2015

The 2015 Conference

2015

The 2015 Conference

The 2015 Texas Native American Law Conference is scheduled for Friday, January 30, 2015 at the Texas Law Center, 1414 Colorado Street, Austin, Texas.

The 2015 Texas Native American Law Conference is scheduled for Friday, January 30, 2015 at the Texas Law Center, 1414 Colorado Street, Austin, Texas.

The 2015 Conference will present topics of current interest in Native American Law, including “Eagles, Feathers and Spiritual Birds: Native American Spirituality and the Law” and the Indian Child Welfare Act. Other topics of interest will be addressed as well.

The 2015 Conference will present topics of current interest in Native American Law, including “Eagles, Feathers and Spiritual Birds: Native American Spirituality and the Law” and the Indian Child Welfare Act. Other topics of interest will be addressed as well.

The Conference will feature Bill Voelker and Troy, the Co-Directors of Sia, the Comanche Nation Ethno-Ornithological Initiative, and their Spiritual Birds, Nuepi, a male Golden Eagle, and Wakiya, a White Medicine Bird (a rare white red-tailed hawk revered by the Comanche and other Native Americans).

The Conference will feature Bill Voelker and Troy, the Co-Directors of Sia, the Comanche Nation Ethno-Ornithological Initiative, and their Spiritual Birds, Nuepi, a male Golden Eagle, and Wakiya, a White Medicine Bird (a rare white red-tailed hawk revered by the Comanche and other Native Americans).

The Conference will also include presentations by the Chickasaw Nation Stomp Dance Troupe, Chickasaw flutist Jesse Lindsey and the Eagle Point Singers, as part of the Section’s traditional Honoring Ceremony, with Native American singing, dancing and drumming.

The Conference will also include presentations by the Chickasaw Nation Stomp Dance Troupe, Chickasaw flutist Jesse Lindsey and the Eagle Point Singers, as part of the Section’s traditional Honoring Ceremony, with Native American singing, dancing and drumming.

2015 Texas Native American Law Conference Agenda

7:30  Morning Blessing – Led by Bill Voelker, Comanche

8:00  Registration and Breakfast
8:45  Conference Opening
  • Remarks – Chair Ron Jackson
  • Flag Song – Ray Torgerson
  • Flute – Jesse Lindsey, Chickasaw
9:00  Eagles, Feathers and Spiritual Birds: Native American Spirituality and the Law (1.25 hr)
  • William Voelker, Co-Director, SIA, The Comanche Nation Ethno-Ornithological Initiative
  • Jay Hurst, Attorney, Council Member, Native American Law Section
10:15  Break
10:30  Indian Law Update (1.0 hr; 0.25 hr ethics)
  • Ron Jackson, Counsel to the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo; Chair, Native American Law Section
11:30  Remarks of Lisa Tatum (0.25 hr ethics)
  • Lisa Tatum, Immediate Past President, State Bar of Texas; Council Member, Native American Law Section
11:45  Honors – Homecoming Recognition
12:15  Honoring Ceremony
  • The Spiritual Birds of Sia, with co-Directors Bill and Troy
  • The Chickasaw Nation Stomp Dance Troupe
  • The Eagle Point Singers
  • Chickasaw Flutist Jesse Lindsey
1:15  Lunch Break (Lunch Provided)
2:15  Federal Indian Law Overview (1.0 hr)
  • Ray Torgerson, Partner, Porter & Hedges, Houston, Texas; Past Chairman and Council Member, Native American Law Section
3:15  Break
3:30  Indian Child Welfare Act (1.5 hr; 0.50 hr ethics)
  • Jo Ann Battise, Member of the Supreme Court of Texas Commission on Children, Youth and Families; Former Member of the Tribal Council of the Alabama Coushatta
  • Tricia Tingle, Associate Director, Tribal Justice Support, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior; Attorney; Founder, Former Chair and Council Member of the Native American Law Section
  • Gina Jackson, Model Court Liaison, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
  • Rodina Cave (invited), Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs
  • Paul Shunatona, Attorney, Dallas, Texas
5:00  Concluding Remarks

2015 Texas Native American Law Conference Agenda

7:30  Morning Blessing – Led by Bill Voelker, Comanche

8:00  Registration and Breakfast
8:45  Conference Opening
  • Remarks – Chair Ron Jackson
  • Flag Song – Ray Torgerson
  • Flute – Jesse Lindsey, Chickasaw
9:00  Eagles, Feathers and Spiritual Birds: Native American Spirituality and the Law (1.25 hr)
  • William Voelker, Co-Director, SIA, The Comanche Nation Ethno-Ornithological Initiative
  • Jay Hurst, Attorney, Council Member, Native American Law Section
10:15  Break
10:30  Indian Law Update (1.0 hr; 0.25 hr ethics)
  • Ron Jackson, Counsel to the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo; Chair, Native American Law Section
11:30  Remarks of Lisa Tatum (0.25 hr ethics)
  • Lisa Tatum, Immediate Past President, State Bar of Texas; Council Member, Native American Law Section
11:45  Honors – Homecoming Recognition
12:15  Honoring Ceremony
  • The Spiritual Birds of Sia, with co-Directors Bill and Troy
  • The Chickasaw Nation Stomp Dance Troupe
  • The Eagle Point Singers
  • Chickasaw Flutist Jesse Lindsey
1:15  Lunch Break (Lunch Provided)
2:15  Federal Indian Law Overview (1.0 hr)
  • Ray Torgerson, Partner, Porter & Hedges, Houston, Texas; Past Chairman and Council Member, Native American Law Section
3:15  Break
3:30  Indian Child Welfare Act (1.5 hr; 0.50 hr ethics)
  • Jo Ann Battise, Member of the Supreme Court of Texas Commission on Children, Youth and Families; Former Member of the Tribal Council of the Alabama Coushatta
  • Tricia Tingle, Associate Director, Tribal Justice Support, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior; Attorney; Founder, Former Chair and Council Member of the Native American Law Section
  • Gina Jackson, Model Court Liaison, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
  • Rodina Cave (invited), Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs
  • Paul Shunatona, Attorney, Dallas, Texas
5:00  Concluding Remarks
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