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