Event Description
Online
registration is closed. To register, email Tram Nguyen at tnguyen@mnbars.org by 11:00 AM on
3/15.
Remote
participation only.
This CLE is co-sponsored by the Minnesota State Bar
Association’s Environmental, Natural Resources and Energy Law Section and the
Minnesota American Indian Bar
Association.
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.
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:
444516
Cost:
ENRE Member: $25
MAIBA Member: $25 (use coupon code MAIBA at
check out)
MSBA Member not in
the ENRE Section: $30*
Non-MSBA Member: $35
Law
Student: FREE
*Join the ENRE Section: Not a
member of the Section? Sign up
now and receive membership through June 30th, 2023. That’s 16
months for the price of
12!
Deadline to
register: March 13, 2022. To register after this date, contact the program manager.
Remote Participation: Remote instructions will be
emailed to you the day prior to the event.
Payments: Due to the pandemic, accounting staff have
limited access to the office making the processing of checks difficult. We
request that you register online or over the phone by credit card whenever
possible. If you need assistance, please contact the program manager. If
you must pay by check, please use this
registration form.
Cancellations: Need to cancel? Please see our cancellation
policy .
Accommodations: The MSBA is committed to
creating an inclusive environment in which all members can participate fully. If
you need reasonable accommodations to participate in this event, please notify
the program manager. Please provide notification at least 72 hours prior
to the meeting to allow sufficient time to make arrangements for accommodations.
Thank you.
Program Manager:
Tram
Nguyen
tnguyen@mnbars.org
612-278-6346