Native American Law Conference

Soothing Waters:
Tribal Protection & Stewardship

Friday, March 27, 2009
8:30 a.m. -4:00 p.m.

University of Idaho College of Law
Law School Courtroom
Underwritten by the James E. Rogers American Indian Law Fund

Speakers:

Judith Royster (Keynote): Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Native American Law  Center at the University of Tulsa College of Law in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Judge Fred W. Gabourie, Sr.: Co-Chair Idaho Tribal-State Court Forum
Sharon Haensly: Attorney with Williams Kastner's Tribal Practice Group (Seattle office).
Ryan Sudbury: Founding partner in the law firm Davis & Sudbury Law, PLLP

Program

8:30 a.m. On-site Registration

8: 45 a.m.– 9:00 a.m. Welcome – Dean Don Burnett and Angelique EagleWoman

9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. Sharon Haensly – “Sacred Sites Along Waterways”

10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Hon. (Retired) Fred Gabourie, Sr. – “The Jurisdiction Game”

11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Keynote Speaker: Judith Royster – “The Second Century of Winters”

1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Ryan Sudbury – “Life After Montana: Finding Creative Avenues to Implement Tribal
Environmental Laws on the Reservation”

2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. Phil Cernera – “Coeur D’Alene Lake Management
(Past-Present-Future)”

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Waters of the West Highlights – Roundtable Presentations on Basin Areas

4:00 p.m. – 4:05 p.m. Closing Remarks