Presenting in the following sessions:
Oct 18, 2024
The Fight to Protect and Preserve Tribal Sacred Sites and Cultural Resources for Future Generations
10:45 AM-12:15 PM
PANEL 5
The panel will discuss litigation and non-litigation efforts that tribes are undertaking to protect people and lands from resource development projects that threaten irreversible harm to places that hold spiritual, traditional, and cultural value to Indigenous communities. Join three panel members for presentations on protecting and preserving sacred sites in the face of resource extraction, hazardous military sites, and other infringements.
CLE Credits Pending
Lydia Locklear
Lumbee
Deputy Tribal Attorney
Catawba Nation
Lydia Locklear is a citizen of the Lumbee Tribe and currently serves as the Deputy Tribal Attorney for the Catawba Nation. Lydia earned her Juris Doctorate with a Certificate in Indigenous Law from Michigan State University College of Law. After graduating, Lydia served tribes at the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs before clerking for the Honorable Anita Earls of the North Carolina Supreme Court. In her role as Deputy Tribal Attorney, Lydia represents the Nation on a broad range of legal and justice-related issues.