Native American Law Students Association (NALSA)
The Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) would like to invite you to our next activity. NALSA is open to all members of the Lewis & Clark Community and looks forward to your participation! NALSA's goals are to educate the Lewis & Clark Community about legal issues affecting Native American and Alaskan Native communities, promote the study of Federal Indian law, and encourage interaction with local tribes.
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Recent and Past Event(s)
Northwest Indian Bar Association Scholarship Opportunity
Northwest NALSA Members, Indian Law Professors & Law School Deans and Leaders:
The Northwest Indian Bar Association and its national award-winning Indian Legal Scholars Program stands prepared to make its next round of Northwest Native law student scholarships. Deadline is Monday, November 24, 2008.
Click here to download a scholarship application.
3rd Annual International Indigenous Ways of Knowing Conference
November 18 & 19 Tuesday, Wednesday
Location: Templeton Student Center, Lewis & Clark College
Contact: Seahdom Edmo (P) 503.768.6155 (E) edmo@lclark.edu
For more information go to : www. lclark.edu/~iwok
Sovereignty, Culture and Generations Rising. Indigenous Peoples throughout the world have in common inherent rights that are based upon traditional beliefs. These beliefs are carried through dynamic systems of interaction to ensure strong futures. Through this year’s conference we seek to better understand those keystones of communication that support our essential foundations.
Call for papers and presentations – Due October 15. Call to conference – Early Registration deadline: Oct. 15.
NAYA Silent Auction with Keynote Speaker Elouise Cobell
Native American Youth and Family Center
The Native American Youth and Family Center invites you to our Annual Dinner and Gala!
Celebrating Native American Heritage Month "Housing for Our People and a Home for NAYA"
SAVE THE DATE
Friday, November 14, 2008
Portland Art Museum Kridel Grand Ballroom and Fields Sunken Ballroom
Join us in this evening to savor a one of a kind traditional Northwest Coastal dinner and bid on original Native art work from all over the nation including fine antique baskets, carvings from master artists, original paintings, prints and hand created jewelry in the silent and live auctions. Listen to internationally renowned vocal artist Meghan Meisters and have an entirely wonderful experience!
Keynote Speaker: Elouise Cobell, Executive Director of the Native American Community Development Corporation and lead litigant in the National Cobell vs. Kempthorne case involving Native trust land.
Program
Silent Auction Opens: 5:30 pm
Opening Prayer: 7:00 pm
Cost:
$125 per plate
$1250 for a table of 10
Location:
Portland Art Museum
Kridel Grand Ballroom & Fields Sunken Ballroom
1119 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR
Tickets:
Purchase your tickets online today!
Contact:
Contact Christine Dupres at (503) 288-8177 extension 240 or by email.
NALSA Meeting for October
Our next meeting will be on Oct. 14th at noon in Room 2. We will be having Lewis & Clark's very own Bob Miller as a guest speaker on the Doctrine of Discovery. For those of you not familiar with Professor Miller, he is a member of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma and teaches civil procedure and federal Indian law here on campus. Here is a link to his blog: http://lawlib.lclark. edu/blog/native_america/
In addition to having Bob Miller speak, we will be discussing the Native Networking Night (Nov. 6th) that we are putting together and passing around a sign-up sheet for those interested in helping out. Volunteers do not have to pay the $10 cover!
Come for the food and stay for an amazing lecture!
2008 American Indian Day Celebration
September 26, Friday 2 PM – 7 PM
Location: Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland, OR
Contact: Lisa Griggs (E) lgriggs@npaihb.org
Elaine Dado (E) edado@npaihb.org (P) 503.228.4185
Website: www.npaihb.org
The Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB) and other local area American Indian organizations will be hosting an American Indian Day Celebration at the Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland. The event will be a celebration of American Indian cultures and is intended to raise the level of awareness concerning the challenges that American Indian people continue to face in this country. The event is free and open to the public.
The event will include Northwest Tribal leaders, Indian advocates, drum groups, dancers, and arts and crafts vendors who will share their talents and experiences with the Portland community. NPAIHB and other local Tribal organizations will have display booths showcasing health, education, and other programs they provide on behalf of Northwest Tribes and the Portland Indian community.
For information on exhibit or arts and crafts booths contact Lisa Griggs or Elaine Dado at the NPAIHB.
Photo highlights from 2008 American Indian Day Celebration
Gallery Coming Soon
Indian Law Panel and Discussion
July 24, 2008, 12:00 p.m.
Location: 812 SW Washington, Suite 700, Portland, Oregon.
The panel will consist of local Indian Law Attorneys and give students an opportunity to meet and ask questions about the practice of law. For lunch reservations or any additional information, contact Carmen Cocoran: corcoran@lclark.edu
News Release: Lewis & Clark Law School Indian Law Program
Trading at the River Tradeshow 2008
Greetings!
You are invited to explore the Trading at the River Tradeshow 2008 Tuesday, April 15th from 8 AM to 6 PM and Wednesday, April 16th from 8 AM to 4 PM. The Tradeshow is FREE and open to the public. You will find over 40 of the Pacific Northwest's most exciting Native businesses with a variety of products and services including office products, technology services, beadwork, weaving, personal care products and much more!
April 15-16, 2008
Red Lion Hotel on the River at Jantzen Beach, Portland, OR
There will also be more than 20 informational exhibits focused on helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses by the region's best nonprofits, associations and companies
Learn about and support Native business or grow your own business at Trading at the River!
Interested in networking with Native businesses and tribal enterprises while attending the best Native business workshops and sessions in the Pacific Northwest? Then please consider attending our conference which runs concurrently with the Tradeshow. Visit our conference webpage for more information.
Lewis & Clark Law School's Small Business Legal Clinic will have a booth at the Trading at the River Tradeshow 2008. The SBLC provides low- or no-cost business transactional legal assistance to small businesses who cannot afford an attorney-primarily those owned by women, minorities, and recent immigrants.
Through the SBLC's Intern Program, law students work under the direction of a clinical law professor, who is an experienced, licensed attorney. Through the SBLC's Pro Bono Project, volunteer attorneys meet directly with clients at the SBLC. The SBLC advises its clients on issues such as entity selection and creation; contract review, drafting, and negotiation; advice and assistance concerning employment issues; lease review and negotiation; and more.
Interested businesses should call 503-768-6940 for more information, or visit the SBLC website.
The 33rd Annual Federal Bar Association Indian Law Conference
April 10-11, 2008
Albuquerque Marriott
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Click here for more details:
Fed Bar Indian Law Conference Flyer
“As we struggle for survival, we have to explain and educate what governs us. Ancient laws govern us.” ~ [Navajo Nation Supreme Court Chief Justice] Herb Yazzie, Presentation, Use what your Ancestors gave you: Tribal Court Judges’ Reflection on Modern Tribal Identity, (Federal Bar Association Indian Law Conference, Albuquerque, NM., April 10, 2008).
“There is a misconception that tribes are not sovereign nations; it is a system of sovereign tribal nations. Before laws, there were families. Your heart will tell you what is right and wrong. Consider the values and customs of your community. The highest law in the land is Grandma’s law.” ~ [Forest County Potawatomi Community Tribal] Judge Eugene L. Whitefish, Presentation, Use what your Ancestors gave you: Tribal Court Judges’ Reflection on Modern Tribal Identity, (Federal Bar Association Indian Law Conference, Albuquerque, NM., April 10, 2008).
“Live in peace, mend the relationship; make the victim whole again. You represent your ancestors. Customary and traditional gathering is the law of the land in villages. Return back to traditional medicine and traditional walks of life. Core community value is the law of the land. Clans, tribal homes, and mother’s house looks out for the community (this is where peacemakers come from). Symbols and signs – we all were one and we all knew one another. Talking circles are ours and do not need a budget. Healing begins here. The healing is how you address domestic violence, suicides, drugs, etc. Begin with the healing process and community values. This is not about power; the law is a responsibility to your community. Think about the future of your kids.” ~ [Tlingit & Haida Nation Tribal Court Officer; Founder Kake Circle Peacemaking; Kake, Alaska District Court Magistrate Judge] Mike A. Jackson, Presentation, Use what your Ancestors gave you: Tribal Court Judges’ Reflection on Modern Tribal Identity, (Federal Bar Association Indian Law Conference, Albuquerque, NM., April 10, 2008).
“Tribal Courts are not traditional, but traditional thoughts are brought to the court. It is the attorneys and litigants who bring the adversity to the courts. Respect the places that you go to; they have their own rules and codes. Check yourself at the door. Take the past for the future vision; bring all that is good to move in to the future. Apply the non-written and written ways of the nation you are in. Help bring people together and act as relatives. You are not alone in what you do; keep going with what your ancestors brought to you. Respect the ancestors of others too.” ~ [Hualapai Tribal Court Chief Justice] Joseph Thomas Flies-Away, Presentation, Use what your Ancestors gave you: Tribal Court Judges’ Reflection on Modern Tribal Identity, (Federal Bar Association Indian Law Conference, Albuquerque, NM., April 10, 2008).
Lewis & Clark Alumni Gathering, Federal Bar Association Indian Law Conference 2008
Lewis & Clark Law School Alumni, Indian Law attorneys who attended Lewis & Clark College Summer Indian Law Program, current Lewis & Clark Law students, and friends. April 11, 2008, Albuquerque, NM.
"Indigenous Economic Development: Sustainability, Culture and Business"
Spring Symposium 2008
"Indigenous Economic Development: Sustainability, Culture and Business"
Economic development for Indian tribes and their citizens is one of the most important topics in Indian law and policy today. Indian gaming gets all the headlines but the grinding poverty and lack of economic activity on reservations is a fact of life for almost all American Indians and their governments. This groundbreaking conference brings together eleven scholars from around the country, most of whom are tribal citizens and experienced in economic development, to discuss this important topic. Our panelists will discuss both the practical and the theoretical issues facing American Indian governments in their task to bring economic development to their reservations that is both profitable, sustainable, and culturally appropriate.
Friday, April 4, Lewis & Clark Law School
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