Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Spring 2016 Speaker Schedule

Jan. 11, 2016

This spring the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy program is hosting a series of talks by visiting scholars. Follow IPLP on Facebook for more details on these and other events. 

Lunch is provided for each event.

  • Friday, Jan. 15, 12-1:15 p.m., Faculty Lounge (Room 237)
    John Borrows, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law at the University of Victoria Law School

    "Learning from the Land: Teaching Indigenous Law in Context"
    Understanding how Indigenous peoples can practice law as a land-based activity should be experienced by every law student. Indigenous law contains important insights for making decisions about lands and broader relationships. While some of this instruction can occur in classrooms, walls can hide important legal resources. Participation and immersion in out-of-doors contexts, even for short periods, can be very beneficial for communities and students engaged in the practice of law. 
     

  • Friday, Jan. 29, 12-1:15 p.m., Faculty Lounge (Room 237)
    Joe Bryan, Assistant Professor of Geography at University of Colorado, Boulder

    “Land Titling and the Dilemma of Indigenous Rights:  The Case of Awas Tingni"

    Joe Bryan works on indigenous politics in the Americas with an emphasis on land rights and participatory mapping. He is the co-author with Denis Wood of "Weaponizing Maps: Indigenous Peoples and Counterinsurgency in the Americas" (Guilford, 2015). His current research looks at how indigenous communities in Nicaragua and Mexico are addressing the limits of legal recognition of territorial rights in light of land invasions and extractive resources.
     

  • Friday, March 11, 12-1:15 p.m., Faculty Lounge (Room 237)
    Angela Riley, Oneida Indian Nation Visiting Professor of Law from Harvard Law School
     
  • Friday, April 1, 12-1:15 p.m., Faculty Lounge (Room 237)
    Seth Davis, Assistant Professor of Law, University of California, Irvine
     
  • Friday, April 15, 12-1:15 p.m., Faculty Lounge (Room 237)
    Patty Ferguson-Bohnee, Faculty Director, Indian Legal Program; Director, Indian Legal Clinic; Clinical Professor of Law, Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law