Dear Alumni and Friends – Marnie Hodahkwen (’02) Assistant United States Attorney and Deputy Tribal Liaison, will be representing the U.S. Attorney’s Office at this conference, where she will discuss domestic violence prosecutions in Indian Country. More information about the conference and the speakers can be found on the conference website: http://dv.law.asu.edu/
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Congressional Research Service Looking for Atty to Focus on Federal Indian Law!!!!
Legislative Attorney (Federal Indian Law) (Vacancy #: 100217)
GS-0905-13 – Congressional Research Service – $89,033.00 — $115,742.00
Opening Date: Oct 6, 2010
Closing Date: Nov 3, 2010
See Link Below:
http://turtletalk.wordpress.com/2010/10/13/congressional-research-service-looking-for-atty-to-focus-on-federal-indian-law/
Staff Attorney- Indian Law Project
Job Type: ATTORNEY
Schedule Type: Full Time
Practice Areas: Native American/Indian/Tribal Law
Job Description
Work in the stunning Northern Sierra Mountains within an hour’s drive of world-renowned ski resorts for winter-time fun and within an hour’s drive of Lake Tahoe and other summer recreational spots. Enjoy the cultural activities that Carson City and Northern Nevada have to offer.
Nevada Legal Services is seeking a staff attorney for our Indian Law Project. You will be responsible for serving Native Americans in the Tribal Courts in Nevada in criminal cases, juvenile cases, and domestic violence cases.
Qualifications
Nevada Legal Services is looking for someone with experience in Indian Law and working with Native American communities. Experience in criminal law and/or domestic violence cases is preferred.
Salary
Paid.
Application Instructions: If interested in the position contact:
Jennifer Jeans, Directing Attorney
216 N. Pratt Ave
Carson City NV 89701
jjeans@nlslaw.net
Scholarships (and Waivers) for the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources 18th Fall Meeting
The Native American Resources Committee is pleased to announced the availability of $5,000 in scholarships for the ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources’ 18th Section Fall Meeting, which will be held on September 29-October 2, 2010, in New Orleans, LA. The Meeting will include over two dozen cutting edge CLE sessions, and the Native American Resources Committee will be cosponsoring a panel, titled “Renewable Energy and the Endangered Species Act: Advancing Sustainable Energy While Protecting Wildlife.” Besides CLE, the Section Fall Meeting also provides many invaluable opportunities to network with environmental, energy, and natural resource attorneys from across the nation as well as with our Section leaders and members of the Native American Resources Committee. To learn more about the program and offerings during the Section Fall Meeting, visit http://www.abanet.org/environ/fallmeet/2010/home.shtml.
The Native American Resources Committee has been recognized as a national forum for lawyers representing tribes, tribal entities, indigenous peoples, and businesses engaged in development or other commercial activities within or near Indian country, Alaska Native villages, and other lands of indigenous peoples. The Committee focuses on broad ranging current and emerging environmental, energy, and resource issues affecting such lands. Additional information about the Native American Resources Committee is available at http://www.abanet.org/environ/fallmeet/2010/home.shtml.
The Committee’s target applicants for these scholarships are reservation-based and other Indian law attorneys who are interested in attending the Section’s Fall Meeting and learning more about the benefits of Section membership, but who are not able to do so without financial assistance. Applicants do not need to be members of the ABA to apply. Interested applicants for the scholarships should send an email of interest, including their background information, to: Kimberly Craven, Membership Vice Chair, Native American Resources Committee, at kimberly.craven@nrel.gov. The deadline for applying is COB Thursday, September 4, 2010.
Additionally, the Section itself is the Section itself is offering a limited number of scholarships for law students who want to attend the entire meeting and volunteer at the 18th Section Fall Meeting. This is a wonderful experience for students to learn and network so please pass the word on to students who are interested in Indian law and environmental law. The deadline for applying for student scholarships is August 30, 2010. Please also be advised that the Section is offering a number of registration fee waivers available for academics, government, and public interest attorneys. The deadline for applying for waivers is August 23, 2010. Visit the Fall Meeting website link noted above for more information on applying for the Section scholarships and waivers.
Thank you, and we hope to see you in New Orleans this fall.
Native American Resources Committee
Jana L. Walker, Co-Chair
Donald M. Clary, Co-Chair
Kimberly Craven, Membership Vice Chair
Job Opportunity with Rosebud Sioux Tribal Court
POSITION DESCRIPTION FOR ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR
ROSEBUD SIOUX TRIBAL COURT
POSITION:
Assistant Prosecutor
NATURE AND SCOPE:
The Assistant Prosecutor will institute Proceedings in the Rosebud Sioux Tribal Court for the arrest and conviction of persons charged with, or suspected of offenses against the people of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and within the jurisdiction of the Rosebud Sioux Tribal Court. The Assistant Prosecutor works under the supervision of the Attorney General for the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.
DUTIES:
1. The Assistant Prosecutor will file petitions and complaints on behalf of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe as provided in the Law and Order Code of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.
2. The Assistant Prosecutor will represent the Tribe in proceedings as provided under the Law and Order Code of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.
3. The Assistant Prosecutor will keep a record of all criminal and civil proceedings of the Office of the Prosecutor including actions, proceedings, and the results therein.
4. The Assistant Prosecutor shall perform such other duties as directed by the Chief Prosecutor and or the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Attorney General.
5. The Assistant Prosecutor will serve as Presenting Officer for Juvenile Court.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum of Bachelors Degree in the field of Criminal Justice or a
combination of education and experience. Licensed attorneys are
encouraged to apply.
Must have the ability to draft legal documents.
SALARY:
Negotiable depending on experience based on a five (5) day work week.
For application information please contact:
Rosebud Sioux Tribe
Personnel Department
Ben Kitteaux
PO Box 430
Rosebud, SD 57555
(605) 747-5341
Congratulations Patty Ferguson Bohnee!
We are happy to announce that Patty Ferguson Bohnee received the Harrison and Austin Citizenship Award for her dedication to Native voting issues and her efforts to coordinate election protection activities during the 2008 elections. The award ceremony was Thursday, July 15, 2010 at Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation’s Recreation Center. Congratulations Patty!
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JOB OPPORTUNITY- KEWENVOYOUMA LAW, PLLC
Kewenvoyouma Law, PLLC is seeking a motivated, self-driven, and ambitious full-time associate.Kewenvoyouma law, PLLC is a small 100% Indian owned law firm providing legal services exclusively to Tribes, tribal entities, tribal agencies, and Individual Indian business owners.Our firm provides services in the area of Indian law, business transactions, economic development, finance, commercial transactions, business formations, government relations, gaming, water rights, and day-to-day general counsel services to Tribe and corporate counsel services to Indian owned businesses.
Requirements:
·J.D. degree from an A.B.A. accredited law school with Bar License in California and/or Arizona (or pending License)
·0-6 Years of experience
·Demonstrated education or experience in federal Indian law
·Willing to travel
·Strong research, analytical and writing skills
·Strong organizational and communication skills
·transactional law, business law, economic development and gaming experience.
Applicants should submit the following information:
1.Cover Letter
2.Resume
3.Writing Sample
4.Transcripts (if graduated within 0-4 years)
5.Three references
Please submit information via email to debbie@vtklaw.com.Please contact Debbie Kewenvoyouma at 480-705-7550 with any questions.Experience and/or education in transactional work preferred.Native American hiring preference will be provided to qualified attorneys.
Conference to explore tribal role in future energy development
Conference to explore tribal role in future energy development
(Optional byline: By Judy Nichols)
A conference focused on energy development and the role of tribes, now and in the future, is scheduled for March 25-26 at the Ventana Ballroom at Memorial Union on the Arizona State University campus in Tempe.
“Tribal Energy Economies: Investing in a Sustainable Future” is sponsored by the Indian Legal Program at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at ASU and the American Indian Policy Institute at ASU. The conference fee is $375 (by March 22), and $450 at the door. Register at www.regonline.com/tribalenergy.
The conference will assemble experts in project financing and energy development and will promote the exchange of ideas between tribal leaders, federal and state policymakers, attorneys, financiers and academicians.
“The College of Law is a national leader on both Indian Law and Law and Sustainability,” said Paul Schiff Berman, Dean of the College of Law. “With this conference we will become a key player in the creation of energy and development strategies in Indian Country, and we will provide the intellectual resources so that mutually beneficial deals can be struck.”
The Indian Legal Program is proud to sponsor the conference on the future of energy development in Indian Country, said Professor Rebecca Tsosie, Executive Director of the Indian Legal Program and an Affiliate Professor in ASU’s American Indian Studies Program.
“The issue is of global and national importance, given the major shifts in energy policy that are likely to occur in response to climate change,” said Tsosie, a Willard H. Pedrick Distinguished Research Scholar at the College of Law. “Indian nations are poised to become global leaders in this discussion, as they explore whether and how to develop renewable and alternative energy resources, in addition to conventional forms of energy production. Many tribal communities possess deeply embedded cultural norms of sustainability that can inform tribal energy policies, as well as national energy directives. We look forward to an active and inspirational set of presentations, and we are honored to host these leaders at ASU.”
Energy production offers great potential for sustainable economic development in Indian country, said Professor Carl Artman, Director of the College of Law’s Economic Development in Indian Country Program.
“The foundation of a tribal energy economy will be the land and infrastructure of the tribe, but success will be built on the imagination and determination of the leadership,” Artman said. “This conference, the first of a series that will focus on tribal economic development, will bring together leaders from Indian country, policy development, business, and finance. It will provide a platform for veterans of traditional energy development to trade experiences with those on the precipice of new forms of production, while simultaneously providing both networking and learning opportunities.”
The conference is the first opportunity people will have to speak with and question the authors of new federal energy legislation, the Indian Energy Promotion and Parity Act of 2010. U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, recently released a discussion draft of the bill, which seeks to address many of the challenges facing Indian tribes as they try to establish a foothold in the larger energy development industry. The proposed legislation contends with rights-of-way across Indian lands, inclusion of tribes in regional and state infrastructure planning, and financing matters.
Conference panels include: A Brief Look Back to the Past with and Eye to the Future, Federal Initiatives that Will Help Define the Future; The Impact of Current Legislation on Indian Country Energy Economies, The Business of RPS, Carbon Markets, and Indian Country, Renewable Energy on Indian Lands, Alternative Energy on Indian Lands, Logistics and Transmission, Financing of Energy Projects and Tribal Infrastructure and Sustainability.
Larry EchoHawk, Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, and other invited panelists include tribal, governmental, financial and corporate experts, including representatives of the Osage Nation, the Navajo Nation, the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara, Quinault Indian Nation, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, the Campo Kumeyaay Nation, National Congress of American Indians, and the Gila River Indian Community.
Rep. Christopher Clark Deschene (D-St. Michaels), a panelist on the session, “The Impact of Current Legislation on Indian Country Energy Economies,” said he is anticipating a productive and informative discussion of U.S. House and Senate energy policy development as it pertains to current energy projects in Indian Country.
“As Indian Country progresses into the 21st century, energy policy must be considered as a vital component to building economies and strengthening tribal sovereignty,” Deschene said. “I believe tribes, corporations and utilities all recognize the importance of energy development in Indian Country.”
Participating energy entities include Ta-Té Topa (Four Winds) Energy Corp., TectaSolar, Oneida Seven Generations Corp, Warm Springs Power & Water Enterprises, Diné Power Authority, APS, Citizen’s Wind, Solventerra LLC, and NativeEnergy. There also will be representatives of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, the Arizona Legislature, the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Department of Agriculture for Rural Development, as well as numerous financial and legal experts.
Tracey LeBeau, a tribal energy attorney and Director of the Indian Country Renewable Energy Consortium (ICREC), will moderate the conference panel, “Logistics and Transmission, which will examine the critical importance of, obstacles and opportunities for energy infrastructure growth.
“All the energy generation in the world is only as good as our ability to get it to market,” said LeBeau, Senior Managing Director at Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP in Phoenix. “A heretofore untapped critical mass of renewable resources is in Indian Country. Indian Country needs transmission and infrastructure investments and is ready to step up as partners, rather than simply hosts, for projects and for infrastructure.”
The conference will offer the tools for Indian energy entrepreneurs to chart a course for tribes to increase their leverage now and create sustainable energy economies for the future. Participants will discuss strategies to promote investment and prepare tribes for a transition into sustainable energy economies, and examine the economic and cultural issues associated with large-scale build-outs on tribal lands.
“I hope participants will learn to look at energy, not just as a single event opportunity, but a chance for Indian communities, and those communities surrounding Indian Country, to look at the entire energy value chain — infrastructure, manufacturing, renewable generation, green jobs, clean technology development,” said ICREC Board President James Gray, Principal Chief of the Osage Nation, who will deliver the conference’s introductory remarks. “And Indian Country isn’t going anywhere. The jobs Native American tribes and corporations create will stay native to America.”
The conference is designed for tribal leaders, directors, attorneys, and council members; bankers and financiers working in Indian country or in the traditional or renewable energy sector; energy engineering consultants and providers of technical professional services in architecture, building, engineering design and planning. For more information, contact Darlene Lester at 480-965-7715, or darlene.lester@asu.edu.
The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, renamed for the retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice in 2006, is pursuing a bold and transformative model for public legal education in the 21st century, a model we call “legal education in the future tense.” This model re-imagines the law school as a multifaceted legal studies center serving law students, professionals from other fields, and undergraduates seeking broad-based exposure to legal issues. At the core of this expansion is a dedication to making the law school a valuable resource for addressing major regional, national, and international problems of law and public policy. The College is the leading law school in the Phoenix area, boasts an Indian Legal Program that is arguably the best in the nation, houses the Center for the Study of Law, Science & Innovation, the oldest, largest and by far the most comprehensive law and science center in the country, and the new Center for Law and Global Affairs. Beyond the traditional J.D., the College offers several concurrent degrees, including a J.D./M.D. program with the Mayo Medical School, a J.D./M.B.A. with the W. P. Carey School of Business at ASU, a J.D./Ph.D. in Law and Psychology with the ASU Department of Psychology, and a J.D./Ph.D. in Justice Studies with the ASU School of Social Transformation’s Justice and Social Inquiry Program. It also offers graduate degrees in Biotechnology and Genomics and in Tribal Policy, Law and Government. A Master of Legal Studies program gives non-lawyers an opportunity to develop needed legal skills to help students advance in their professional careers.
Early Bird Rate and CLE credits! Tribal Energy Conference
Early Registration extended through March 22nd.
Take advantage of the low rate! ($375 for 10 CLE credits!)
CLE Credit for AZ, CA, and pending in NM, and WI.
** It has come to our attention that many have lost CLE budgets due to the economy. Please contact me personally if you would like to attend but need a scholarship. **
Join the Indian Legal Program at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University for the “Tribal Energy Economies: Investing in a Sustainable Future” conference on March 2…5-26, 2010. Visit the conference website to see the agenda and learn more about this timely and important topic in Indian Country. The conference website address is www.Regonline.com/TribalEnergy.