Indian Law Ethics Mini CLE Conference
Get your required Professional Responsibility / Ethics CLE credits in one short afternoon! 3.0 credits for AZ and CA. NM approval pending.
Dec 2 – Noon to 3:15 pm.
Lunch will be provided.
Agenda, speaker information, and online registration at http://conferences.asucollegeoflaw.com/indianlawethics/
Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, Armstrong Hall, Great Hall
Several students from the Indian Legal Program traveled to Washington, D.C., over fall break for the class, Federal Advocacy for the Tribal Client, taught by professors Carl Artman, and Kevin Gover, who is also director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian.
The students heard from attorneys, politicians and lobbyists, who shared their insights about working on Native issues in the Beltway. They met Larry Echo Hawk, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, and Sen. Daniel Kahikina Akaka of Hawaii. They also watched Artman testify at an oversight hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on “The Carcieri Crisis: The Ripple Effect on Jobs, Economic Development and Public Safety in Indian Country.”
“This class provided an intriguing glimpse behind the D.C. curtain, exposing opportunities and challenges for those of us fighting for the rights of indigenous peoples,” said Benjaman Maresca, a third-year student.
Speakers included:
“I was very impressed by the quality and dedication of the people in Washington fighting to protect the rights of Native Americans,” said Michael J. Payne, a third-year law student. “This class opened my eyes to some of the critical issues in Indian Country and the importance of having dedicated, well-educated people on the ground to help carve out legislative solutions.”
Kevin Heade, also a third-year law student, said the course brought the academic discussion of policymaking alive by giving students a rare opportunity to explore how personal dynamics influence the decision making process.
“Washington, D.C., can be an intimidating and confusing place,” Heade said. “I am grateful for the opportunity to get an inside scoop under the direction of two former Assistant Secretaries of Indian Affairs, lobbyists and Congressional staffers. Federal Advocacy for the Tribal Client has helped me learn about what to do and what not to do if I ever get the opportunity to promote tribal sovereignty-oriented policies in D.C.”
Richard Breuninger, who is working on an Master of Legal Studies, said it was one of the best classes he has taken.
“Without question, this is the most beneficial class in the College of Law for detailing an immersion into the complexities of the tribal client’s need for skilled and experienced advocacy,” Breuninger said.
Santa Ana Staff Attorney Position
NMLA has an opening for a Staff Attorney in its Santa Ana Office. NMLA represents low-income individuals and families in a wide variety of poverty law areas including family law, housing, public benefits, consumer and Native American issues. NMLA seeks to hire an attorney to provide legal assistance to low income Native Americans in its Santa Ana Office, which is located on the Santa Ana Pueblo. The Staff Attorney will handle cases and matters involving federal Indian law and Indian tribal law issues, including representation of low income individuals in tribal court. In addition, staff attorney may be required to handle poverty law issues involving consumer and family law issues in forums other than tribal court and to conduct outreach in Indian communities. Expectation is that attorney will be active in local bar and community activities.
Requirements: Candidates must possess excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to manage multiple tasks, skills sufficient to implement an array of advocacy strategies, ability to manage a caseload, and the ability to build collaborative relationships within the community. Reliable transportation required. New Mexico bar license is preferred.
Send letter of intent, resume, and two references to: Gloria Molinar, New Mexico Legal Aid, PO Box 25486, NM 87125-5486, or email: jobs@nmlegalaid.org Salary: DOE; NMLA is an EEO/AA employer.
Please join ILP alumni and other ASU grads this weekend at the 2011 ASU Homecoming Mixer and the ASU Block Party!
Reunite with ASU Natives!
Homecoming Mixer
Friday, Oct. 28, 2011
6:00 p.m.
Macayo’s Depot Cantina
300 S. Ash Ave.
Tempe, AZ
Please RSVP to Eileen Allison – asuallison@hotmail.com or 480-229-2477
Block Party
Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011
Fry Bread Sale 10:00 a.m.
Parade11:30 a.m.
Block Party 12:30 p.m.
Kick Off 3:30 p.m.
Native American Venue — University East of Fulton Center
http://alumni.asu.edu/
The Native American Alumni Chapter invites you to join us as we celebrate ASU Homecoming 2011!
Join us for dinner at Macayo’s Depot Cantina. We hope all NAAC Sun Devils (past, present and future) will join us as we celebrate Homecoming 2011. Catch up with friends, grab a bite to eat, and reunite with ASU Natives!
Arizona Indian Water Law 101 CLE Conference
Register Here!
A concise survey of the issues in Arizona Indian water law.
Perfect training for young lawyers, attorneys new to the practice area, tribal council members and students.
This conference may qualify for up to 6.5 hours of CLE credit inArizona, New Mexico and California.
Friday, Oct. 21, 2011
8:30 a.m. — 5 p.m. (8:00 a.m. Check-In, Walk-In Registration & Continental Breakfast)
Armstrong Hall, Great Hall
Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
Arizona State University, Tempe Campus
$200 — Until Oct. 18 / 5 p.m.
$225 — Walk-in Registration rate
For more information, contact Kate Rosier at kathlene.rosier@asu.edu or (480) 965-6204
Or visit the conference website: Click Here to go to Conference Website.
The Indian Legal Program at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University is holding a conference entitled Arizona Indian Water Law 101 CLE Conference on Friday, October 21, 2011. The conference will be a concise survey of the issues in Arizona Indian Water law and will be perfect training for young lawyers, attorneys new to the practice area, tribal council members and students.
Confirmed speakers are John D. Leshy (UC Hastings College of Law), Peter W. Culp (Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP), Judith M. Dworkin (Sacks Tierney P.A.), Diane Enos (Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community), M. Kathryn Hoover (Navajo Nation DOJ), Diane J. Humetewa (Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP), Jonathan L. Jantzen (Tohono O’odham Nation, Rodney B. Lewis (Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld), and Ryan A. Smith (Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck).
This conference will be eligible for up to 6.5 of hours of CLE credit in Arizona, New Mexico and California. Early bird rate $175 by 09/23, $200 by 10/18, and $225 Walk-in Rate. For agenda and registration visit: www.law.asu.edu/azindianwaterlaw
or contact Kate Rosier at 480.965.6204
Dear Alumni and Friends – TODAY! Arlinda Locklear will be at the COL. Her talk begins at 2:00pm in the Faculty Center (266)at the College of law at ASU. If you can make it we would love to have you. Ms. Locklear is the first Native woman to argue before the US Supreme Court. She is an amazing attorney and well respected in Indian Country. Refreshments will be served. Hope you can join us!
Professor Carl Artman recently served on a panel about efforts by the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians to expand their reservation on Friday, Sept. 16.
Artman’s presentation, “You Heard the Fiction, Now Hear the Facts: A Lesson in Tribal Governance,” was a response to the non-native locals protesting the efforts of the Chumash Indians.
Artman, Director of Economic Development in Indian Country, was mentioned in the Santa Ynez Valley News and the Santa Maria Times as a panelist for the pro-tribe meeting.
Professor Carl Artman defended the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians’ right to expand their reservation, calling the protesting locals “a cannibalistic frenzy of myopic reactionism,” according to an article in The Los Angles Times on Sept. 25.
Artman, Director of Economic Development in Indian Country, said during a Sept. 16 panel, titled “You Heard the Fiction, Now Hear the Facts,” the push from critics to deny the Chumash Indians’ more land was due to rumors and a hostile local press.
Artman’s quote was also picked up by the Santa Maria Times and the Santa Barbara Independent.