Hear from authors featured in the upcoming edition of Human Rights, which focuses on current issues and recent developments regarding Native American rights. Topics discussed will include the Supreme Court and tribal water rights, increasing the visibility of Native American attorneys, the impacts of VAWA 2013 and 2022 on tribal jurisdiction, Indigenous science and climate responses, and more.
Native American Rights and Issues
Previewing the next issue of CRSJ’s Human Rights magazine!
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Panelists
- Virginia Davis – Policy & Strategy Consultant; Commission Member, ABA Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence
- Leonard R. Powell – Associate, Law Office of Jenner & Block
- Amber Reano – Research Assistant, American Indian Law Center, Inc.; 2L Law Student, University of New Mexico School of Law
- Heather Tanana – Visiting Professor of Law, University of California, Irvine School of Law
Moderator
- Geoffrey D. Strommer – Partner, Law Office of Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker LLP
Resources
Human Rights magazine, Vol. 49, No. 3: Native American Concerns
- The Supreme Court and Tribal Water Rights
- It Is Time to Recognize Native American Lawyers
- Empowering Tribal Nations: The Transformative Impact of VAWA 2013 and 2022 on Tribal Jurisdiction
- Not Invisible Act Commission Submits Recommendations to Address Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons and Human Trafficking
- Indigenous Science and Climate Responses
- The National Native American Bar Association at 50: A Discussion with NNABA Presidents, Past and Present
- Creating Pathways to the Judiciary for Native Americans and Alaska Natives through Tribal Courts
- The Future of Native American Civil Rights
- Seeking Higher Ground—How Congress Can Help the Shoalwater Bay Tribe and Other Indian Tribes Being Pushed to Their Limits Due to Climate Change
- The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act: Where Are We Now?
- Reconciling Osage Betrayal: Killers of the Flower Moon
- Human Rights Hero: Chief Judge Abby Abinanti, Yurok Tribe
Webinar Presentation: Empowering Tribal Nations VAWA’s Tribal Jurisdiction Provisions
Tribal VAWA | A website providing resources for Tribes concerning Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction over Non-Indians under the 2022 Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA 2022).
Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Over Non-Indians: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2022
21-1484 Arizona v. Navajo Nation (06/22/2023)
Winters v. United States, 207 U.S. 564 (1908)
2022 Guidance for Federal Depts and Agencies on Indigenous Knowledge
Five-Year Report on VAWA 2013's Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction | National Congress of American Indians
The Beginning and End of Rape: Confronting Sexual Violence in Native America | Sarah Deer
The Indigenous Holistic Worldview is from NCA5 Indigenous Peoples Chapter
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