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CALIFORNIA INDIAN LEGAL SERVICES' 4th ANNUAL CALIFORNIA TRIBAL COURTS CONFERENCE

Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 8:00 AM - Friday, May 21, 2010 at 1:00 PM (PT)

Corning, CA

CALIFORNIA INDIAN LEGAL SERVICES' 4th ANNUAL CALIFORNIA...

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Ticket Type Sales End Price Fee Quantity
CILS CA Tribal Courts Conference Ended $130.00 $0.00
CILS CA Tribal Courts Conference - Student Rate Ended $55.00 $0.00
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Event Details

Online sales are now closed, but onsite

registration will be available.

CILS’ California Tribal Courts Conference promotes dialogue and creative thinking among tribal leaders and communities.

Agenda


DAY 1 – May 19, 2010
Current Issues Facing California Tribal Courts: Bringing State and Tribal Court Judges Together; Recognition and Enforcement of Tribal Court Orders; Amendments to California Rules of Court
Confirmed Speakers:
Judge Richard Blake (Hoopa Tribe), Chief Judge, Hoopa Tribal Court
George Chance, Case Enforcement, Locate, Utilities & Financial Section Chief, California Dept. of Child Support Services
Stephanie Dolan, Director, Northern California Tribal Court Coalition
Honorable James R. Lambden, Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Two

Update on Tribal Law Enforcement in California: Tribal Law and Order Act; BIA 638 Funding Issues; California Tribal Police Chiefs Association; Access to National Crime Information Center (NCIC); Police Officers Standards and Training (POST) DVD
Confirmed Speakers:
Chief Bill Denke, Chief of Police, Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
Chief Dave Sossoman, Chief of Police, Los Coyotes Band of Mission Indians
Dorothy Alther (Oglala Sioux), Senior Staff Attorney, CILS Escondido

Emerging Issues in Tribal Law Enforcement: Perspectives on the Extent of Tribal Law Enforcement Authority; Special Law Enforcement Commissions (SLEC); Cross Deputization Agreements
Confirmed Speakers:
Judge Lester J. Marston (Chiricahua Apache/Cahuilla), Tribal Judge, Blue Lake Rancheria
Sheriff Gary Philp, Sheriff,
Humboldt County

Lunch & Special Speaker: Stephen V. Quesenberry, Attorney, Karshmer & Associates

Breakout Sessions
Tribal Court Development: Nuts and Bolts
Presenter:  Mark Vezzola, Staff Attorney, CILS Escondido

Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA): Exercising Tribal ICWA Rights; Case Law Update
Presenter: Delia Parr, Directing Attorney, CILS Eureka

Tribal Judges Roundtable
Moderator:  Dorothy Alther (Oglala Sioux), Senior Staff Attorney, CILS Escondido
DAY 2 – May 20, 2010
Tribal Customary Adoption: AB 1325 Is Effective July 1 – Learn How This New Law Interacts With the ICWA
Confirmed Speakers:
Kimberly Cluff, Attorney, Forman & Associates
Nancy Currie MA LMFT, Director of Social Services, Soboba Tribal Social Services
Ann Gilmour, Attorney, Center for Families, Children & the Courts Judicial Council of California - Administrative Office of the Courts

Establishing A Lay Advocates Program
Confirmed Speakers:
Margaret Bad Warrior, Tribal Attorney, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Judge Michelle Krieger, Associate Judge, Hoopa Valley Tribal Court,
Judge April Attebury, Associate Judge, Karuk Tribal Court

Lunch & Special Screening: NOMLAQA BODA (I am Nomlaki), a documentary about the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians. 

Breakout Sessions
Legal Issues in Tribal Disenrollment: Tribal Law, Federal Law, Indian Civil Rights Act, Impartial Review
Presenter:  Dorothy Alther (Oglala Sioux), Senior Staff Attorney, CILS Escondido

Overview of Public Law 280: Effects of Proposed Tribal Law and Order Act Amendments
PresenterAlex Cleghorn (Aleut/Alutiiq), Acting Directing Attorney, CILS Sacramento and Judge Lester J. Marston (Chiricahua Apache/Cahuilla), Tribal Judge, Blue Lake Rancheria

Issues Facing Tribal Leaders In Tribal Court Development: Ethics, Bias, Separation of Powers
Confirmed Speakers:           
Jasmine Andreas (Bishop Paiute Tribe), Bishop Paiute Tribal Council Secretary and Staff
Attorney, CILS Bishop
Tracy Edwards (Redding Rancheria), Tribal CEO Redding Rancheria
Judge Michael Golden, Chief Judge Redding Rancheria

DAY 3 – May 21, 2010 (½ day)
Civil and Criminal Mock Trials
  • Presiding Judges: Chief Judge Claudette White, Quechan Tribal Court and Chief Judge Moeller, Chemehuevi Indian Tribal Court
  • Tribal Prosecutor: Patricia Lenzi, Washoe Tribal Prosecutor

Accommodations

Discounted hotel rate available until May 3, 2010 – make your hotel reservation soon.

The Ramada Inn The Holiday Inn
2645 Barham Ave.,  Corning, CA 3350 Sunrise Way, Corning, CA
(530) 824-8300 (530) 824-6400
$84.15/per night May 18-19; $119 May 20 $84/per night May 18-20

(Mention group code "Cal Indian" for discounted rate)

Registration

Online Registration - discounted rate of $130 ($55 for students).

Mail-in Registration - rate is $150 ($75 for students).

The student registration rate requires the name of the school that you are currently attending.

Scholarships - available on a limited basis. Call (760) 746-8941 or (800) 743-8941 for more information.


For additional information or questions please contact:
 Karen Graham
kgraham@calindian.org

 (916) 978-0960 or (800) 829-0284 ext 300

MCLE credits available for attorneys who attend and sign-in.

When & Where


Rolling Hills Casino - Carlino's Event Center
2655 Barham Ave.
Corning, CA 96021-9000

Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 8:00 AM - Friday, May 21, 2010 at 1:00 PM (PT)


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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

CILS invites you to become a sponsor of our 2011 CILS California Tribal Courts Conference:

Contact Summer Morales at smorales@calindian.org for sponsorship opportunities.

  News and Updates
Tuesday, March 2, 2010

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES!

CILS invites you to become a conference sponsor. Click HERE to learn more.  For additional questions please call (760) 746-8941.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010