In order to celebrate tribal sovereignty, and exercise it in our current political and legal climate, tribes must be able to share their experiences and ideas.

We invite you to participate in this exciting and timely event.
Come hear speakers from all over Indian Country who will offer their insights and answer questions posed in a series of lectures and panels.

Featured Speaker

Robert A. Williams Jr.

 

Speakers and Panelists

Taiawagi Helton	Lindsay Robertson	Katheleen R. Guzman
Robert Warrior	Freda Gipp	Justice Barbara A. Smith
Eileen Luna-Firebaugh	Lindy Waters	Judith Maute
Chad Smith	Valerie Devol	Archie L. Mason
Dr. Jerry Bread	Kirke Kickingbird	Charles Redcorn
Susan Anderson	Sarah Deer	Ryland Louis Rivas
		George Tah-bone Dr. Mark James Lancer Stevens Geoffrey C. Blackwell Dr. Andrew Lancaster

 

Schedule

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 2:30-3:45 Registration 3:45 Opening Ceremonies, Color Guard Presentation & Invocation 4:00 Opening Remarks: Dean Katheleen Guzman & Lindsay Robertson 4:15 Legal Lecture: Rocks & Hard Places: Political Status and Implicit Divestiture, Taiawagi Helton 5:00 Economic Development Presentation: Diversification, Management, and Long- Term Sustainability of Tribal Economic Programs — The Chickasaw Nation Industries, Inc. Example, Robert Stover & Geoffrey Blackwell 6:00 Traditional Dinner 7:00 Keynote Lecture: Racism in the Supreme Court, Robert A.Williams, Jr. THURSDAY, MARCH 9 8:00 Coffee and Snacks 8:30 Tribal Constitutions and Legislation Lecture: Building Tribal Infrastructure and Codes of Law: The Osage Example, Charles Redcorn 9:30 Tribal Courts Lecture: The Practical Experience, Chief Justice Ryland Rivas 10:30 Tribal Courts Lecture: The Practical Experience, Justice Barbara Smith 11:30 Tribal Courts Lecture: Tribal Jurisprudence and Special Needs of Tribal Justice Systems, Sarah Deer

12:30 Lunch Break (On your own, Amicus Cafe will be open and available.) 1:30 Tribal Systems/Education Lecture: Training & Procedure and the Relationship of Tribal Systems of Justice to Sovereignty, Eileen Luna 2:30 Economic Development Presentation: Diversification, Management, and Long-Term Sustainability of Tribal Economic Programs — The Cherokee Example Chief Chad Smith 3:30 Education Panel: Tribal Initiatives — Tribal Colleges and Cultural Curriculum in Primary and Secondary Education Moderator: Judith Maute, Archie Mason, Lindy Waters, Dr. Jerry Bread, & Freda Gipp 3:30 Health Panel: Tribal Prevention Programs, and the Greatest Health Threats to Tribal Populations Moderator: Dr. Andrew Lancaster, Susan Anderson, Dr. Mark James, Lancer Stephens 4:30 Legal Panel: Current Developments Moderator: Dean Katheleen Guzman, Lindsay Robertson, George Tah-bone, Kirke Kickingbird, Valerie Devol 6:00 American Indian Law Review (AILR) Reception & Silent Art Auction featuring Native American Art Guest of Honor: Dana Tiger 7:00 Featured Speaker: Strategies for Asserting Sovereignty, Robert Warrior 8:00 Closing Ceremonies, Color Guard & Closing Prayer

With entrance fee, you may attend all events and will receive an attendee packet which includes: a poster featuring art by OU Law student/artist June Carpenter, Full Schedule Folder, OU Law Note Pad, a copy of the current edition of American Indian Law Review, and a canvas bag. CLE Credit: 6 hours Pending Approval For more information and speaker biographies visit www.ou.edu/nalsa, or write: OU NALSA, 300 Timberdell Rd. Norman, OK 73019-5081.

Registration

To register for this event please print and fill out the Registration form and

mail or fax the completed form to OU NALSA.

Registration for this Event has been Extended until March 6th. Walk-in Registration on March 8th and 9th is also available at no additional cost.

You may also register for the event by paying online with credit card or paypal using our secure shopping cart. If paying online with a credit card or paypal please email NALSA@ou.edu with:
1. Your Name
2. Your Address and Phone #
3. Your Tribal Affiliation and CID# if you are paying the Tribal member discount amount
4. The Name of your School or University if you are paying the Student discount amount

Hotel Information

The Sooner Hotel, located across the street from the College of Law, will provide participants rooms at the reduced rate of $45/night. For information on the hotel, you may visit www.housing.ou.edu/soonerhotel.

To make reservations, call 1-888-777-0477 and say that you are with the NALSA Symposium. There are a limited number of rooms available so make arrangements soon.