The author of a book that explains the complexities of federal Indian law and tribes’ and their members’ relationships with each other and with non-Indians will speak on current legal issues facing Native peoples Aug. 7 at the Heard Museum in Phoenix.
Stephen Pevar, author of “The Rights of Indians and Tribes,” speaks at the Heard Museum Aug. 7.
Stephen L. Pevar, the author of The Rights of Indians and Tribes, will speak at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, in the Monte Vista Room at the museum, 2301 N. Central Ave. Pevar will sign copies of his book, available at $25 per copy following his presentation. Since Aug. 7 is First Friday, evening (6 to 10 p.m.) general admission to the museum – and to Pevar’s talk — is free; a $5 gate fee will be charged to visitors wishing to attend the exhibit Super Heroes: Art! Action! Adventure!
Federal Indian law continues to be a complex subject for lawyers and non-lawyers alike. In his presentation at the Heard, Pevar will touch on several topics discussed in the book, which include the powers of Indian tribes; civil and criminal jurisdiction on Indian reservations; Indian hunting, fishing and water rights; taxation in Indian country; the Indian Civil Rights Act; the Indian Child Welfare Act; and tribal jurisdiction over non-Indians.
Pevar is senior staff counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union. He taught a course in federal Indian law at the University of Denver School of Law for 16 years and has lectured extensively on the subject. He is a graduate of Princeton University and the University of Virginia School of Law. He had served for three years as staff attorney for South Dakota Legal Services on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation. Since 1976, he has been a national staff counsel for the ACLU.
Pevar has litigated some 200 federal cases involving constitutional rights, including one case in the U.S. Supreme Court. His areas of specialty include free speech, Indian rights, prisoners’ rights and the separation of church and state.
Cover of “The Rights of Indians and Tribes” by Stephen Pevar
Friday, August 7
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Cost: Free
Location:
Monte Vista Room
Event Category:
Book signing, Lectures
The ILP and ASU College of Law are proud to host ILP alumni and students at the Phoenix Mercury v. Atlanta Dream WNBA game. Join us as we watch Shoni Schimmel (Umatilla) take on our 2014 championship Phoenix Mercury team.
Pre-Game party starts at 5pm
Game starts at 7pm.
RSVP: law.asu.edu/alumni-rsvp
Native American Bar Association of Arizona
2015 Seven Generations Honorees
The Native American Bar Association of Arizona (“NABA-AZ”) would like to congratulate its 2015 NABA-AZ Seven Generations Honorees.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Eric Dahlstrom, Partner
Rothstein, Donatelli, Hughes, Dahlstrom,
Schoenburg & Bienvenu, LLP
Community Award
James Anaya, Regents Professor & the
James J. Lenoir Professor of Human Rights
Law and Policy,
University of Arizona James E. Rogers
College of Law
Member of the Year Award
Denton Robinson, Partner
Rothstein, Donatelli, Hughes, Dahlstrom,
Schoenburg & Bienvenu, LLP
Please save the date, as the Seven Generations Dinner and Silent Auction will take place on Saturday, September 26, 2015 from 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. at the Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino, located at 5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd, Chandler, Arizona 85048, Gila River Indian Community.
Please contact Kate Rosier at (480) 965-6204 or kathlene.rosier@asu.edu, NABA-AZ Dinner Committee Chair, if you have any questions about the upcoming dinner and silent auction.
In case you missed the lunch lecture given by Elizabeth Medicine Crow yesterday, you can listen to the audio recording click here.
We are happy to announce Elizabeth Medicine Crow will be visiting the law school next week. Elizabeth graduated in Class of 2005. She is a recent recipient of the ILP Emerging Leader Award, which she will be accepting this Thursday at the ILP Alumni & Friends Reception and Awards Ceremony. Elizabeth will be here Monday at 12:15 PM to meet with you in room 114.
Please join us! The ILP will provide lunch. If you’d like to attend, please RSVP to Danielle.Williams.1@asu.edu.
The Indian Legal Program is pleased to announce the 2015 Outstanding Alumni Award Recipients.
The awards will be presented at the upcoming 16th Annual ILP Alumni & Friends Reception and Awards Ceremony, which will be held April 9, 2015, 5-7 p.m. in the Shadow Lounge of Talking Stick Resort, Scottsdale, Arizona. Please join us to honor our award recipients and meet with friends and colleagues. RSVP to Danielle.Williams.1@asu.edu.
“Washington Post Quotes Ferguson-Bohnee on Tribal Recognition”
Patty Ferguson-Bohnee, faculty director of the Indian Legal Program, was recently quoted in a Washington Post article. The article looked at efforts by the Pamunkey Indian tribe to get the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs to recognize them as a federal tribe, making them the first in Virginia to receive that designation. in the article, Ferguson-Bohnee said that if the bureau ultimately rules against the Pamunkey, it would send a troubling message to tribes. Read the full article here.
ILP event just right around the corner!!
School-To-Prison Pipeline in Indian Country will be held March 27, 2015 (7:30am-5:15pm) at Great Hall, Armstrong Hall, ASU Tempe campus.
Register for Free at: http://conferences.asucollegeoflaw.com/school…/registration/
Download PDF flyer here
