Protection of Tribal Nation Communities and Cultures
Monday, Nov. 18, 2024 | 9:30 am–3:30 pm CST
Mitchell Hamline School of Law Auditorium
875 Summit Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105 (and live via webinar)
Conference Registration
$75 for Active Bar licensed and/or JD graduates
Approved three 3 CLE credits and one Elimination of Bias credit from Minnesota State Bar Association
Free for all other attendees in service to public education
Please note registration online is closed. In person attendees may register at the beginning of the conference.
Agenda
9:30–9:45 am | Welcome
Prayer by Elder Janice Bad Moccasin, Crow Creek Dakota Hunkpati
Land Acknowledgment from Native American Law Student Association (NALSA) President Keeli Siyaka, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate
Welcome from President and Dean Camille Davidson and Professor Angelique EagleWoman, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate
9:50–10:50 am | Protection of Tribal Nation Children
Jody Alholinna, Minnesota ICWA Division
Stephanie Graves, Red Lake Nation, American Indian Community-Specific Board
Judge Rebecca McConkey-Greene, Chief Judge Leech Lake Tribal Court
Richard Smith, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, Community Liaison, Tribal Training and Certification Partnership
11 am–noon | Protection of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives
Deanna Beaulieu, White Earth Nation, Minnesota Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) Office
Patina Park, Miniconjou Lakota, Exec. Dir. of Tribal-State Relations for Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan
Tawny Smith-Savage, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, Minnesota Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) Office
noon–1 pm | Lunch on first come basis
1–2 pm | Protection of Culture and Ancestors: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and THPOs
Tamara St. John, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, Tribal Archivist, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribal Historic Preservation Office
Mike Wilson, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Tribal Historic Preservation Officer
Sunshine Bear, Winnebago Tribe Tribal Historic Preservation Officer
2:15–3:15 pm | Protection of Native Essential Understandings in Minnesota
Professor Angelique EagleWoman, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate
Materials available here – Publications to Support Teaching of Native Content.
3:15–3:30 pm | Closing Remarks
Questions?
Please contact us at NALS.Institute@mitchellhamline.edu