Register for the UN Declaration Briefing | October 29 in Portland, OR

 
Using the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Reforming Federal Indian Law

update on the Informational Briefing

Saturday, October 29, 2011
2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Ecotrust
721 NW 9th Ave., #200
Portland OR
 
This event is presented for tribal leaders and other Native rights advocates who want to learn about the UN Declaration and how it may be used to strengthen tribal nations. 
Blackfeet Leader
Blackfeet Leader Jane Ash Poitras

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This event is free, but space is limited. Go to  www.indianlaw.org to register. 

Free transportation is available from the NCAI Host Hotel – Hilton Portland & Executive Tower.  Lightrail stop: NW 10th & Johnson.  

Refreshments and materials will be provided. 
On the Agenda:
Origins and History of
the UN Declaration
 
Its Legal and Practical Effect
 
Specific Rights Contained
in the Declaration
 
Implementing the UN Declaration
 
Draft Proposals for Changing Federal Indian
Law to Comply With the Declaration
  
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Presenters
 
Robert T. Coulter (Potawatomi)
Attorney and Executive Director of the Indian Law Resource Center, an original drafter of the Declaration with over 35 years of experience in international and federal Indian law.

Susan Masten (Yurok)
Founder and Co-President of Women Empowering Women for Indian Nations (WEWIN).

Jana L. Walker (Cherokee/Loyal Shawnee/Delaware)
Senior Attorney, Indian Law Resource Center, with over 20 years of experience in federal Indian law.
 
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