The Federal Bar Association‘s 36th Annual Indian Law Conference will be April 7-8, 2011, in Santa Fe, NM.
American Indian nations have long been innovators in tribal governance, economic empowerment, and cultural revitalization. Accordingly, this years conference takes a deliberate look at some of the best practices in federal Indian law as a means of approaching our most intractable problems. Panel discussions will cover topics including Indian finance, criminal justice, civil jurisdiction, land re-acquisition, gaming, taxation, and the environment looking, in each instance, at a continuing Indian law challenge and the ways that tribes, agencies, legislators, courts, and others are responding to it. Other sessions will address domestic and international advocacy, along with ethical considerations in Indian law. Break-out sessions will provide nuts and bolts information and strategies on water rights, tribal code development (on probate, family, and child welfare issues), religious freedoms, and tribal in-house attorney issues. A special program will honor the Native American Rights Funds 40th Anniversary and its leadership role in best Indian law practices. We hope you will join us for a forward-thinking, practically-oriented, and inspiring conference!
Thanks: Turtle Talk.
