Indigenous Law Conference
Pre-Conference | November 8
Day 1 | November 9
8:15 Registration and Continental Breakfast
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8:45 Welcome
Linda Greene, Dean, Michigan State University College of Law
Wenona Singel (Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians), Director, Indigenous Law and Policy Center, Michigan State University College of Law
9:00-10:15 Keynote | Human Connection and Positive Energy | 1.25 credits
Moderator: TBA
Doreen McPaul (Navajo Nation), President, Tribal In-House Counsel Association
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10:30 -12:00 Panel 1 | Decisions, Decisions
Part I: The 2022 Term | 1.5 credits
Moderator: Matthew Fletcher (Grand Traverse Band), Harry Burns Hutchins Collegiate Professor of Law, Michigan Law
Kate Fort, Director of Clinics, MSU College of Law
Paul Spruhan, Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, Navajo Nation
Matt Campbell (Native Village of Gambell), Deputy Director, Native American Rights Fund
Lenny Powell (Hopland Band of Pomo Indians), Associate, Jenner&Block
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12:00-12:45 Lunch
12:45-2:15 Panel 2 | Decisions, Decisions
Part II: The 2023 Term and Beyond | 1.5 credits
Moderator: Matthew Fletcher (Grand Traverse Band), Harry Burns Hutchins Collegiate Professor of Law, Michigan Law
Caleb DogEagle (Standing Rock Sioux), Solicitor General, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Mandy Cisneros (Kickapoo Tribe and Citizen Potawatomi), Staff Attorney, National Indian Gaming Commission (invited)
Meghan Bishop, Policy Specialist, Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, Department of Interior (tentative)
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2:30-4:30 Panel 3 | In-House Legal Department Management | 2.5 credits
Moderator: Kimberly Dutcher (Navajo Nation), Deputy Attorney General, Navajo Nation Department of Justice
James Washinawatok II (Menominee), Senior Tribal Attorney, Southern Ute
Rory Gilbert, Consultant, Diversity, Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness
Charmaine McDarment, General Counsel & Director of Water Resources, Tule River Indian Tribe
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6:00 Conference 20th Anniversary Reception
Location: HopCat (Pending)
11:00-3:00 TICA Board Meeting & Conference Prep
Ethics Presentation and Board Responsibilities Presentation
Location: Castle Board Room
Caterer: Panera
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6:00-8:00 Conference Welcome Reception | MSU
Location: Beggars Banquet
Day 2 | November 10
8:15 Continental Breakfast
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8:30-10:30 Panel 4 | Professionalism – An Interactive Activity | 2 Ethics credits
Moderator: TBA
Virjinya Torrez (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma), Assistant Attorney General, Pascua Yaqui Tribe
TJ McReynolds (Pueblo de San Ildefonso), Senior Counsel, Kewenvoyouma Law, PLLC
Harrison W. Rice (Sac & Fox Nation of Oklahoma), Assistant Attorney General, Tohono O’odham Nation
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10:45-12:15 Panel 5 | TBA | 1.5 credits
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12:15-1:00 Lunch
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1:00-2:30 Panel 6 | Native Judges’ Perspectives on Tribal Advocacy | 1.5 credits
Moderator: Wenona Singel (Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians), Director, Indigenous Law and Policy Center, Michigan State University College of Law
Hon. Lauren King (Muscogee Creek), Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
Hon. Allie Greenleaf Maldonado, (Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Turtle Clan), Michigan Court of Appeals
Hon. Sarah I. Wheelock (Meskwaki Nation/Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa), Judge, Minnesota Court of Appeals
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Registration coming soon!