Indigenous Law Conference
2021 Materials
CLE Material
18th Annual Indigenous Law Conference
November 4-5, 2021, 8:45-3:30pm ET
Approved for 9.75 CLEs including 1.25 Ethics CLEs by the Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education, event code 408608
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8:45-9:15am ET Welcome
Linda Greene, Dean, Michigan State University College of Law
Dean Ferguson, DESO, Michigan State University College of Law
Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Professor & Director, ILPC
Doreen McPaul, President, TICA
9:15-10:15am ET | 1 CLE Ch-ch-changes: From Tribal Judge to Assistant Secretary and Everything In Between
Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs
and conversation with Whitney Gravelle, President, Bay Mills Indian Community
10:30-11:45am ET | 1.25 CLE Tribal Traditional Law in Practice
Rodgerick Begay, Assistant Attorney General for the DOJ Chapter Unit
Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Director of the Indigenous Law & Policy Center, Michigan State University College of Law
Robert Alan Hershey, Clinical Professor of Law Emeritus, Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program, University of Arizona Rogers College of Law
Materials:
Ghost Road Comic Book (Fletcher)
#20-2145 Tenth Circuit Pueblo of Jemez vs United States of America
US Forest Service
Hopi Sand Woman
12:45-2:00pm ET | 1.25 CLE Consultation Practices
Moderator: Ian F. Tapu, Law Clerk, Hawaii State Judiciary
Joe Sarcinella, Partner, Drummond Woodsum
Wenona Singel, Associate Director of the Indigenous Law & Policy Center, Associate Professor of Law at the Michigan State University College of Law
Tehani M. Louis-Perkins, Student, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Materials:
Consultations as the Bedrock of Good Government-to-Government Relations (Singel)
Tribal Consultation Study (Louis-Perkins)
2:15-3:30pm ET |1.25 CLE Beyond Brackeen: Ongoing Protections for Indian Children
Moderator: Cassondra Church, Legal Counselor, Indigenous Law & Policy Center, Michigan State University College of Law
April Olson, Attorney, Rothstein Donatelli
Kate Fort, Director of Clinics, Michigan State University College of Law
Austin Moore, Attorney, Native American Disability Law Center
Materials:
All Day 1 Session Surveys
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ILPCTICA21-keynote
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ILPCTICA21-traditional-law
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ILPCTICA21-consultation-practices
9:00-10:15am ET Shifting the Balance of Power: Self Governance and Consultation
Rob Roy Smith, Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Geoff Strommer, Partner, Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
Debrah Gee, Navajo Nation and Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Chief Counsel for the Chickasaw Nation Office of Tribal Justice Administration
Materials:
10:30-11:45am ET Party or Amicus? Deciding When Your Tribal Nation Should Participate in Litigation
Paul Spruhan, Assistant Attorney General, Navajo Nation DOJ
Chrissi Nimmo, Cherokee Nation, Deputy Attorney General for Cherokee Nation
Meghan Topkok, Iñupiaq, Staff Attorney for Kawerak, Inc.
Materials:
Motion in the Adoptive Couple case
Amicus Cherokee Nation filed:
SCOTUS Castro-Huerta (McGirt): Cherokee Nation only
SCOTUS Murphy/McGirt: Cherokee Nation lead, joined by others
SCOTUS Cooley: Joined other tribes
Amicus Cherokee Nation Declined:
Amicus we declined: 21-1226 Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, et al. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of MI (Sixth Circuit)
Intervention instead of Amicus:
Intervention sought but denied (even though court found us required party): Oklahoma v. Tyson
12:45-2:00pm ET Advocacy Strategies: The Law Clerk Perspective
Moderator: Rodina Cave Parnall, Pre-Law Summer Institute Director, American Indian Law Center, Inc.
Lydia Locklear, Deputy Tribal Attorney for the Catawba Nation
Joaquin Ray Gallegos, Judicial Clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Alexander Mallory, Alexander Mallory, Judicial Clerk
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
Roshanna Toya, Judicial Clerk for the New Mexico Court of Appeals
Materials:
2:15-3:30pm ET Egregious Misconduct
Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Director of the Indigenous Law & Policy Center, Michigan State University College of Law
Material:
Egregious Misconduct Comic Book (Fletcher)
Door Prizes
Tatanka Clothing, Count Coup T-Shirt
Native Harvest, Maple Syrup (1 pint) and Manoomin (1 lb)
Snarky Tea, The Brew Book: Mega Hot Tea Sampler
Beyond Buckskin, Four Medicines Medallion
Be Heard Merch, William Knifeman Tee
Native Anthro, Dancing Ladies Tote Bag
Bizaanideewin, Ojibwe Floral Square Pillow (14x14) and Ojibwe Floral Mug
Bobbin N Weavin Set of 4 Embroidered Handtowels
David Bernie, Respect & Protect earrings and Thrive Unltd Everything Back Mug
Reclaim Designz, Ka’nehsata:ke Standoff T-Shirt and Cradle-baby Sticker
Thrive Unltd, For the Love of Our People T-Shirt and Be a Good Relative Sticker
Flowing Waters Soap Company, e-Gift Card and Saltverk Birch Smoked Salt