The Judicial Diversity Outreach web page on the Arizona Supreme Court’s web site has been updated to include Arizona: Three Judges’ Path to the Bench. This video includes interviews with Judges Thomas Le Claire, Patricia Orozco and Maurice Portley.
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An ILP Thank You….
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Robert Clinton speaks at NMAI – YouTube Video available
The National Museum of the American Indian hosted a special symposium celebrating the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian’s landmark exhibition, Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations, and the notable book of the same title that accompanies the exhibition. In this segment, Robert N. Clinton speaks on “Treaties with Native Nations: Iconic Historical Records or Modern Necessity?”
Judicial Development Project – Justice at Stake
Judicial Development Project – Justice at Stake
A new project regarding development of the judiciary. The program is a year long, that fosters relationships between persons who are considering a role on the bench and either sitting/retired judges.
“Implications for the Future of Indigenous Peoples and Natives Nations” Conference, Oct 6-7, 2014 Register Now!
“Implications for the Future of Indigenous Peoples and Natives Nations”
Click here for updated Indigenous Sustainability Conference Agenda
Click here for Indigenous Sustainability Conference
Navajo Nation Law 2014 CLE Conference – Oct 24, 2014 – Early Bird Registration ends tomorrow 10/01 at 5 pm.
Navajo Nation Law 2014 CLE Conference – Oct 24, 2014 – Early Bird Registration ends tomorrow 10/01 at 5 pm. Get your required annual Navajo Bar CLE credits here. New Mexico MCLE approval pending.
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Professor Robert N. Clinton receives the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Native American Bar Association of Arizona
Congratulations to ILP’s Professor Robert N. Clinton who received the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Native American Bar Association of Arizona last Saturday at the 6th Annual NABA-AZ – The Seven Generations Annual Awards Dinner & Silent Auction.
Quote from Carole E. Goldberg, UCLA Law, Jonathan D. Varat Distinguished Professor of Law, Vice Chancellor, Academic Personnel. B.A. Smith College, 1968, J.D. Stanford, 1971
In the spirited exchanges over treatment of cases and doctrines, Bob was not shy about expressing his views, and more than held his own with more senior colleagues. His razor sharp analytical powers were on display from the start. It became my lifetime goal to stay on the right side of that blade. Over the next twenty years, I had occasion to learn from Bob’s many law review articles, including his classic explication of Indian country criminal jurisdiction – to this day called a “maze,” a term Bob coined – and his original designation of federal Indian policy as “colonialism.”
Some of the arguments about treatment of particular cases and doctrines, especially arguments between Bob and me, could get intense. Rebecca became very adept at ducking. But it was all done with respect and affection, and out of concern to make the casebook the best possible instrument for teaching federal Indian law. We even included a tribal court opinion that Bob had written, and proceeded to critique it in the Notes.
Congrats also goes out to the following ILP Alums:
Community Service Award: Diane Enos, President, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (Class of 1992)
NABA-AZ Member of the Year: Diandra D. Benally, Assistant General Counsel, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation (Class of 2005)
Kevin Gover – Moving beyond the “imaginary Indians” perception
Please see the Washington Post article about Kevin Gover – Moving beyond the “imaginary Indians” perception.
Kevin Gover – Moving beyond the “imaginary Indians” perception at http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/fred-hiatt-moving-beyond-the-imaginary-indians-perception/2014/09/21/ea1ee614-3f3b-11e4-9587-5dafd96295f0_story.html
Movie Screening & Reception: The Cherokee Word for Water – Tuesday, September 16 at 5:15 pm
Movie Screening & Reception: The Cherokee Word for Water
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 / Armstrong Hall / Great Hall
5:15 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Free and Open to the Public. Cherokee Word for Water Movie Screening
Producers Kristina Kiehl and Charlie Soap will be on-hand for Q&A following the screening. Reception following the screen sponsored by Bank of America Merrill Lynch Native American Professional Network.
Hosted by the Indian Legal Program. Please join us. Please forward this invitation to your friends, family and colleagues.
See movie trailer at: http://tinyurl.com/CherokeeWord
Sign-up for free event tickets at: https://thecherokeewordforwater.eventbrite.com
Contact: Darlene.lester@asu.edu
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AN INSPIRING STORY ABOUT A REMARKABLE WOMAN
AND THE POWER OF COMMUNITY
“The Cherokee Word for Water is a very rare story because it is about the empowerment of people who have been made to feel they have no power.”
Gloria Steinem, Friend of Wilma Mankiller
The Cherokee Word for Water is a feature-length motion picture that tells the story of the work that led Wilma Mankiller to become the first modern woman Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
The movie is based on the true story of the Bell Waterline Project. Set in the early 1980s in the homes of a rural Oklahoma Cherokee community where many houses lack running water and others are little more than shacks. After centuries of being dehumanized and dispossessed of their land and identity, the people no longer feel they have power or control over their lives or future.
Led by Wilma Mankiller (played by Kimberly Guerrero, A&E’s Longmire) and fullblood Cherokee organizer Charlie Soap (played by Mo Brings Plenty, Netflix’s House of Cards), using the traditional concept of gadugi – working together to solve a problem, they inspired the community to trust each other, and reawaken universal indigenous values. Together with a community of volunteers they build nearly twenty miles of waterline to save their community. The successful completion of the waterline led to Wilma’s election as Chief, Wilma and Charlie’s marriage and sparked a movement of similar self-help projects across the Cherokee nation and in Indian country that continues to this day.
A long journey to bring this personal story to the screen, first-time filmmakers Charlie Soap directed and produced the film with Kristina Kiehl, women’s rights leader and friend of Wilma and Charlie, serving as Producer. The Cherokee Word for Water was executive produced by Paul Heller (My Left Foot) and Laurene Powell, co-directed by Tim Kelly with cinematography by Lisa Leone, and a screenplay from Tim Kelly and Louise Rubacky.
The Cherokee Word for Water was funded through the Wilma Mankiller Foundation to continue her legacy of social justice and community development in Indian Country. Support is tax deductible and profits fund positive portrayals of American Indians and programs for Indian communities across the country.
See Indian Country Today Article
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/04/15/telling-wilma-mankillers-story-cherokee-word-water-148725
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