INDIAN COUNTRY STATUTE: 60 YEARS LATER

The American Indian Law Center, Inc., the University of New Mexico School of Law, the Nordhaus Law Firm, LLP, and the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Inc. cordially invite you to attend the Indian Country Statute: 60 Years Later symposium. The symposium will discuss issues facing Indian tribes concerning the jurisdictional status of tribal lands sixty years after the enactment of the Indian Country Statute.

Indian law attorneys and academics from throughout the country will provide a comprehensive review of the status of Indian Country in various regions of the U.S. The symposium has been approved by NM MCLE for 5 hours of General CLE credit plus one hour of professional credit. The professionalism credit will discuss alternatives to litigation, with particular emphasis on tribal-state relations. This event will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2008 from 8:30 to 5:00 pm at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

The brochure is attached. The program information and registration form is also available at the UNM School of Law website: http://lawschool.unm.edu/announcements/indian-statute-60/symposium.php

If you have any additional questions regarding the program, please contact Claire Conrad at UNM School of Law at (505) 277-0080.

California Indian Legal Services is sponsoring

California Tribal Courts Conference 2008

May 8-9, 2008

Hilton Garden Inn and Community Center
Redding, California

SAVE THE DATE!

Protecting our Children & Families
Best Social Work Practices and Effective Court Orders

A symposium on Title IV-E funding for tribal leaders,
judges, attorneys, advocates, and social workers

March 28, 2008 10:00 am — 3:00 pm

National Indian Programs Training Center
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Albuquerque, New Mexico

There is no charge for attending this symposium, but seating will be limited. REGISTER EARLY!
For more information, call the American Indian Law Center at (505) 277-5462.

Co-sponsored by:

American Indian Law Center, Inc.
Bureau of Indian Affairs Regional Office Casey Family Programs
Corinne Wolfe Children’s Law Center

Navajo Nation Division of Social Services NM Children, Youth & Families Department
NICWA (National Indian Child Welfare Association)

The Indian Legal Program at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, American Indian Policy Institute at ASU, American Indian Law Center, Inc., Native Nations Law and Policy Center at University of California, Los Angeles, National Congress of American Indians, National Indian Gaming Association, Arizona Indian Gaming Association, and the New Mexico Indian Gaming Association are pleased to announce a conference to commemorate and celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the enactment of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. The Conference entitled Indian Country’s Winning Hand: 20 Years of IGRA will be held on October 16-17, 2008 at the Ft McDowell Yavapai Nation’s Radisson Fort McDowell Resort & Casino in Scottsdale/Fountain Hills, Arizona.

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Thursday, October 16, 2008

7:00 — 8:00 am Registration

8:00 — 8:45 am Welcome and Introduction

8:45 — 10:20 am A History of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act

10:20 — 10:45 am Break

10:45 — 12:15 pm Federal Implementation of IGRA: The National Indian Gaming Commission, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Department of Justice

12:15 — 2:00 pm Keynote Luncheon

2:00 — 3:30 pm Class III Gaming Compacts and the Impact of Indian Gaming on TribalState Relations

3:30 — 3:50 pm Break

3:50 — 5:30 pm Class III Gaming Compacts and the Impact of Indian Gaming on Tribal–State Relations

6:30 — 8:30 pm Pathbreaker’s Banquet (Courtyard Plaza)

Friday, October 17, 2008

7:30 — 8:30 am Check-In

8:30 — 10:00 am The Economic Impacts of Indian Gaming

10:00 — 10:20 am Break

10:20 — 12:15 pm Indian Gaming’s Impact on the Tribes

12:15 — 2:00 pm Keynote Luncheon

2:00 — 3:15 pm Indian Gaming and the Federal–Tribal Relationship

3:15 — 3:30 pm Break

3:30 — 5:30 pm Where Does Indian Gaming Go From Here?

Confirmed Speakers: (listed alphabetically)

• Allison Binney (tentative)

• Dr. Eddie Brown

• Robert N. Clinton

• Philip S. Deloria

• Howard Dickstein, Esq.

• Franklin Ducheneaux

• Eric D. Eberhard

• Larry Echohawk

• Shawn Ellis

• Diane G. Enos

• Franklin Ettawageshik

• Glenn M. Feldman

• Matthew L.M. Fletcher

• Thomas F. Gede

• Carole E. Goldberg

• Kevin Gover

• Stephen M. Hart

• Jacqueline Johnson

• Joseph P. Kalt

• Dan Kolkey

• Thomas L. LeClaire

• Steven Andrew Light

• Arlinda Locklear

• Michael Lombardi

• Deron Marquez

• Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier

• Kathryn R.L. Rand

• G. William Rice

• Fawn Sharp

• Jim Shore (tentative)

• Alexander Tallchief Skibine

• George Skibine

• Kate Spilde Contreras. Ph. D.

• Jonathan Taylor

• Rebecca Tsosie

• Mark Van Norman

• Kevin Washburn

• Richard West

• Dr. Peterson Zah

Others who have been or are being invited,

not yet confirmed.

Carl J. Artman

Raphael Bear

Melanie Benjamin

Joe A. Garcia

Philip N. Hogen

Mark Macarro

Richard M. Milanovich

Raymond G. Sanchez

Ernest L. Stevens, Jr.

Kimberly Teehee

In Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Navajo Nation Department of Justice and Sutin Thayer & Browne’s 10th Annual Navajo Law Seminar.

Sponsored by: The Navajo Nation Department of Justice, Sutin Thayer & Browne, the University of New Mexico School of Law and the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University College of Law.

AGENDA

8:30 – 8:45 Welcome

8:45 – 10:15 Fundamental Law of the Dine (1.5 Navajo Law or Navajo Ethics) (1.5 state general)
MODERATOR Christine Zuni Cruz
PANELISTS
1. Former Justice Ray Austin (UNM will find transcriber)
2. Herb Yazzie
3. Johnson Dennison

10:30 – 12:00 Navajo Nation Department of Justice: 25 Years of In-House Legal Counsel, Reflections from within and without (1.5 Navajo Law or Navajo Ethics) (1.5 state ethics)
MODERATOR Helen Padilla
PANELISTS
1. Louis Denetsosie
2. Pilar Thomas
3. Brad Downes

12:00 – 1:15 LUNCH

1:00 – 2:30 Dine Membership, Identity, and Self-Determination: 21st Century Challenges for the Navajo Nation (1.5 hours Navajo Law) (1.5 state general)
MODERATOR Kip Bobroff
PANELISTS
1. Paul Spruhan
2. Kevin Gover
3. Yolanda Begay
4. Phil Bluehouse

3:00 – 4:30 – BREAK OUT A & B (1.5 hours of Navajo law) (1.5 state general)
A. Navajo Employment Law
MODERATOR Bidtah Becker
PANELISTS
1. Regina Holyan
2. Lee Bergen
3. David Jordan

B. Navajo Nation Sovereign Immunity
MODERATOR Christina West
PANELISTS
1. Luralene Tapahe
2. Ron Rosier
3. Anne Brown

CLE CREDIT – This program has been submitted to the Navajo Nation Bar Association for a total of 6 hours of CLE Credit, 2 hours of which may be applied to Navajo ethics. NNBA will decide the actual number of credit hours that can be earned at the seminar. This program is pending with with State Bar of New Mexico for a total of 6 hours of general credit, 2 hours of which may be applied to ethics. The semnar will be submitted to the State Bar of Utah for CLE credits. This course may qualify for up to 6 hours, including 3 hours of ethics credit, toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona. The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement.

Registration: $110 per person on or before October 26, 2007. After October 26, 2007 or at the door $125.

Make Checks payable to: Sutin Thayer & Browne Attn: Navajo Law Seminar PO Box 1945, Albuquerque, NM 87103 Fax: (505) 855-9588

For more information contact: Tara Maestas at (505) 883-3396

This two-day conference on Tribal Energy in the Northwest, October 22 & 23, in Seattle, WA, will discuss recent developments in federal policies, new state initiatives and expanding opportunities for energy development in Indian country.

Featuring a special address on “Federal Tribal Energy Policies and Their Implications for the Pacific Northwest” from A. David Lester, Esq., Executive Director, Council of Energy Resource Tribes, this program will address:
Updates on federal tribal energy policies
State energy policy goals and the role of the Tribes
Renewable energy opportunities and challenges on tribal lands
Transmission issues for tribal generation and utility projects
Business structures for tribal energy projects
What makes a tribal energy project attractive to investors
Financing tribal energy projects
Due diligence and environmental compliance issues
A to-do list for starting a tribal utility
And more!

You can register here
What: Tribal Energy in the Northwest
When: October 22 & 23, 2007
Where: Seattle, WA (Red Lion Hotel)
Details: Tribal Energy in the Northwest Conference or call us at (800) 854-8009

Program Chairs: Sharon I. Haensly, Esq. of Williams Kastner & Gibbs PLLC and J.D. Williams, Esq. of Law Office of JD Williams

There is an advanced two-day conference on Tribal Energy in the Southwest, December 6 & 7, at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, NM. This program will provide attorneys, tribal, government and industry representatives with key information on structuring energy resources for tribal facilities and commercial enterprises.

The faculty is drawn from:
Arizona Corporation Commission
Ater Wynne LLP
Council of Energy Resource Tribes
Dine Power Authority
Eastern Shoshone Business Council
Havasupai Tribe
Holland & Knight LLP
Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc.
National Congress of American Indians
Native American Contractors Association
Navajo Tribal Utility Authority
Navajo-Hopi Land Commission Office
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
Sacred Power Corporation
Sandia National Laboratories
Southern Ute Growth Fund
Standard & Poors
Stoel Rives LLP
The Whitman Group LLC
Williams & Works, P.A.
Williams, Kastner & Gibbs PLLC

You can register here
What: Tribal Energy in the Southwest
When: December 6 & 7, 2007
Where: Albuquerque, NM (Indian Pueblo Cultural Center)
Details: Tribal Energy in the Southwest Conference or call us at (800) 854-8009

Program Chairs: Karen J. Atkinson, Esq. of Native American Contractors Association and Susan M. Williams, Esq. of Williams & Works, P.A.