Department of the Interior Listening Session – Feb. 1

The Department of the Interior is hosting a listening session Wednesday, Feb. 1st at the Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino in the Acacia ballroom from 1pm-4pm. This listening session is about whether (and how) it should update the Indian Trader regulations at 25 CFR part 140, including how the regulations could be revised to improve consistency with Tribal self-governance and self-determination and promote economic viability and sustainability in Indian Country.

Notice published in December 2016 – Federal Register

No RSVP or registration required for the event. The event is free and the Department of Interior is interested in hearing from Tribal representatives and those that do business in Indian Country.

Questions? Contact Tana Fitzpatrick at tana.fitzpatrick@bia.gov or 202-208-7695.

10th Annual William C. Canby Jr. Lecture – The Bears Ears National Monument: A Breakthrough for Tribal-Federal Collaborative Management on Federal Public Lands

Hot Topic!!  New Designation of Bear Ears National Monument from President Barack Obama 

Public Lecture followed by Reception – Open to the Public.  Please RSVP.
Free CLE – 0.75 General CLE Credit will be offered.

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Experts discuss hot topics at Third Annual Tribal Government E-Commerce Conference Feb 2-3, 2017

The Indian Legal Program and the Rosette, LLP American Indian Economic Program and are pleased to be hosting the Third Annual Tribal Government E-Commerce Conference, “Sovereignty and E-Commerce:  Innovating and Reshaping the Borders of Indian Country CLE Conference”  at the Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino, February 2-3, 2017.  Early Registration extended to Jan. 9.     Click here for conference website.

Introductory Address:  Chairman Brian Cladoosby, President of the National Congress of the American Indians

Keynote Address:  The Honorable Kenneth L. Salazar, the 50th United States Secretary of the Interior for President Barack Obama from 2009-2013.

Featured Speaker:  Assistant Secretary Lawrence S. Roberts, Principal Deputy Assistance Secretary, U.S. Department of Indian Affairs, under Secretary Sally Jewel.

Click here for conference agenda.  Please join us for this important and timely conference in Indian Country.

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This conference will qualify for 12 General CLE credits for the State Bar Association of Arizona.   New Mexico approval is pending.

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