School-to-Prison Pipeline in Indian Country: Mapping Out Solutions – Dec. 2

2016-stpp-101216Last chance to register!!

School-to-Prison Pipeline in Indian Country: Mapping Out Solutions will be held on Friday, December 2, 2016 at the Beus Center for Law and Society located at ASU Downtown Phoenix campus.

Registration is now available at: law.asu.edu/stpp2016

Questions? Contact us at Jennifer.H.Williams@asu.edu or 480-727-0420

School-to-Prison Pipeline in Indian Country: Mapping Out Solutions – Dec. 2

2016-stpp-101216School-to-Prison Pipeline in Indian Country: Mapping Out Solutions will be held on Friday, December 2, 2016 at the Beus Center for Law and Society located at ASU Downtown Phoenix campus.

Early Registration is now available at:
law.asu.edu/stpp2016

Questions? Contact us at Jennifer.H.Williams@asu.edu or 480-727-0420

Request for Proposal – Litigation, Administrative Outreach, and Lobbying Legal Services

The Navajo Nation seeks assistance in litigation, administrative outreach, and lobbying to assist in matters related to federal administrative offsets made by the U.S. Department of the Treasury for disputed debts.  Selected Respondent will provide legal services to secure a favorable outcome of the disputes and will litigate those disputes if necessary.

The Navajo Nation Department of Justice will be accepting proposals for this service postmarked by 5:00 PM MT on Wednesday, November 9, 2016.  NO LATE PROPOSALS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Download Request for Proposal pdf

A Conversation at the Intersection of Art, Law & Indian Identity – Oct. 9

heard_2016-10-09_save-the-date_postcard_page_1This event will be held on Sunday, October 9, 2016 (3:30-5 pm) in the Steele Auditorium of the Heard Museum. This event is hosted by the Heard in partnership with the Native American Rights Fund and the Indian Legal Program at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.

Hear a panel of cutting-edge American Indian artists and leading lawyers discuss the ways Indian Identity and artist vision can shape and challenge American Indian identity while also having legal implications and community impact.

The conversation will be moderated by Kevin Gover (Pawnee), director of the National Museum of the American Indian. Panelists will include:

  • Brett Shelton (Oglala Sioux Tribe), artist and staff attorney with the Native American Rights Fund.
  • Gregg Deal (Pyramid Lake Paiute) As a provocative contemporary artist/activist and 15-year resident of the Washington, D.C., metro area, much of Gregg’s work deals with indigenous identity and pop-culture, touching on issues of race relations, historical consideration and stereotype.
  • Matika Wilbur (Swinomish/Tulalip) is an unique artist and social documentarian in Indian Country. She is founder of Project 562 which explores Native identity and experience through a dedication to photographing contemporary Native America.

Free and open to the public. RSVP is required here.

Download PDF flyer here.

Questions? Contact us at ILP@asu.edu or 480-965-2922

Lunch Lecture with Kevin Washburn – In 2 weeks!

 

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“Obama’s Legacy in Indian Country” Lunch Lecture will be given by Kevin Washburn, former Assistant Secretary to the Bureau of Indian Affairs 2012-2015, Oct 19 (12:15pm) in Room 250, Beus Center for Law and Society at Downtown Phoenix campus.

Free and open to the public. Food will be reserved to those who RSVP to ILP@asu.edu. We hope you will join us!

Participants Needed for Focus Group on Tribal Victim Services

The Tribal Law and Policy Institute, in conjunction with the National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC) and the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), is working on a Tribal Resource Mapping Project for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) victims/survivors of crime.

Your Expertise: We are seeking participation from urban Indian individuals that have experience in the following categories of organizations—either as professional staff or clients.

  • Homeless Services
  • Native Youth Services
  • Two-Spirit Programs or Services
  • Native Education Programs
  • Native Health Services
  • Victim Advocates Groups or Services
  • Native Men’s Groups or Programs
  • Native Women’s Group or Programs
  • Native Foster Services or Programs
  • Urban-Indian Programs or Services

Our Goal
To create a web-based resource mapping tool that:

  • Links AI/AN victims/survivors of crime and abuse to tribal victim services anywhere in the country
  • Helps identify gaps in the network of existing services

To RSVP or request more information please contact: FocusGroups@tlpi.org

For more project information visit: www.VictimsofCrime.org/Tribal_ResourceMapping

Download full flyer here.