Environmental, Natural Resources, & Energy Law
US v Oregon: 50th Anniversary Symposium
October 18, 2019
6 CLE Credits to be requested from Oregon State Bar
Indian Fisheries Timeline- Chronology of tribal fishing and fishing rights on the Columbia River (courtesy Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission)
US v Oregon, 302 F. Supp. 899 (D. Or. 1969)
7:45 - 8:15 am Light breakfast; registration open
8:10am Welcome: Dean Jennifer Johnson, Erskin Wood Sr. Professor of Law, Lewis & Clark Law School
8:15 - 8:30 am Blessing/ Invocation: Davis Washines, Yakama Nation; Ron Suppah Sr., Simnasho Distr
8:30 - 9:15 am Keynote: Professor Charles Wilkinson, University of Colorado, Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Moses Lasky Professor of Law Emeritus; introduction: Professor Michael Blumm
9:15 - 10:15 am Origins of, and Judge Belloni’s decision in, US v Oregon: Professor Michael Blumm, Jeffrey Bain Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law, Lewis & Clark Law School; Laurie Jordan, Policy Analyst, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission; moderator: Prof. Dan Rohlf, Professor of Law and Of Counsel, Earthrise Law Center at Lewis & Clark
10:15 am - 10:30 am Coffee/tea BREAK
10:30 – 11:00 am Application of Environmental Statutes to Treaty Rights: Howard Arnett, Karnopp Petersen, LLP; introduction: Rob Lothrop, Policy Development and Litigation Support Department,Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
11:00 am – 12:15 pm Democratizing Treaty Rights: Brent Hall, Tribal Attorney (Fisheries & Litigation), Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation; John Sledd, Attorney-at-Law
Kanji & Katzen, PLLC; Moderator/speaker: Jeff Litwak, Legal Counsel, Columbia River Gorge Commission
12:15 pm - 1:45 pm LUNCH: Blessing of the food: Davis Washines, Yakama Nation; Ron Suppah Sr., Simnasho Distr
1:45 – 2:30 pm Effect of Judge Belloni’s decision on Chippewa Tribes case: Professor Monte Mills, U. of Montana, School of Law; Alan Parker, (Chippewa-Cree), Adjunct Faculty, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi, Former Staff Director, Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate; Moderator: Carma Corcoran, PhD,(Chippewa-Cree), Director, Indian Law Program, Lewis & Clark Law School
2:30 – 2:45 pm Coffee/tea BREAK
2:45 – 3:45 pm Renegotiating the Columbia River Treaty: Professor Nigel Bankes, U. of Calgary, Faculty of Law; Professor Barbara Cosens, U. of Idaho, College of Law; moderator: Jim Heffernan, Policy Analyst, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Prof. Cosens’ Reading Materials:
Herrera v. Wyoming, 587 U.S. ____, 139 S.Ct. 1686 (2019)
Ward v Race Horse, 163 U.S. 504 (1986)
3:45 – 5:00 pm Influence of US v Oregon decision on Multi Sovereign Natural Resources management: Coby Howell, Senior Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice; John Ogan, Tribal Attorney, Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation; Michael Grossmann, Senior Counsel, State of Washington, Office of the Attorney General; moderator: Laurie Jordan, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
United States Memo in Support of Motion to Reconsider
State of Idaho Memo in Support
State of Oregon Memo in Support
State of Washington Memo in Support
5 - 5:30 pm Reinterpretation of Federal and Idaho cases on off-Reservation Hunting and Fishing Rights in Light of Indigenous Knowledge and World View: Sammy Matsaw, PhD candidate, Water Resources IGERT Fellow, U. of Idaho; Professor Barbara Cosens, U. of Idaho (moderator)
5:30 pm Closing and Reception for all participants