The program
will examine tribal forests, which are critical cultural and economic resources
for Indigenous people. 18 million acres, nearly one-third of all reservation and
trust land in the United States, is tribal forest land. Tribal forests implicate
many important topics, including the protection and management of these vital
resources, climate change, and complex legal frameworks.
The event will feature a panel
discussion moderated by Kekek Stark, Professor of law at the University of
Montana and member of the Turtle Mountain Ojibwe Bizhiw (Lynx) Clan, who will
discuss Anishinaabe legal frameworks for forest stewardship. Bradley Harrington,
member of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and Tribal Liaison for the Minnesota
Department of Natural Resources, will discuss tribal forestry practices
on-reservation and state-tribal coordination. Ann McCammon-Soltis, Director of
Intergovernmental Affairs at the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife
Commission, will discuss inter-tribal and federal co-management of federal
forest lands in ceded territory. Jordan Hughes, a University of Minnesota Law
School student, will discuss the federal trust relationship and environmental
law related to tribal forests.
This CLE is approved for credit
through April 15, 2024.
Panelists:
Kekek Stark | professor at
the Alexander Blewett III School of Law and practitioner of Indigenous
law
Bradley Harrington | Tribal Liaison for the Minnesota
Department of Natural Resources and former Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Commissioner of Natural Resources
Ann McCammon-Soltis |
Director of the Division of Intergovernmental Affairs for the Great Lakes Indian
Fish and Wildlife Commission
Jordan Hughes | third-year law
student at the University of Minnesota Law School and author of award-winning
American Bar Association article, titled “Trust the Process: A Fiduciary
Approach to Protecting Tribal
Forests”
CLE Credits:
1.0 Standard CLE Credit | Event
Code: 451063
Cost:
MSBA Members: $29.95
Non-MSBA
Members: $64.95