beyond\nThe 2023 American Bar Association Profile of the Legal Profession indicates that there are less than 1% (0.7%) of lawyers that identify as Native American\, Native Hawaiian\, or Pacific Islanders.  Native American attorneys and law students face unique circumstances throughout their educational journey and career.  This panel will have a conversation about handling microaggressions in school and throughout your career\, what resources are available to students and attorneys\, how to advocate for yourself\, and what can be done to change office culture to foster a healthy work environment. \n\nModerator: Concetta Tsosie de Haro\, Legislative Attorney Specialist\, Office of the Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs\, U.S. Department of the Interior\nMarty Apodaca\, Career Counseling Manager\, Office of Career Services\, University of New Mexico\nChristina Kracher\, Attorney\, U.S. Department of the Interior\nBreann Nu’uhiwa\, Principal\, Kūpono Policy Solutions\n\n\nRegistration\n[Register Now!] \nEarly Bird Ticket Pricing Expires on Friday\, October 11!\n\nONSITE: Sustaining Member (Early Bird) $230\nONSITE: Member (Early Bird) $245\nONSITE: Nonmember (Early Bird) $420\nONSITE: Government/Academic (Early Bird) $195\nONSITE: Law Student $125\nVIRTUAL: Sustaining Member (Early Bird) $255\nVIRTUAL: Member (Early Bird) $270\nVIRTUAL: Nonmember (Early Bird) $445\nVIRTUAL: Government/Academic (Early Bird) $220\nVIRTUAL: Law Student $150\n\nGroup Registrations: Organizations can process group registrations with one payment 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: Submit onsite dietary and/or accessibility requests through the online registration form or contact meetings@fedbar.org at the time of registration. The FBA will provide assistance if a timely request for accommodation is received. Assistance may not be available if an adequate notice period is not provided. \nCancellation Policy: Registration cancellations received by Friday\, October 11 entitle registrants to a full refund. Cancellations received between Saturday\, October 12 – Friday\, November 1\, are subject to an administrative charge of $50 (or the value of your registration ticket\, whichever is lesser). No cancellation requests will be accepted after Friday\, November 1\, but the conference materials will still be made available. After the posted cancellation date\, registrations may be transferred to another attendee but not refunded. No-shows will be billed. Exceptions to the cancellation deadline will be made for emergencies and valid medical issues submitted with supporting documentation. All cancellation requests must be received via email to meetings@fedbar.org. \nBy registering for this event\, you agree to the posted event terms and conditions. \n\nCLE\nThe FBA will seek 5.75 General CLE credit hours (including 1.0 ethics) in 60-minute states\, and 6.9 General CLE credit hours (including 1.2 ethics) in 50-minute states. \nPosted credit hours are estimates and subject to respective state approval and reporting rules. CLE qualifications vary by state/jurisdiction and the FBA takes every measure to collaborate with presenters to ensure approval. Accrediting agencies typically decide whether a program qualifies for credit in their jurisdiction 4-8 weeks after the program application is submitted. For many live events\, credit approval is not received prior to the program. Documentation for self-reporting states will be issued via email\, upon state bar approval. \nThe FBA partners with ConferenceAdit LLC to track and report CLE credit for national conferences. Attendees are responsible for uploading their state bar information and tracking attendance through a dedicated webpage\, issued in advance of the conference. Attendees will be instructed to check in and out of each panel to timestamp attendance. Approximately two weeks following the conference\, personalized certificates will be issued via email. \nLearn more about Continuing Legal Education (CLE) operations and reporting. \n\nVenue\nAUSA Conference Center\n2425 Wilson Blvd\, Arlington\, VA 22201 \nParking: Visitor parking is limited\, if no parking spaces are available\, please park in street parking or at one of the nearby parking options.\nMetro: Take the Orange Line or Silver Line and exit at the Court House stop.\nSuggested Hotel: The Hyatt Place Arlington/Courthouse is located next-door to the conference center. \n\nSponsor\nExclusive CLE App Provider \n \nEmail sponsor@fedbar.org to learn more about our sponsorship opportunities. \n\nEmail Communication Policy: By registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communication 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. \nRecording Disclaimer: By registering for an online FBA program\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \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. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact meetings@fedbar.org. URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/dcil24/ LOCATION:AUSA Conference Center\, 2425 Wilson Blvd\, Arlington\, VA\, 22201 CATEGORIES:Indian Law Section ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.fedbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/web-graphics_Homepage-graphic.jpg GEO:38.8908054;-77.0881445 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AUSA Conference Center 2425 Wilson Blvd Arlington VA 22201;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2425 Wilson Blvd:geo:-77.0881445,38.8908054 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240404 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240406 DTSTAMP:20260429T155309 CREATED:20230727T144332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240412T191112Z UID:381479-1712188800-1712361599@www.fedbar.org SUMMARY:2024 Indian Law Conference DESCRIPTION:Event Recap\nAdvancing Tribal Sovereignty through Everyday Practice and Representation\nThe FBA Indian Law Section and 800 invested law professionals gathered in Albuquerque\, NM this past April 4-5 for collaborative education and conversation. This was a sell out event! \nIn the past year\, Tribes have seen the direct impact of issues coming before the courts. Educational sessions at our Annual Indian Law Conference were developed to help practitioners understand recent litigation developments and turn the conversation forward for Indian Country. It is essential that Indigenous law practitioners are at the ready to protect critical rights and advance tribal sovereignty. The conference also addressed how practitioners can help Tribes and Indigenous individuals protect their rights\, lands\, communities\, and culture while maintaining collaborative efforts with state and U.S. Federal governments. Panelists included practitioners who have been involved in recent pivotal cases before the Supreme Court\, those who have forged the path for Indigenous presence in the Federal judicial\, legislative\, and executive branches\, and those working directly to represent Tribes on critical issues faced by Tribal governments on a daily basis. \nCo-Hosted by the Indian Law Section \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsors\nEvent Partner\n \nConference Contributor \n \nReception Sponsor (Limited)\nWilmerHale \nBreakfast/Break Sponsor\nPatterson Earnhart Real Bird & Wilson LLP\nRothstein Donatelli LLP \nProgram Patron\nAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld\nUniversity of Oklahoma College of Law \nTribal Sponsor \nUnited South and Eastern Tribes \n\nAgenda\nSession times are posted as Mountain Standard Time and subject to change. \nWednesday\, April 3\n\n3:00 – 5:00 PM | Exhibitor Check-in and Set-up\n5:00 – 6:00 PM | Registration (Badge pick-up)\n \nThursday\, April 4 \n7:30 – 8:30 AM | Registration + Breakfast \n8:30 AM | Welcome Remarks \n8:45 – 10:15 AM | [CLE] Supreme Court Update: Major Trends in Indian Law\nThis panel will review recent Supreme Court decisions in Indian law including Haaland v. Brackeen\, Lac du Flambeau v. Coughlin\, and Arizona v. Navajo Nation. The panel will also examine recent trends in statutory construction that could have significant impact on federal Indian law as well as other developments at the Supreme Court. \n\nJulius Chen\, Partner\, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP\nMelody McCoy\, Staff Attorney\, Native American Rights Fund\nHeather Whiteman Runs Him\, Director\, Tribal Justice Clinic\, James E. Rogers College of Law\, University of Arizona\n\n10:15 – 10:45 AM | Morning Break \n10:45 AM – 12:15 PM | [CLE] Treaty Rights and the Trust Responsibility\nThe panel will discuss the decision in Navajo against the Ninth Circuit’s opinion in the Culverts case as well as the executive branch’s work on the Treaty Rights MOU and Treaty Database\, and the new Executive Order Tribal Self-Determination and trust responsibly. \n\nAlex Pearl\, Professor of Law\, University of Oklahoma\nHeather Tanana\, Visiting Professor\, University of California – Irvine School of Law\nHeather Dawn Thompson\, Director\, Office of Tribal Relations\, Office of the Secretary\, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)\n\n12:15 – 12:45 PM | Exhibit Hall \n12:45 – 2:00 PM | Keynote Luncheon: Bending the 21st Century into a Great Indian Country Century \nPrincipal Chief Chuck Hoskin\, Jr.\, Cherokee Nation \nChuck Hoskin Jr. serves as the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation\, the largest tribe in the United States with more than 450\,000 citizens. Prior to being elected in 2019\, and re-elected in 2023\, he was Cherokee Nation’s Secretary of State and also served as a member and Deputy Speaker of the Council of the Cherokee Nation. \n2:00 – 2:30 PM | Exhibit Hall \n2:30 – 3:30 PM | [CLE] After Brackeen: The Future of ICWA Practice\nThe panel will revisit Brackeen v. Haaland and look forward to what lies ahead for addressing child welfare issues in Indian country. The panel will include a primer on ICWA as well as emerging practice issues in ICWA cases throughout the country including the rise in foster parent intervention\, transferring jurisdiction\, and the application of ICWA in private contexts. \n\nAdelina Gomez\, Staff Attorney\, New Mexico Legal Aid Native American Program\nKendra Martinez\, Tribal Attorney\, Suquamish Indian Tribe\nKace Rodwell\, Staff Attorney\, Oklahoma Indian Legal Services\n\n2:30 – 3:30 PM | [CLE] Protecting Sacred Places– Shortcomings and Available Tools\nProtecting sacred places is challenging because United States’ laws often fail to protect lands\, waters\, and other features of the natural landscape that are integral to traditional cultural practices and ways of life. The panel will explore the complexities of protecting sacred places by looking at the shortcomings of federal law and discuss recent cases regarding Oak Flat and Bears Ears. The panel will also discuss how international law and institutions can play an important role in protecting sacred places. \n\nMatthew Campbell\, Deputy Director\, Native American Rights Fund\nKristen A. Carpenter\, Council Tree Professor of Law\, Director\, American Indian Law Program\, University of Colorado Law School\nChase A. Velasquez\, Associate\, Rothstein Donatelli LLP\n\n3:30 – 4:00 PM | Afternoon Break \n4:00 – 5:30 PM | [CLE] What’s the Matter with Oklahoma?\nFollowing the Supreme Court’s decisions in McGirt v. Oklahoma and Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta\, Oklahoma and its courts continue to make decisions that question the very foundations of federal Indian law forcing many of us to question “What’s the matter with Oklahoma?” \n\nStephen Greetham\, Principal\, Greetham Law\, P.L.L.C\nChad Harsha\, Attorney General\, Cherokee Nation\nDylan Hedden-Nicely\, Director\, Native American Law Program\, University of Idaho\, College of Law\nGeri Wisner\, Attorney General\, Muscogee (Creek) Nation\n\n5:30 – 7:00 PM | Reception \nFriday\, April 5 \n7:30 – 8:30 AM | Registration + Breakfast \n8:25 – 10:00 AM | [CLE] Case Law Developments in Tribal Nations’ Ability to Protect Their Interests Through Sovereign Immunity\nLike other governments\, Tribal Nations possess sovereign immunity from suit. But recent case law has threatened to chip away at this sovereign right. This summer\, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Lac du Flambeau that Congress via the U.S. Bankruptcy Code abrogated Tribal Nations’ sovereign immunity despite not specifically referring to Tribal Nations in that statute. Further\, the federal government continues to argue that it adequately represents Tribal Nations’ interests in the face of Rule 19 assertions\, including in the Maverick and Seminole gaming compact cases. This panel will discuss these important developments and what they mean for Tribal Nations’ ability to protect their sovereign interests. \n\nChristine Masse\, Partner\, Miller Nash LLP\nRebecca Ross\, Senior Attorney\, Indian Resources Section\, Environment and Natural Resources Division\, U.S. Department of Justice\nKaighn Smith\, Of Counsel\, Drummond Woodsum\n\n10:00 – 10:30 AM | Morning Break \n10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | [CLE] Trends in Indian Law Litigation: Coordinated Briefing and Representation\nThis panel will focus on the Tribal Supreme Court Project’s coordinated briefing and effectiveness using Haaland v. Brackeen as a case study. The panel will also discuss who’s litigating cases and how to increase representation of American Indians and Alaska Natives at the highest levels of oral advocacy. \n\nSage Metoxen\, Principal Attorney\, Navajo Nation Department of Justice\, Litigation Unit\nLeonard R. Powell\, Special Counsel\, Jenner & Block\nMorgan Saunders\, Staff Attorney\, Native American Rights Fund\n\n12:00 – 12:30 PM | Exhibit Hall \n12:30 – 1:30 PM | Awards Luncheon\nPresentation of Lawrence R. Baca Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Lloyd Miller\, Partner\nSonosky\, Chambers\, Sachse\, Miller & Monkman LLP \n1:30 – 2:00 PM | Exhibit Hall \n2:00 – 3:00 PM | [CLE] A Year After Dobbs: Women’s Health in Indian Country\nThis panel will focus on the legal and social issues that impact the health of Native women. The Dobbs decision spurred new national conversations about abortion\, including discussions on the significance for Indian Country. This panel adds to the discourse by emphasizing the experience of Native women in accessing healthcare\, particularly with regards to maternal and reproductive healthcare. Panelists will provide the historical and legal context\, as well as an on-the-ground perspective\, for the provision of healthcare to Native women and youth—with coverage of Indian Health Service\, Tribal health services\, Urban Indian Health Programs\, and mutual aid organizing—while also handling reproductive health topics such as access to birth control and maternity care deserts.\n \n\nAlia Hoss\, Associate Professor\, Indiana University McKinney School of Law\nRachael Lorenzo\, Co-Founder and Executive Director\, Indigenous Women Rising \nVanessa Racehorse\, Assistant Professor of Law\, University of New Mexico School of Law\n\n2:00 – 3:00 PM | [CLE] Implementation of Trust Obligations through Federal Funding\nThe United States owes perpetual trust and treaty obligations to Tribal Nations that require the federal government to provide funding and services in exchange for the taking of significant Tribal land and resources.  Yet\, the United States has never fulfilled these sacred obligations\, both because it has not provided appropriations sufficient to fully fund all necessary services and because the manner in which services are provided is most often restrictive and paternalistic.  This panel will discuss examples of federal actions that have succeeded in helping the United States to better meet its obligations\, including through the ISDEAA\, PL 477\, and Executive Order 14112 that was recently issued during the 2023 White House Tribal Nations Summit.  Additionally\, the panel will discuss ongoing Tribal advocacy efforts aimed at reframing the United States’ obligations within a diplomatic context that will help achieve full and mandatory funding sufficient to meet all trust and treaty obligations. \n\nKitcki Carroll\, Executive Director\, United South and Eastern Tribes\nAnthony Morgan Rodman\, Executive Director\, White House Council on Native American Affairs\nGeoff Strommer\, Partner\, Hobbs\, Straus\, Dean & Walker \n\n3:00 – 3:30 PM | Afternoon Break \n3:30 – 5:00 PM | [CLE] Representation Matters: Ethical Considerations in Representing Your Tribe\nThis panel will explore the ethical considerations that Native people deal with when representing their own tribe. The panel will address the complexities that arise when native people are attorneys for their own tribe and will address ABA Model Rules 1.6\, 1.8\, and 1.13. The panel will include perspectives from both government attorneys and private practice attorneys. \n\nMichael-Corey F. Hinton\, Attorney\, Drummond Woodsum\nMary Neil\, Senior Legal Counsel\, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe\nAmanda White Eagle\, Great Lakes Indigenous Law Center Director\, University of Wisconsin Law School\n\n\nCLE\nThe FBA will seek 11 total CLE credit hours (including 1.5 ethics) for 60-minute states\, and 13.2 total CLE credit hours (including 1.8 ethics) for 50-minute states. \nPosted credit hours are estimates and subject to respective state approval and reporting rules. CLE qualifications vary by state/jurisdiction and the FBA takes every measure to collaborate with presenters to ensure approval. Accrediting agencies typically decide whether a program qualifies for credit in their jurisdiction 4-8 weeks after the program application is submitted. For many live events\, credit approval is not received prior to the program. Documentation for self-reporting states will be issued via email\, upon state bar approval. \nThe FBA partners with ConferenceAdit LLC to track and report CLE credit for national conferences. Attendees are responsible for uploading their state bar information and tracking attendance through a dedicated webpage\, issued in advance of the conference. Attendees will be instructed to check in and out of each panel to timestamp attendance. Approximately two weeks following the conference\, personalized certificates will be issued via email. \nLearn more about Continuing Legal Education (CLE) operations and reporting. \n\nEmail Communication Policy: By registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communication 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. \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. \nScholarship Program: A limited number of discounted conference tickets ($375) are available through an established scholarship program. Applicants must demonstrate financial need and be involved in Indian law issues through law practice\, governmental agencies\, or educational institutions. The deadline for scholarship submissions was Friday\, February 17. \n  \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact events@fedbar.org. URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/indianlaw24/ LOCATION:Sandia Resort & Casino\, 30 Rainbow Rd\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87113\, US CATEGORIES:Indian Law Section ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.fedbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IndianLaw24-graphics_Web-Ad.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231103T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231103T170000 DTSTAMP:20260429T155309 CREATED:20230823T195141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240109T174146Z UID:391161-1699002000-1699030800@www.fedbar.org SUMMARY:D.C. Indian Law Conference (Hybrid) DESCRIPTION:Join the Indian Law Section for its Annual DC Indian Law Conference on Friday\, November 3. This year’s hybrid program offers in-person or online viewing options for registered attendees. \nThe year 2023 marks the 200th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Johnson v. McIntosh\, a decision with harmful and lasting consequences for tribal nations and the development of federal Indian policy.  Against this backdrop\, the 2023 D.C. Indian Law Conference will examine a range of contemporary challenges facing Indian country relating to natural resources\, economic development\, child welfare\, implementation of developing technologies\, equity and inclusion initiatives\, and more. Our panels will feature leading tribal advocates and indigenous law practitioners who are at the forefront of tackling these issues in the courts\, federal and state legislatures\, and administrative agencies. Join fellow experts and colleagues to discuss these critical issues and what challenges may lie ahead for tribal nations and their citizens. \nCo-Hosted by the Indian Law Section \n\nAgenda\nAll times listed as Eastern. Schedule subject to change. \n9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | The Good\, the Bad\, and the Ugly: Reviewing Recent Significant Indian Law Decisions\nThe year 2023 has provided a number of critical developments in the courts for tribal nations and their citizens. In the 2022-2023 term\, the U.S. Supreme Court issued several decisions directly impacting Indian country. Panelists will cover two of those decisions – Arizona v. Navajo Nation\, which opined on the United States’ trust obligations in connection with Navajo water rights\, and Lac du Flambeau v. Coughlin\, which addressed whether Congress abrogated tribal sovereign immunity in federal bankruptcy law. The panel will also include discussion on the D.C. Circuit’s decision in the West Flagler Associates v. Haaland case and related litigation that could have significant impacts for the future of tribal-state gaming compacts and the integration of Indian gaming and online activity. Litigators from all these matters will be on hand to review the developments arising out of these cases\, and how they may alter the legal landscape for Indian country. \n\nModerator: Jens Camp\, Associate Attorney\, Hobbs\, Straus\, Dean & Walker\, LLP\nPratik Shah\, Partner\, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP\nJoseph Webster\, Partner\, Hobbs Straus\nJennifer Weddle\, Co-Chair\, American Indian Law Practice\, Greenberg Traurig LLP\n\n10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | Break \n11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | The Fight for Equity in Indian Country \nThe fight for full equality for American Indians and Alaska Natives is an ongoing and ever-evolving effort. Panelists will offer insights on current federal law\, litigation\, and policy initiatives to address economic\, educational\, and health disparities in Indian Country. The panel will include presentations addressing the following areas: legal avenues and barriers to advocating for civil rights for Native Americans\, including through asserting religious freedoms and voting rights. In addition\, American Indians and Alaska Natives continue to face significant inequity in health care access and health status; the panel will discuss these inequities and efforts to address them through legal and policy avenues\, particularly when it comes to urban Native populations. Finally\, the panel will conclude with discussions on the Biden Administration’s efforts to address disparities in Indian country and other forward-facing initiatives\, such as the Indigenous Food Hub initiative. \n\nModerator: Jared Crum\, Trial Attorney\, Environment and Natural Resouces Section\, U.S. Department of Justice\nFrancys Crevier\, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) National Council of Urban Indian Health\nMorgan Rodman\, Executive Director\, White House Council on Native American Affairs\nMorgan Saunders\, Staff Attorney\, Native American Rights Fund (NARF)\n\n12:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. | Keynote Luncheon \n\nElizabeth Reese\, Senior Policy Advisor for Native Affairs\, Domestic Policy Council\, The White House\n\n1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | A Post-Brackeen Look at ICWA and Child Welfare in Indian Country\nThis panel will revisit the landmark win for tribal sovereignty in Brackeen v. Haaland and what lies ahead for addressing child welfare issues in Indian country. The panel will analyze the Supreme Court’s decision in Brackeen\, where it upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)\, a more than forty year old federal law\, against several constitutional challenges. Looking beyond the decision\, discussions will include the next steps in advancing the broader purpose of ICWA – “to protect the best interests of Indian children and to promote the stability and security of Indian tribes and families.” In addition\, the panel will address\, from the perspective of a Tribal Prosecutor\, the alarming rates of child sexual abuse in Indian Country and the current issues Tribal Prosecutors are facing when it comes to protecting Native children in the face of complex jurisdictional schemes. \n\nModerator: Julia Giffin\, Attorney Advisor\, Office of Tribal Justice\, U.S. Department of Justice\nMeghan Bishop\, Policy Specialist – IPA\, Office of the Assistant Secretary Indian Affairs\, U.S. Department of the Interior\nTamera Begay\, Attorney-Advisor\, U.S. Department of Justice\nLeonard Powell\, Attorney\, Jenner & Block LLP\n\n2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Break \n3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Hot Topics in Indian Country\nThere is seemingly never a shortage of new legal and policy issues challenging tribal governments and their citizens. This panel will explore two developing issues that pose a number of important legal and policy considerations for tribes: (1) the proliferation of offshore wind installations on the Outer Continental Shelf to source clean\, renewable energy\, and (2) the deployment of artificial intelligence across a range of applications within Indian country. With regard to offshore wind\, the panel will discuss the current Administration’s policy goals and approach for permitting offshore wind projects\, including key points of concern around agency consultation practices with tribal nations and tribal historic preservation officers\, agency compliance with the obligations of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act\, and wind farm impacts on tribal lands and culturally significant sites outside Indian country. As to AI\, the panel will look at how tribal lands offer unique opportunities and challenges for AI deployment and also considerations for developing responsible AI use principles within Indian country as a critical concern in the Indigenous Data Sovereignty movement. \n\nModerator: Amber Holland\, Attorney\, Big Fire Law & Policy Group LLP\nAdam Crepelle\, Assistant Professor\, Loyola University Chicago School of Law\nLael Echo-Hawk\, Principal\, MThirtySix\n\n4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. | Break \n4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | [Ethics] Facing Primary and Secondary Traumas in Lawyering in Indian Country \nTraumas of the past and present can arise in many facets of legal and policy advocacy in Indian country. The panel will include presentations on the Department of the Interior’s Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative\, an effort to address the troubled legacy of federal Indian boarding school policies and the corresponding intergenerational impact and traumas associated with these policies\, and the all-of-goverment approach to addressing the crisis and traumas associated with the unfortunate reality that American Indian and Alaska Native people are at a disproportionate risk of experiencing violence\, murder\, or going missing. In addition\, those who advocate on behalf of Tribes often have to navigate complex histories and ongoing disparities; the panel will also address this in the context of tribes in Maine and concerns around their settlement acts and relationships with the Maine state government. Finally\, the panel will discuss how to exercise trauma-informed lawyering and how practitioners can navigate primary and secondary traumas in legal and policy advocacy.\n> Session Sponsored by Dentons US LLP. \n\nModerator: Maurisa Bell\, Associate Attorney\, Patterson Earnhart Real Bird & Wilson LLP\nDeeya Haldar\, Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Civil Justice Clinic\, Villanova University\nMichael-Corey Hinton\, Attorney\, Drummond Woodsum\nHeidi Todacheene\, Senior Advisor to the Secretary\, U.S. Department of the Interior\n\n6:00 pm – 7:00 pm\nHappy Hour at Courthaus Social (2300 Clarendon Blvd)\nHosted by Native American Bar Association of D.C. \n\nRegistration\nAdvance online registration is now closed.\nOnsite registration is available for in-person participation at the registration desk on Friday\, November 3. \nThis year’s hybrid program offers in-person or online viewing options for registered attendees. \n\n[ONSITE] Sustaining Member $250\n[ONSITE] Member $260\n[ONSITE] Nonmember $435\n[ONSITE] Government/Academic $210\n[ONSITE] Law Student $95\n\nGroup Registrations: Organizations can process group registrations with one payment 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 contact meetings@fedbar.org for onsite dietary or accessibility requests in advance of the program dates if you do not disclose within the online registration form. \nCancellation Policy: Full registration refunds will be processed for cancellations received by Friday\, October 27. After the posted cancellation date\, registrations may be transferred to another attendee but not refunded. No-shows will be billed. Please email meetings@fedbar.org with questions and written cancellation/substitution requests. \n\nCLE\nThe FBA will seek 5.75 General CLE credit hours in 60-minute states\, and 6.9 General CLE credit hours in 50-minute states. \nPosted credit hours are estimated and subject to respective state approval and rounding rules. CLE qualifications vary by state/jurisdiction and the FBA takes every measure to collaborate with presenters to ensure approval. \nCLE Credit will be tracked via an online web application. Attendees must check-in and check-out of each session to record their attendance. \nCertificates will be available to download online and sent via email approximately two weeks following the conference. Required course codes and/or documentation for self-reporting states will be issued via email\, upon state bar approval. Thank you in advance for your patience\, as state bars are experiencing significant delays with program processing. \nAccess more information about CLE Attendance and Reporting. \n\nVenue\nAUSA Conference Center\n2425 Wilson Blvd\, Arlington\, VA 22201 \nParking: Visitor parking is limited\, if no parking spaces are available\, please park in street parking or at one of the nearby parking options.\nMetro: Take the Orange Line or Silver Line and exit at the Court House stop.\nSuggested Hotel: The Hyatt Place Arlington/Courthouse is located next-door to the conference center. \n\nSponsor\nConference Contributor \n \nSession Sponsor \nDentons US LLP \nBreakfast & Break Sponsors \nAkin\nDrummond Woodsum\nEarthjustice\nGreenberg Traurig\, LLP\nHolland & Knight\nPatterson Earnhart Real Bird & Wilson LLP \n[View Sponsorship Prospectus]\nEmail sponsor@fedbar.org with completed sponsorship agreement and to learn more about our sponsorship opportunities. \n\nEmail Communication Policy: By registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communication 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. \nRecording Disclaimer: By registering for an online FBA program\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \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. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact meetings@fedbar.org. URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/dcil23/ LOCATION:AZ CATEGORIES:Indian Law Section ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.fedbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/FBA_DCIL_2023_380X220.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230417 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230419 DTSTAMP:20260429T155309 CREATED:20220808T153446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230411T001318Z UID:269480-1681689600-1681862399@www.fedbar.org SUMMARY:2023 Indian Law Conference DESCRIPTION:Empowering Indian Country Through Action\nIn the past year\, Tribes have faced extreme highs and lows engaging in government-to-government relations at every level. As more critical issues come before the courts\, it is essential that Indigenous Law practitioners are at the ready to protect the rights of Tribal nations\, members\, and lands. This conference will address how practitioners can help Tribes and Indigenous individuals protect their rights\, lands\, communities\, and culture while maintaining collaborative efforts with the state and federal governments. Panelists will include practitioners who have been involved in recent pivotal cases before the Supreme Court\, those who have forged the path for Indigenous presence in the federal judiciary\, legislative\, and executive branches\, and those working directly to represent Tribes on critical issues faced by Tribal governments on a daily basis. \n[Note New Monday & Tuesday Date Pattern] \nThis conference is exclusively available in-person. There is no hybrid streaming available.\nCo-Hosted by the Indian Law Section \n\nAgenda\n*Agenda times subject to change. \nMonday\, April 17 \n8:00 – 9:00 AM | Registration + Breakfast \n8:45 AM | Welcome Remarks \n9:00 – 10:30 AM | [CLE] Protection of Tribal Sovereignty and Self-Determination Before the U.S. Supreme Court \nProtection of Tribal sovereignty and self-determination before the U.S. Supreme Court is critical to the continued existence of Tribes as distinct political and cultural sovereigns.  This panel will review the unique nature of Supreme Court advocacy and will discuss effective strategies for protecting Tribal rights before the highest court in the land. \n\nLenny Powell\, Attorney\, Jenner & Block LLP\nAngela Riley\, Professor of Law and Indian Studies\, UCLA School of Law\nPaul Spruhan\, Assistant Attorney General\, Litigation Unit\, Navajo Nation Department of Justice\n\n10:30 – 11:00 AM | Morning Break \n11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | [CLE] Access to the Ballot Box: Protecting Native American Voting Rights \nThis panel examines political obstacles for Native people and tribes regarding voting and their participation in the country’s political landscape. Panelists will provide insight for Tribes after the 2022 midterm election and in preparation for the 2024 elections. Included in the discussion will be the election of Congresswoman Mary Peltola (AK) and the measures taken by Alaskan Native leaders to support her path to the Congress. \n\nJacqueline De Leon\, Attorney\, Native American Rights Fund\nPatty Ferguson-Bohnee\, Director\, Indian Legal Clinic\, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law\nLiz La quen náay Medicine Crow\, President/CEO\, First Alaskans Institute\nConnie Tsosie de Haro\, Counsel\, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs\n\n12:30 – 2:00 PM | Keynote Luncheon: Johnson v. M’Intosh: Two Centuries of Dishonor  \n\nProfessor Wenona T. Singel\n\n 2:00 – 3:30PM | [CLE] Public Safety and Justice in Indian County: The Castro-Huerta Decision\nThe Castro-Huerta opinion has greatly impacted law enforcement in Indian Country. The costs and steps to carry out SCOTUS’s edict in Castro-Huerta are coming to light as tribes\, states\, and the federal government cautiously approach this new criminal jurisdiction. This panel will examine the collaborative efforts of tribes and states under Castro-Huerta\, the fiscal aspects of implementing the new law enforcement measures\, and future federal funding for tribes and states. \n\nAndy Lester\, Partner\, Spencer Fane LLP\nArvo Mikkanen\, Assistant U.S. Attorney\, Western District of Oklahoma\nAlfred Urbina\, Attorney General\, Pascua Yaqui\nGeri Wisner\, Attorney General\, Muscogee (Creek) Nation\n\n3:30– 4:00 PM | Afternoon Break \n 4:00 – 5:30 PM | [CLE] Tribal Nations\, Abortion Access\, and Native American Reproductive Health \nFollowing the leaked draft opinion and ultimate decision by the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization\, many states have acted to restrict abortion access. In light of these restrictions\, some have raised the idea of an abortion “safe harbor” on tribal lands outside of state jurisdiction. This panel will focus on the legal\, political\, and ethical considerations involved in such a safe harbor approach.  In the midst of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Crisis and the history of colonization and oppression that has diminished reproductive healthcare outcomes for Native American people across Indian country\, the panel will also focus on how reproductive healthcare for Native American people can be improved. \n\nNicolle Gonzales\, Executive Director/Founder\, Changing Women Initiative\nAnn Tweedy\, Professor of Law\, University of South Dakota School of Law\nLauren van Schilfgarde\, Assistant Professor\, UCLA School of Law\n\n5:30 – 7:30 PM | Reception \n Tuesday\, April 18 \n8:00 – 9:00 AM | Registration + Breakfast \n8:45 AM | Welcome Remarks \n9:00 – 10:30 AM | [CLE] Defending the Indian Child Welfare Act: Brackeen v. Haaland \nOn November 9\, 2022\, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Brackeen v. Haaland regarding the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). This panel will focus on tribal and federal actions to strengthen and protect ICWA. \n\nKate Fort\, Director of Clinics\, Michigan State University College of Law\nSage Metoxen\, Principal Attorney\, Litigation Unit of the Navajo Nation Department of Justice\nApril Youpee-Roll\, Attorney\n\nSession Sponsored by Rothstein Donatelli\, LLP\n10:30 – 11:00 AM | Morning Break \n11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Efforts to Address the Intergenerational Impacts of Federal Indian Boarding School Policies\nThis panel will explore the ongoing work of the Department of the Interior (Department) on the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative launched by Secretary Deb Haaland in June 2021 as well as legislative efforts to create a federal Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies. In May 2022\, the Department released Volume I of its investigative report that provides the groundwork for the ongoing work of the Department to meaningfully address the intergenerational trauma created by federal Indian boarding school policies. The panel will also include a discussion of the work done to draft and pass federal legislation to create the Truth and Healing Commission. \n\nJacqueline Bisille\, Policy Advisor and Press Secretary\, Vice Chairman Lisa Murkowski\, U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs\nJoaquin Gallegos\, Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs\, U.S. Department of the Interior\nDarren Modzelewski\, Policy Advisor\, Chairman Brian Schatz\, U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs\nTheresa Sheldon\, Director of Policy and Advocacy\, Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition\nRani Williams\, Legislative Assistant\, Office of Representative Sharice L. Davids\n\n12:30 – 2:00 PM | Luncheon \n2:00 – 3:30 PM | Concurrent Programming \n[CLE] Improving the Land into Trust Process and Best Practices for Tribal Realty and Land Use\nThis concurrent session will focus on how to overcome the unique and varied challenges Tribes face when working to place land into trust.  The panel will include an update on the Department of the Interior’s efforts to revise the 25 C.F.R. Part 151 regulations to make it easier for Tribes to place land into trust.  The panel will also review best practices for a variety of Tribal land transactions. \n\nSarah Lawson\, Shareholder\, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt\nRebekah Salguero\, Partner\, Ocotillo Law & Policy Partners\nStephanie Sfiridis\, Senior Counselor to the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs\, U.S. Department of the Interior\n\n[CLE] Combating Climate Change and Increasing Tribal Co-Management\nThis concurrent session will provide an overview of how Tribes are working to combat the ever present threat of climate change and the move toward increasing Tribal-co management of lands and waters throughout the country. The session will include a discussion of the Department of the Interior’s work to implement Secretarial Order 3403 on Fulfilling the Trust Responsibility to Indian Tribes in the Stewardship of Federal Lands and Waters. \n\nMonte Mills\, Charles I. Stone Professor of Law\, Director\, Native American Law Center\, University of Washington School of Law\nEmily Haley\, Staff Attorney\, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community\nDylan Hedden-Nicely\, Associate Professor of Law\, Director\, Native American Law Program\, University of Idaho College of Law\n\n3:30 – 4:00 PM | Afternoon Break \n4:00 – 5:30 PM | [CLE] Ethics Panel-Elimination of Bias\nNative American women attorneys have been historically underrepresented in law and are essential contributors to the legal profession. Although diversity and inclusion efforts have risen in recent years to systemically integrate members of marginalized groups into the legal profession\, there remains implicit bias against Native American women practitioners.   This panel will examine the bias experienced by Native American women in law firms\, in-house positions\, and government positions. The increase of implicit bias in consideration of intersectional factors such as sexual orientation\, gender identity\, and parenthood will be included in the discussion.  Panelists will also highlight resources and methodology for employers and organizations to improve their infrastructures to better support Native women practitioners and further eliminate the biases against these women. \n\nLinda Benally\, Senior Attorney\, Regulatory\, Law Department\, Pinnacle West Capital Corporation\nMakalika Naholowaa\, Executive Director\, Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation\nHon. Sarah I. Wheelock\, Judge\, Minnesota Court of Appeals\nSandra Yamate\, Chief Executive Officer\, Institute for Inclusion in the Legal Profession\n\n\nRegistration\nAdvance online registration is now closed.\nOnsite registration is available for in-person participation at the registration desk on Monday\, April 17.\nBy registering for this event\, you agree to the posted event terms and conditions. \nRegistration includes access to educational panels\, breakfasts\, breaks\, luncheons\, and reception.\nRSVP for the lunches and reception during check-out! \n\nSustaining Member $495\nMember $520\nNonmember $685\nGovernment/Academic $470\nLaw Student $210\n\nA La Carte Tickets\nOptional add-on tickets for guests. Above registration fees already include access to lunches and reception. \n\nMonday Lunch $65\nMonday Reception $75\nTuesday Lunch $65\n\nGroup Registrations: Organizations can process group registrations with one payment 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 contact meetings@fedbar.org for onsite dietary or accessibility requests in advance of the program dates if you do not disclose within the online registration form. \nCancellation Policy: Full registration refunds will be processed for cancellations received by Monday\, April 3. After the posted cancellation date\, registrations may be transferred to another attendee but not refunded. No-shows will be billed. Please email meetings@fedbar.org with questions and written cancellation/substitution requests. \n\nSponsor\nSession Sponsor\nRothstein Donatelli\, LLP \nBreakfast & Break Sponsor\nBig Fire Law & Policy Group LLP\nHobbs Straus Dean & Walker LLP \nProgram Patron Sponsor\nAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld \n[View Sponsorship Prospectus]\nSponsors receive customized deliverables per conference\, including company visibility and registration benefits! \n[View Exhibitor Agreement]\nExhibitor Hall Tables are now sold out. Contact us to join the waiting list.\nPurchase a table for the conference exhibitor hall – open to artistic vendors\, corporate groups\, nonprofit entities\, schools\, and more. \nContact Barbara Bienkowsi at sponsor@fedbar.org for sponsorship opportunities. \n\nHotel & Travel\nSandia Resort\n30 Rainbow Road; Albuquerque\, NM 87113\n505-798-3930\nwww.sandiacasino.com \nUPDATE: The room block at the Sandia Resort is sold out. \nThe following nearby hotels are within 5 miles of the conference hotel and have favorable rates – \n\nHoliday Inn Express & Suites Albuquerque\n5401 Alameda Boulevard NE\, Albuquerque\, NM 87113\nAlbuquerque Marriott Pyramid North\n5151 San Francisco Road NE\, Albuquerque\, NM 87109\nCourtyard Albuquerque (Marriott)\n5151 Journal Center Boulevard\, Albuquerque\, NM 87109\n\nSandia Resort Parking: The hotel offers extensive complimentary self-parking on their outdoor lot. Valet parking is also available for hotel guests. \n\nCLE\nAttendees can receive CLE credit for this event: \n\nUp to 12 CLE credits\, including 1.5 Ethics credits (60-minute states)\nUp to 14.4 credits\, including 1.8 Ethics credits for (50-minute states)\n\nCLE Credit will be tracked via an online web application. Attendees must check-in and check-out of each session to record their attendance. Credit cannot be issued without use of online web application. Certificates will be available to download online and sent via email approximately two weeks following the conference. \n\nEmail Communication Policy: By registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communication 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. \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. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact meetings@fedbar.org. URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/indianlaw23/ LOCATION:Sandia Resort & Casino\, 30 Rainbow Rd\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87113\, US CATEGORIES:Indian Law Section ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.fedbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/FBA_IL_Conf_2023-380x220-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221107 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221108 DTSTAMP:20260429T155309 CREATED:20220916T210740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221104T153839Z UID:282095-1667779200-1667865599@www.fedbar.org SUMMARY:D.C. Indian Law Conference (Hybrid) DESCRIPTION:Join the Indian Law Section for its Annual DC Indian Law Conference on Monday\, November 7. This year’s hybrid program offers in-person or online viewing options for registered attendees. \nCo-Hosted by the Indian Law Section \n\nAgenda\nSession times are posted as Eastern Time zone and subject to change.\nAsterisked programming will be available online for remote registrants. \nMonday\, November 7\n8:30 am – 9:30 am | Registration & Breakfast \n9:30 am – 10:45 am | CLE Panel: Tribal Sovereignty in Use of Federal Funding*\nThis panel will cover ways to increase tribes’ exercise of their sovereignty in expenditure of federal funds\, including through ISDEAA\, PL 477\, and Section 105(l). \n\nModerator: Bryan Shade\, Senior Associate\, Lippes Mathias LLP\nKatie Brossy\, Senior Counsel\, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP\nKitcki Carroll\, Executive Director\, United South and Eastern Tribes\, Inc. (USET)\nKathryn Isom-Clause\, Deputy Assistant Secretary – Policy and Economic Development\, Indian Affairs\, U.S. Department of the Interior\n\n10:45 am – 11:15 am | Morning Refreshment Break \n11:15 am – 12:30 pm | CLE Panel: Indian Country’s Role in Fighting Climate Change*\nThis panel will cover tribal efforts to fight climate change\, such as carbon capture markets; tribal co-stewardship of federal lands to promote sustainable management; and addressing climate change effects already harming tribes and their lands. \n\nModerator: Erick Giles\, Attorney\, Drummond Woodsum\nNada Wolff Culver\, Principal Deputy Director\, Bureau of Land Management\, Department of the Interior\nSam Kohn\, Senior Counselor to Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs\, Department of Interior\nBethany Sullivan\, Partner\, Maier Pfeffer Kim Geary & Cohen LLP\nGeoffrey Strommer\, Partner\, Hobbs\, Straus\, Dean & Walker LLP\n\nSponsored by Hobbs\, Straus\, Dean & Walker LLP \n12:30 pm – 1:45 pm | Keynote + Networking Luncheon \n\nBryan Newland\, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs\, U.S. Department of the Interior\n\n2:00 pm – 3:15 pm | CLE Panel: Existential Threats in the U.S. Supreme Court*\nThis panel will cover equal protection challenges in Brackeen and IGRA cases and evolving case law on jurisdiction in Indian Country. \n\nModerator: Jonodev Chaudhuri\, Ambassador\, Muscogee (Creek) Nation \nDoug Endreson\, Partner\, Sonosky\, Chambers\, Sachse\, Endreson & Perry\, LLP\nAmb. Keith Harper\, Partner\, Jenner & Block\nRebecca Ross\, Senior Attorney\, Indian Resources Section\, Environment and Natural Resources Division\, U.S. Department of Justice\n\n3:15 pm – 3:45 pm | Afternoon Refreshment Break \n3:45 pm – 5:00 pm | CLE Panel: Stories that Shaped Indian Law: Indian Law Experts on Early Keystone Indian Law Matters*\nThis panel will include experienced Indian law attorneys discussing behind-the-scenes stories of key Indian law matters they worked on; how the practice of Indian law has changed over time as case law and other developments unfolded; and reflections on their careers and lessons learned. \n\nModerator: Gregory Smith\, Partner\, Hobbs\, Straus\, Dean & Walker LLP\nReid Chambers\, Partner\, Sonosky\, Chambers\, Sachse\, Endreson & Perry\, LLP\nArlinda Locklear\, Attorney at Law\, Arlinda F. Locklear\, Esq.\nJerry Straus\, Partner\, Hobbs\, Straus\, Dean & Walker LLP\n\nSponsored by Dentons US LLP \n\nRegistration\nAdvance online registration is now closed.\nOnsite registration is available for in-person participation at the registration desk on Monday\, November 7.\n\nSustaining FBA Member $235\nFBA Member $250\nNonmember $425\nGovernment/Academic $200\nLaw Student $90\n\nGroup Registrations: Organizations can process group registrations with one payment 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 contact meetings@fedbar.org for onsite dietary or accessibility requests in advance of the program dates if you do not disclose within the online registration form.\nCancellation Policy: Full registration refunds will be processed for cancellations received by Friday\, October 28. After the posted cancellation date\, registrations may be transferred to another attendee but not refunded. No-shows will be billed. Please email meetings@fedbar.org with questions and written cancellation/substitution requests.\n\n\n\n\nCLE\nAttendees can receive up to 5.0 General CLE credits (6.0 credits for 50-min states). \nCLE Credit will be tracked via an online web application. Attendees must check-in and check-out of each session to record their attendance. Certificates will be available to download online and sent via email approximately two weeks following the conference. \n\nHotel & Travel\nAUSA Conference Center\n2425 Wilson Blvd\, Arlington\, VA 22201 \nParking: Visitor parking is limited\, if no parking spaces are available\, please park in street parking or at one of the nearby parking options.\nMetro: Take the Orange Line or Silver Line and exit at the Court House stop.\nSuggested Hotel: The Hyatt Place Arlington/Courthouse is located next-door to the conference center. \n\nSponsors\nSession Sponsor \n\nDentons US LLP\nHobbs Straus Dean & Walker LLP\n\nBreakfast & Break Sponsor \n\nAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP\nSonosky\, Chambers\, Sachse\, Endreson & Perry\, LLP\n\n[View Event Sponsorship Prospectus]\nSponsors receive customized deliverables per conference\, including company visibility and registration benefits! \nContact Barbara Bienkowsi at sponsor@fedbar.org for sponsorship opportunities. \n\nEmail Communication Policy: By registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communication 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. \nRecording Disclaimer: By registering for an online FBA program\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \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. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact meetings@fedbar.org. URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/dcil22/ LOCATION:AUSA Conference Center\, 2425 Wilson Blvd\, Arlington\, VA\, 22201 CATEGORIES:Indian Law Section ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.fedbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/WP-web-ft-image.jpg GEO:38.8908054;-77.0881445 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=AUSA Conference Center 2425 Wilson Blvd Arlington VA 22201;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2425 Wilson Blvd:geo:-77.0881445,38.8908054 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221027T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221027T160000 DTSTAMP:20260429T155309 CREATED:20221019T141853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221027T192616Z UID:285277-1666882800-1666886400@www.fedbar.org SUMMARY:Indian Law & TTSL Sections: Tribal Transportation Equity Panel DESCRIPTION:This program\, jointly hosted by the FBA Indian Law and Transportation and Transportation Security Law sections\, is designed to share information with transportation and Tribal law practitioners regarding opportunities to use transportation programs to enhance Tribal sovereignty and address equity challenges in Indian country. Historically\, transportation infrastructure in Tribal communities has been underfunded\, which has resulted in hardships to Tribal communities. In recognition of this underinvestment and its consequences\, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL or Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) increased investment in Tribal community transportation infrastructure. This program will highlight transportation programs in the BIL specifically designed to support Tribes\, as well as select other programs in the BIL that Tribes are eligible to apply for funding under\, and which may be used to advance equity and Tribal sovereignty. The discussion will also focus on the Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program\, which was authorized by the FAST Act and provides Tribes with greater control\, flexibility\, and decision-making authority over federal funds used to carry out Tribal transportation programs\, functions\, services and activities in Tribal communities. Opportunities to utilize recent Memorandums of Understanding related to Treaty Rights\, Sacred Sites\, and Protecting Native Languages to advance transportation equity in Tribal communities will also be discussed. \nPresented by the Transportation and Transportation Security Law Section & the Indian Law Section \n\n \nPanelists\nChuck Hoskin Jr.\, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation \nEldridge Onco\, Senior Tribal Affairs Advisor\, U.S. Department of Transportation \nWizipan Garriott\, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs\, U.S. Department of Interior \nDaron Carreiro\, Senior Policy Advisor for Native Affairs\, Domestic Policy Council\, The White House (moderator) \n\nRegistration\nRegistration is closed. \n\nFBA Member & Nonmembers: Complimentary Registration\n\nRegistrants will receive login details on the day before the event \nRegistration for this event will close Wednesday\, October 26 at 3 PM ET.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCLE\nPlease note CLE will not be offered for this event.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nQ: How do I access the virtual webinar?\nA: Each webinar will have a unique link to watch the live broadcast. Registered attendees will receive login instructions via a calendar invitations 24 hours prior to the webinar. \nQ: Will recordings of the sessions be available after the event?\nA: Approved sessions will be available for registrants to view live and on-demand following the webinar. \nQ: Who do I contact for more information?\nA: Please contact sections@fedbar.org for any other questions. \n\nEmail Communication Policy\nBy 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. \nRecording Disclaimer\nBy registering for an online FBA program\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact sections@fedbar.org URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/ttsl-section-tribal-transportation-equity-panel/ LOCATION:AZ CATEGORIES:Indian Law Section,TTSL END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220407 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220409 DTSTAMP:20260429T155309 CREATED:20211027T195511Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220407T003851Z UID:178580-1649289600-1649462399@www.fedbar.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.fedbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/iStock-806594356-2-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211118T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211119T153000 DTSTAMP:20260429T155309 CREATED:20211015T142615Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211118T175943Z UID:172563-1637236800-1637335800@www.fedbar.org SUMMARY:[Virtual] 2021 D.C. Indian Law Conference DESCRIPTION:In 2021\, tribal nations have continued to work through the unprecedented challenges presented by the global coronavirus pandemic while addressing a number of other key legal issues that could have implications for Indian country for generations to come\, ranging from new and recurring questions about the breadth of tribal jurisdiction to approaches for expanding economic development opportunities\, and well beyond. Please join us for the Virtual D.C. Indian Law Conference on November 18-19\, 2021 as we hear from leading experts exploring some of these issues. Panel topics will include Equal Protection and Other Constitutional Attacks\, Indian Country’s COVID-19 Response\, Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction in the Wake of McGirt\, and IGRA\, Sports Betting and the Internet. \nRegistration for this event is now closed. \n\n\nAgenda\nAll Times Below are in Eastern Standard Time (EST) \n\nThursday\, November 18\, 2021\n12:00 – 1:30 p.m. ET | Exercising Criminal Jurisdiction in the Wake of McGirt \nThis panel reviews McGirt v. Oklahoma\, 140 S. Ct. 2452 (2020)\, where the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the continued existence of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Reservation boundaries. Tribal\, Federal\, and State jurisdictional implications of the decision will be discussed\, as well as how Oklahoma Tribes and our federal partners are responding to ensure tribal lands and surrounding communities remain safe for everyone. \n\nRobin Lash\, General Counsel\, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma (moderator)\nSara Hill\, Attorney General\, Cherokee Nation\nTracy Toulou\, Director\, Office of Tribal Justice\, U.S. Department of Justice\nO. Joseph Williams\, Attorney\, Reservation Legal Solutions\, PLLC\n\n2:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET | IGRA\, Sports Betting\, and the Internet \nThis panel will discuss the landscape of Indian gaming and the Internet. For years\, Tribal governments engaged in gaming have strategized about how best to participate in online and mobile event wagering. The challenges have been political\, legal\, and economic. The ongoing pandemic accelerated this process in some manners and has provided early glimpses about what Indian gaming may look like in tomorrow’s technological era. Please join us for this important discussion.” \n\nDerrick Beetso\, Director\, Indian Gaming and Tribal Self-Governance Programs\, Arizona State University College of Law\nJoseph Webster\, Partner\, Hobbs\, Straus\, Dean & Walker\, LLP\nScott Crowell\, Crowell Law Office – Tribal Advocacy Group\nMike Hoenig\, General Counsel\, National Indian Gaming Commission\n\nFriday\, November 19\, 2021\n12:00 – 1:30 p.m. ET | Equal Protection and other Constitutional Attacks on Indian Law \nThose who seek to undermine Indian Tribes and the unique place they occupy in the constitutional structure frequently use Equal Protection as their vehicle for doing so.  Sometimes they claim that Indians are the beneficiaries of “special rights” unconstitutionally denied to non-Indians\, other times that Indians are denied full access to the rights to which they are entitled as U.S. citizens; and sometimes\, as in the Brackeen litigation\, they argue both at the same time.  This panel will discuss the many ways in which parties use Equal Protection to attack Indian Law\, in contexts as diverse as the Indian Child Welfare Act\, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act\, and attempts to overturn the Supreme Court’s McGirt decision.  It also will situate these Equal Protection challenges within the broader framework of constitutional challenges to Indian Law.  Finally\, it will give practitioners the tools they need to push back against these arguments. \n\nGregory A. Smith\, Partner\, Hobbs\, Straus\, Dean & Walker\, LLP (moderator)\nIan Heath Gershengorn\, Partner\, Jenner & Block\nRiyaz Kanji\, Kanji & Katzen\, PPLC\nWenona Singel\, Associate Professor\, Michigan State University College of Law\n\nSession sponsored by: Hobbs\, Straus\, Dean & Walker LLP \n2:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET | Indian Country’s COVID-19 Response\n \nThe Covid-19 pandemic has had significant impacts on businesses and communities\, and Indian Country is no exception.  This panel will discuss a number of the business and economic challenges—and opportunities—encountered by tribes as a result of the pandemic.  Topics include accessing FRF and ARPA funds\, insurance claims for the business interruption losses suffered by tribal businesses\, SSBCI and other federal benefits provided to tribes for COVID relief\, and considerations for tribal employers\, such as the OSHA vaccine and testing mandate. \n\nJennifer Hughes\, Partner\, Hobbs\, Straus\, Dean & Walker\, LLP\nTae Phillips\, Shareholder\, Ogletree\, Deakins\, Nash\, Smoak & Stewart\, P.C.\nSusannah Carr\, Partner\, Gordon Tilden Thomas Cordell LLP\nMaranda Compton\, Partner\, Van Ness Feldman LLP\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is now closed. \n\n\n\nCancellation Policy: No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on November 10\, 2021. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made at any time upon notification. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests. \nLive Captioning: Closed captioning is available for all virtual webcasts. \nInternet Requirements: Virtual programs require suitable internet strength to stream online panels. A minimum internet connection of 800 Kbps is recommended for an optimal attendee experience. Test your connection here.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCLE\nAttendees can receive up to 6 CLE credits (7.2 credits for 50-min states) including 1.5 Ethics credits (1.8 credits for 50-min states). \nCLE Credit will be processed/reported approximately 4-6 weeks after the event date and available for credit in states that allow credit for live webinar presentations. You must attend the live broadcast\, answer engagement polls\, and accurately enter your bar number in our database to receive credit. Certificates and required documentation for self-reporting states will be issued via email\, upon state bar approval. Thank you in advance for your patience\, as state bars are experiencing significant delays with virtual program processing. \nClick Here for more information on CLE Attendance and Reporting. \n\nSponsors\nSession Sponsor \n \nInterested in sponsoring this event? View our Sponsorship Prospectus and contact sponsor@fedbar.org for more information. \n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nQ: What type of educational credit will be offered in the virtual format?\nA: Attendees can receive up to 6 CLE credits (7.2 credits for 50-min states). Please check with your respective state(s) for distance learning CLE requirements. \nQ: How do I obtain CLE Credit?\nA: All registrants will be prompted to submit state bar information prior to the virtual series to ensure accurate CLE reporting. Credits will be processed/reported within 4-6 weeks of the webinar event date and available for credit in states that allow credit for live webinar presentations. Your bar number must be accurate in our database to receive credit. We will share detailed instructions with registrants for CLE reporting. \nQ: How do I access the virtual panels?\nA: Virtual panels will each have a unique link to watch the live broadcast. Registered attendees will receive login instructions via a welcome email and calendar invitations the week of the conference. \nQ: Will recordings of the sessions be available after the event?\nA: Sessions will be available for registrants to view live and on-demand following the conference. Please note that CLE credit will only be submitted for attendees that watch the live broadcast. \nQ: Who do I contact for more information?\nA: Please contact meetings@fedbar.org for any other questions. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy 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. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an online FBA program\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact meetings@fedbar.org. URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/dcil21/ LOCATION:Online\, US CATEGORIES:Indian Law Section ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.fedbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/iStock_000017234244_Full-scaled-1.jpg GEO:37.09024;-95.712891 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210408 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210410 DTSTAMP:20260429T155309 CREATED:20210120T190134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210402T184827Z UID:97119-1617840000-1618012799@www.fedbar.org SUMMARY:[Virtual] Indian Law Conference DESCRIPTION:Resilience: From Trying Times to a Brighter Future\nJoin the Indian Law Section for the 46th Annual Indian Law Conference on April 8-9\, 2021. This newly formatted two-day virtual program will offer the same great content online. \nAs tribal nations move down a path of healing and reaffirming inherent rights\, this conference examines challenges posed by the prior administration and global pandemic\, as well as how tribal nations are moving forward in a new political and global health climate.  This conference will examine recent significant judicial decisions for tribes\, lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic\, challenges to civil rights\, and how tribes are mobilizing in a new environment—both politically and economically. \n\nAgenda\nThursday\, April 8\n11:30 am – 1:00 pm ET | Opening Session \n\nOpening Prayer & Invocation\n\nWhitney Gravelle\, Bay Mills Indian Community Chairwoman\n\n\nWelcome Remarks\n\nW. West Allen\, Federal Bar Association President\nAnn Tweedy\, Indian Law Section Chair\n\n\nKeynote Presentation\n\nRep. Sharice Davids\, U.S. Congress – 3rd District of Kansas\n\n\nLawrence R. Baca Lifetime Achievement Awards Presentation\n\n1:30 – 3:00 pm ET | Concurrent Panels \nSports Betting: Exploring a New Landscape in Tribal Gaming\nThis panel will discuss recent developments in tribal sports betting\, highlighting key regulatory and business considerations. Attendees will learn about sports betting across different jurisdictions\, including what tribes have done to work with state legislatures to legalize and implement sports betting\, and what is and isn’t permitted in different jurisdictions. Attendees will also learn about the financial outlook for sports betting. \n\nBrie Coyle Jones\, Partner\, Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP\nKathryn Isom-Clause\, Vice Chair\, National Indian Gaming Commission\nJeremy Patterson\, Partner\, Patterson Earnhart Real Bird & Wilson LLP\nAaron Payment\, Chairperson\, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians\n\nThe Path to the Bench\nIn the history of the United States\, only four Native Americans have been appointed to the federal bench which includes only one Native American woman. As a new administration seeks out candidates to fill vacancies in the federal courts\, Native American practitioners must seek out these opportunities to increase the Native American perspective and presence in the judiciary. This panel will explore the importance of racial diversity on the federal bench\, the path to appointment\, and the measures and resources available to candidates. \n\nLawrence Baca\, Former Deputy Director\, Office of Tribal Justice\, U.S. Department of Justice\nHon. Diane Humetewa\, United States District Court for the District of Arizona\nRion Ramirez\, CEO\, Port Madison Enterprises\nForrest Tahdooahnippah\, Partner\, Dorsey & Whitney LLP\n\n3:30 – 5:00 pm ET | Concurrent Panels \nTribes\, Public Lands\, and Environmental Issues\nThis panel will discuss current and future challenges for tribes relating to public lands and environmental issues\, including regulatory changes under the prior administration and outlook for the future. \n\nAmy Cordalis\, Principal\, Ridges to Riffles Conservation Fund\nNada Wolff-Culver\, Deputy Director\, Policy and Programs\, Bureau of Land Management\, U.S. Department of the Interior*\nMichael-Corey F. Hinton\, Attorney\, Drummond Woodsum\nGussie Lord\, Managing Attorney of Tribal Partnerships\, Earth Justice\n\nMcGirt: The Aftermath\nThis panel will discuss developments in Oklahoma and in Washington\, D.C.\, following the Supreme Court’s historic decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma. Attendees will learn about what the Muscogee (Creek) Nation has experienced since the decision\, including hearing from Muscogee (Creek) Nation Principal Chief David Hill himself (a “Time 100” most influential person for 2020!). This panel will discuss topics of great import to all Indian law attorneys – self-governance\, VAWA\, MMIP\, and inter-sovereign relations. \n\nJonodev Chaudhuri\, Partner & Practice Chair\, Quarels & Brady LLP; Ambassador\, Muscogee (Creek) Nation\nDavid Hill\, Principal Chief\, Muscogee (Creek) Nation\nMary Katherine Nagle\, Partner\, Pipestem & Nagle\, P.C.\nTrent Shores\, Shareholder\, GableGotwals\n\nFriday\, April 9\n11:30 am – 1:00 pm ET | Ethics Session\nAttendees will learn about the ethical rules guiding who is their client and obligations\, if any\, to other\, related parties.  Attendees will also receive guidance on what the no contact rule is and its implications for the practice of Indian law.  Finally\, following competition of this panel\, attendees will be familiar with the professional rules guiding legal advice given under time pressure.  While the panel is targeted toward lawyers working for tribal governments or with tribal clients\, all lawyers will receive helpful ethical guidance on the general practice of law. \n\nBree R. Black Horse\, Attorney\, Kilpatrick Townsend\nDean Elizabeth Kronk Warner\, S.J. Quinney School of Law\, University of Utah\nAlex Pearl\, Professor\, University of Oklahoma College of Law\nRachel B. Saimons\, Attorney\, Kilpatrick Townsend\n\nGeneral Session Sponsored by Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker LLP\n1:30 – 3:00 pm ET | Concurrent Panels \nCivil Rights – Protections for Our LGBTQ2S Communities\nThe civil rights of LGBTQ2S Native Americans are in need of recognition and protection. This panel examines the development of legislation and policy for these communities at the tribal\, state\, and federal level. \n\nDelegate Nathaniel Brown\, Navajo Nation\nKori Cordero\, Associate General Counsel\, Yurok Tribe\nFelipa De Leon & Monique “Muffie” Mousseau\, Spirit Community Members\, Oglala Sioux Tribe\nRed Dawn Foster\, 27th District\, South Dakota State Senate\n\nCOVID Lessons Learned\nThis panel will discuss lessons learned from COVID from the tribal court perspective and general tribal governance perspective. \n\nEthel Branch\, Interim Executive Director\, The Navajo & Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund\nMartina Gast\, Attorney\, Pipestone Law\nHon. Allie Maldonado\, Chief Judge\, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Tribal Court\nDaniel Press\, Senior Counsel\, Van Ness Feldman LLP\n\n3:30 – 5:00 pm ET | Concurrent Panels \nDevelopments in Criminal Law\nThis panel will discuss recent developments in criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country\, including the United States v. Cooley and Nobles v. State\, and will also discuss implications for MMIP. \n\nTroy A. Eid\, Shareholder\, Greenberg Traurig\nKrystalyn Kinsel\, Associate\, Jenner & Block\nColette Routel\, Professor of Law\, Mitchell Hamline School of Law\nApril Youpee-Roll\, Associate\, Munger Tolles & Olson LLP\n\nToward a Brighter Future?\nThe Biden/Harris Administration: Priorities\, Opportunities\, and Challenges. What does the historic election of President Joseph R. Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris mean for the next four years and beyond? \n\nBrian Newland\, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary\, Indian Affairs\, U.S. Department of the Interior\nRaina Thiele\, Founder & CEO\, Thiele Strategies\nHeather Dawn Thompson\, Director\, Office of Tribal Relations\, U.S. Department of Agriculture\n\n*Pending Office Approval \n\nRegistration\nRegistration for this program is now closed.\nAttendees will receive virtual access information via email on Monday\, April 5. \nLive Captioning: Should you request live captioning or another accommodation in order to participate in this webinar\, please contact meetings@fedbar.org at least 10 days before the event so we may make the necessary arrangements. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCancellation Policy: No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on Friday\, April 2. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCLE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCertificates and credit for the virtual conference will be processed/reported within 4-6 weeks of the event date and available for credit in states that allow credit for live webinar presentations. You must attend the live broadcast\, answer engagement polls\, and accurately enter your bar number in our database to receive credit. \nAvailable CLE Credit Hours –\n60 Minute States: Up to 7.5 CLE Credits (including 1.5 Ethics Credits)\n50 Minute States: Up to 9 CLE Credits (1.8 Ethics Credits) \n\nSponsorship\nGeneral Session Sponsor \nHobbs Straus Dean & Walker LLP \nEmail sponsor@fedbar.org if you’re interested in sponsoring this event. View our Virtual Sponsorship Prospectus for current offerings. \n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nQ: How do I access the virtual panels?\nA: Virtual panels will each have a unique link to watch the live broadcast. Registered attendees will receive login instructions via a welcome email and calendar invitations the week of the conference. \nQ: Will recordings of the sessions be available after the event?\nA: Sessions will be available for registrants to view live and on-demand following the conference. Please note that CLE credit will only be submitted for attendees that watch the live broadcast. \nQ: Who do I contact for more information?\nA: Please contact meetings@fedbar.org for any other questions. \n\nEmail Communication Policy\nBy 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. \nRecording Disclaimer\nBy registering for an online FBA program\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nFinancial Assistance\nProgram 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. URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/indianlaw21/ LOCATION:Online\, US CATEGORIES:Indian Law Section ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.fedbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/iStock-806594356-2-scaled.jpg GEO:37.09024;-95.712891 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201107 DTSTAMP:20260429T155309 CREATED:20201001T153337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201105T154531Z UID:69619-1604534400-1604707199@www.fedbar.org SUMMARY:[Virtual] 2020 DC Indian Law Conference DESCRIPTION:From the global pandemic to racial justice and the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma\, 2020 has presented novel challenges and opportunities\, bringing Indian Country and the nation to a turning point. Please join us for the Virtual D.C. Indian Law Conference on November 5-6\, 2020 as we hear how Tribes are navigating this unparalleled chapter in modern history. Panel topics will include Looking Forward After McGirt\, the Impacts of COVID-19 on Indian Country\, Successes and Challenges of the Last Four Years\, and Racial Disparity and Ethics in the Indian Law Practice. \n\n  \nRegistered attendees received information on how to access virtual panels via email. Contact meetings@fedbar.org with questions. \n\nAgenda\nAll Times Below are in Eastern Standard Time (EST) \n\nThursday\, November 5\n\n12:00 – 1:30 p.m. ET\nAn Overview of Indian Country Successes and Failures Over the Past Four Years \nThis panel will highlight Indian Country successes and failures over the past four years.  Specifically\, panelists will examine the successes and failures of Congress and federal agencies. \n\nMaurisa Bell\, Associate\, Dentons US LLP (Moderator)\nElizabeth Carr\, Senior Native American Affairs Advisor\, National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center\nJoshua Clause\, Principal\, Clause Law PLLC\nHeather Sibbison\, Partner\, Chair of the Native American and Policy Practice\, Dentons US LLP\n\n2:30 – 4:00 p.m. ET\nThe Impact of COVID on Indian Country from Indian Country \nAs the world grapples with the pandemic\, Tribal Nations are contending with the pandemic’s disproportionate impacts to their communities. This dynamic panel of Tribal leaders and Indian law experts will discuss the pandemic’s unique economic and health impacts and how\, as sovereign nations\, Tribes are working to protect the safety and welfare of their communities. \n\nConnie Tsosie de Haro\, Democratic Counsel\, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (Moderator)\nNicole Ducheneaux\, Partner\, Big Fire Law & Policy Group LLP\nSarah Harris\, Vice Chairwoman\, The Mohegan Tribe\nDoreen N. McPaul\, Attorney General\, Navajo Nation Department of Justice\nBryan Newland\, Chairman\, Bay Mills Indian Community\n\nFriday\, November 6\n12:00 – 1:30 p.m. ET\nLooking Forward After McGirt \nMcGirt v. Oklahoma was a landmark win for Indian country that confirmed time-honored Indian law principles in how Indian law cases are handled by the US Supreme Court. This acknowledgement is historic because of the geographic and possibly substantive reach of the decision. The decision is a significant and helpful clarification of Solem v. Bartlett\, one that dispels the notion that de facto diminishment/disestablishment is possible independent of statutory language. Justice Neil Gorsuch grasped the gravity of the ruling. He wrote\, “On the far end of the Trail of Tears was a promise…Today we are asked whether the land these treaties promised remains an Indian reservation for purposes of federal criminal law. Because Congress has not said otherwise\, we hold the government to its word.”  These powerful words necessitate us to ask where do we go from here? This esteemed panel discusses the potential future of Indian law after McGirt. \n\nSarah Crawford\, Associate\, Clause Law PLLC(Moderator)\nRiyaz Kanji\, Founding Member\, Kanji & Katzen PLLC\nArlinda Locklear\nJoel Williams\, Staff Attorney\, Native American Rights Fund (NARF)\n\n2:30 – 4:00 p.m. ET\nEthics and Racial Disparities in the Legal Profession   \nIn 2015\, the National Native American Bar Association published a first-of-its-kind study on the experiences of Native American attorneys across the legal profession\, shedding light on disparate experiences and widespread exclusion. This dynamic panel will address the report’s stark findings\, individual experiences in the professional setting\, as well as the mental health impacts of discrimination and racial trauma. \n\nAllie Greenleaf Maldonado\, Chief Judge\, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (Moderator)\nStephanie McIver\, Counseling Director\, University of New Mexico\nThomasina Real Bird\, President\, National Native American Bar Association & Partner\, Patterson Earnhart Real Bird & Wilson LLP\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\nRegistration is now closed. Please contact meetings@fedbar.org for questions. \nLive Captioning\nShould you request live captioning or another accommodation in order to participate in this webinar\, please contact meetings@fedbar.org at least 10 days before the event so we may make the necessary arrangements. \n\n\nCancellation Policy\nNo refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on Monday\, October 5\, 2020. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy 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. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy registering for an online FBA program\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCLE\nAttendees can receive up to 6 CLE credits (7.2 credits for 50-min states) including 1.5 Ethics credits (1.8 credits for 50-min states). Credit for these virtual panels will be processed/reported within 4-6 weeks of the event date and available for credit in states that allow credit for live webinar presentations. You must attend the live broadcast and your bar number must be accurate in our database to receive credit. \n\nFrequently Asked Questions\nQ: What type of educational credit will be offered in the virtual format?\nA: Attendees can receive up to 6 CLE credits (7.2 credits for 50-min states) including 1.5 Ethics credits (1.8 credits for 50-min states). Please check with your respective state(s) for distance learning CLE requirements. \nQ: How do I obtain CLE Credit?\nA: All registrants will be prompted to submit state bar information prior to the virtual series to ensure accurate CLE reporting. Credits will be processed/reported within 4-6 weeks of the webinar event date and available for credit in states that allow credit for live webinar presentations. Your bar number must be accurate in our database to receive credit. We will share detailed instructions with registrants for CLE reporting. \nQ: Will recordings of the sessions be available after the event?\nA: Sessions will be available for registrants to view live and on-demand following the conference. Please note that CLE credit will only be submitted for attendees that watch the live broadcast. \nQ: Who do I contact for more information?\nA: Please contact meetings@fedbar.org for any other questions. \n\nSponsors\nGeneral Session Sponsor\nHobbs\, Straus\, Dean & Walker\, LLP\n  \nInterested in sponsoring this event? Contact sponsor@fedbar.org for more information. URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/dcil20/ LOCATION:Online\, US CATEGORIES:Indian Law Section ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.fedbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/iStock_000017234244_Full-scaled.jpg GEO:37.09024;-95.712891 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200406 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200408 DTSTAMP:20260429T155309 CREATED:20191220T211708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200330T202716Z UID:16003-1586131200-1586303999@www.fedbar.org SUMMARY:CANCELLED: 2020 45th Indian Law Conference DESCRIPTION:The Federal Bar Association’s Indian Law Conference (April 6-7\, 2020) in-person event located in Albuquerque\, NM is canceled. We are in the process of working through possible alternative arrangements. Once these arrangements are made we will be in touch. Refunds will be issued in the original form of payment. Please allow 2-4 weeks to receive your refund. \nPlease note that for all attendees\, hotel and air reservations must be canceled by the individual who booked the reservations. It is up to the individual airlines to determine whether they will waive change fees or issue credits for the tickets. \nThank you for your participation in the FBA and your support of our programs. URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/indianlaw20/ LOCATION:Sandia Resort & Casino\, 30 Rainbow Rd\, Albuquerque\, NM\, 87113\, US CATEGORIES:Indian Law Section ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.fedbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Indian20-FtImage.jpg GEO:35.206457;-106.5665096 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sandia Resort & Casino 30 Rainbow Rd Albuquerque NM 87113 US;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=30 Rainbow Rd:geo:-106.5665096,35.206457 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR