October 8th, 2009

• NALSA Presents: David S. Case

  12:00pm

  NALSA invites all students to come and hear David S. Case speak on Alaska Native Law. He will illustrate the principle differences between the Indian law that governs Tribes of the “lower 48” versus the laws that govern Alaska Natives such the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Of notable import will be Alaska Natives’ sovereignty, subsistence and land and resource ownership and control.

February 24th, 2010

• Why
 do
 violent 
crimes
 often 
go 
unprosecuted
 in 
Indian
 country?


  12:00pm - 1:00pm

  Join the Native American Law Students Association and Billy J. Williams, Chief of the Violent Crimes Unit of the United States Attorney’s Office, for a film and discussion of this issue.

April 6th, 2010

• Pursuing Racist Trademarks through the US Patent and Trademarks Office

  12:00pm - 1:00pm

  Speaker: Suzan Harjo, Named plaintiff in Pro-Football, Inc v. Harjo

October 28th, 2010

• Presentation on the Restoration of Indian Tribes and Effective Lobbying of Congress in Indian Affairs

  12:00pm - 1:00pm

October 29th, 2010

• ACLU Northwest Civil Liberties Conference: Access to Justice for Native American Women and Alaska Native Women

  1:15pm - 3:15pm

November 2nd, 2010

• Panel Session: Intro to Indian Law

  12:30pm An overview of Indian Law from a variety of experts in the field.

February 7th, 2011

• Access to Justice for Native Americans: Criminal Law in Indian Country Speaker Series, Presented by the L&C Law School ACLU Student Group and NALSA

  12:00pm Prosecuting Crimes in Indian Country: Assistant U.S. Attorneys Billy J. Williams and Craig Gabriel will speak about their experiences as AUSAs prosecuting crimes of violence in Indian Country and their roles of serving as federal prosecutors and tribal liaisons. Included in the discussion will be a description of the jurisdictional complexities of criminal law in Indian Country and the tensions that exist between the Tribes, Federal Government, and States.     
     

February 16th, 2011

• Access to Justice for Native Americans: Criminal Law in Indian Country Speaker Series, Presented by the L&C Law School ACLU Student Group and NALSA

  12:00pm - 1:00pm Rehabilitation, Reentry, and Recidivism
  Featuring: Carma Corcoran & Trish Jordan - Red Lodge Transition Services

March 15th, 2011

• Careers in Indian Law Panel Discussion

  12:00pm - 1:00pm

March 17th, 2011

• Access to Justice for Native Americans: Criminal Law in Indian Country Speaker Series, Presented by the L&C Law School ACLU Student Group and NALSA

  12:00pm - 1:00pm Separate but Unequal: The Federal Criminal Justice System in Indian Country Featuring: Troy Eid, former U.S. Attorney and Adjunct Professor in the American Indian Law Program at the University of Colorado

September 7th, 2011

• NALSA Welcome Meeting

  12:00pm Pizza, dancing, and storytelling followed by NALSA’s first meeting

September 29th, 2011

• Careers in Indian Law

  12:00pm - 1:00pm Join us for a panel presentation exploring career opportunities in Indian Law. Speakers include Pat Gonzales-Rogers, William Barquin, Direlle Calica, Nathan Dexter, and Professor Bob Miller. Register online through Career Services. Food will be provided!

January 26th, 2012

• Watch Party - NCAI State of Indian Nations Address

  1:30pm NALSA will be screening the live webcast of National Congress of American Indians President Jefferson Keel’s “State of Indian Nations” Address. The State of Indian Nations reflects on the state of Indian Country going into 2012 and outlines the key priorities for the federal government to consider when working to uphold the federal trust responsibility to tribal nations.There will be an opportunity to submit questions for President Keel to answer after the address. 
  Contact Patrick Sullivan, psullivan@lclark.edu for more information.
  
  

  
  

  

  
  

February 7th, 2012

• NALSA General Meeting

  12:00pm - 1:00pm Learn about all of our exciting events and see how you can get involved!

February 17th, 2012

• NALSA Happy Hour

  6:00pm - 8:00pm Take some time off from studying and join the Native American Law Students Association for happy hour! Appetizers provided.