CURRENT EVENTS



In just two short weeks, tribal leaders, tribal council members, judges, and key executive staff from the Southwest will gather to share insights, strategies, and information on some core challenges facing tribal governments and leaders. Our compelling sessions and distinguished speakers will engage participants in thinking about the directions tribes can take that lead to success. Please join us for the 3rd Annual Tribal Leaders Conference!

TENTATIVE AGENDA

Registration Deadline: MARCH 17, 2010


THERE IS NO COST TO REGISTER.
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Who Should Attend: Tribal leaders, tribal council members, tribal administrators/executive staff, judges, and tribal court staff.

Our conference is especially geared for participants from the Southwest Region including: New Mexico, Arizona, southern Colorado and west Texas.

Topics: (subject to change) Sovereign immunity, federal Indian law and policy, tribal codes and court development, rights-of-way and lease agreements, environmental justice and advocacy, tribal infrastructure and economic development, Indian case law update, among other topics.

Registration Deadline: MARCH 17
Space is limited. Priority will be given to tribal leaders, tribal council members, judges, administrators, and key tribal court personnel.

Registration Forms
WORD Version
PDF Version-fillable form

You can fax or e-mail your completed registration form to: 505-277-1035 or candelaria@law.unm.edu

Host Hotel:
Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa
1300 Tuyuna Trail, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM 87004

Discounted Rates
$99 - Single Occupancy. Daily Resort Fee-Waived
$124 - Double Occupancy. Daily Resort Fee-Waived

Deadline for Discounted Rate: MARCH 17
On-line Reservations: https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&eventID=2501493
Phone Reservations: 1-888-421-1442 or 402-592-6464. Reference the "TRANSITIONS" conference for group rate.

SWITCA Scholarships: Tribal court judges and key court staff (i.e., court administrators, court clerks, and hearing officers) in NM, AZ, southern Colorado and west Texas are eligible for SWITCA scholarships. Scholarships are on a reimbursement basis and cover only hotel and mileage/airfare. All eligible recipients must submit a reimbursement form along with receipts. Please call Melissa Candelaria at 505-277-5462 to ask if you qualify for a scholarship.

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PAST EVENTS

Understanding the New Mexico AIR QUALITY Permitting Process Training for Tribal Communities

Final Agenda

When: Thursday, January 28th from 8:30 am—12:30 pm

What: Understanding the New Mexico AIR QUALITY Permitting Process Training for Tribal Communities

Where: AMERIND Risk Management, Corp.,  Santa Ana Pueblo.

Who Should Attend: Tribal Leaders and Council Members, Tribal Natural Resources and Environmental Directors and Staff, Interested Community Members

Understanding the New Mexico SOLID WASTE Permitting Process Training For Tribal CommunitiesTuesday, November 24, 2009
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Isleta Casino & Resort, Isleta Pueblo

RIO GRANDE ROOM
FINAL Agenda

This is a free training for tribal governments on understanding the New Mexico permitting process as it relates solid waste.  The purpose of the training is to introduce tribal leaders, tribal environmental directors, and interested tribal members to the complex state permitting and public participation processes.  The goal is to increase involvement of tribal communities in these processes, as well as to promote environmental justice, public health, and cultural resources protection for tribal communities. 

This training will focus on solid waste permitting and enforcement.  Subsequent trainings will focus on air quality and a final executive session will be geared specifically to tribal leadership to be held during the AILC’s TRANSITIONS conference in early 2010. 

Tribal environmental and natural resources staff are encouraged to attend these trainings as they will provide useful information on the permitting process, practical application to tribal environmental issues, and environmental justice for tribal communities.

The New Mexico Environment Department is partnering with the AILC for these important trainings.

Understanding the New Mexico WATER Permitting Process Training For Tribal Communities
When: September 10, 2009, from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Where:Big Rock Casino Event Center, Espanola, New Mexico
Who Should Attend: Tribal Leaders and Council Members, Tribal Natural Resources and Environmental Directors and Staff, Interested Community Members
AGENDA
PRESS RELEASE

The purpose of the training is to introduce tribal leaders, tribal environmental directors, and interested tribal members to the complex state permitting and public participation processes.  The training session goal is to increase involvement of tribal communities in these processes, as well as to promote environmental justice, public health, and cultural resources protection for tribal communities.  The New Mexico Environment Department is partnering with the AILC for this important training.

Our first state permitting training will focus on water.  Subsequent training sessions will focus on solid waste, air quality, and a final executive session will be geared specifically to tribal leadership to be held during the AILC’s TRANSITIONS conference in early 2010.  We hope that you will encourage your tribal environmental and natural resources staff to attend these trainings as they will provide useful information on the permitting process, practical application to tribal environmental issues, and environmental justice for tribal communities.

SWITCA-PLSI Meet & Greet and 2nd Quarterly Meeting
June 19, 2009
10:00 am- 3:00 pm
UNM School of Law
Agenda

The AILC’s Pre-Law Summer Institute (PLSI) invites you to welcome the Class of 2009! The PLSI is an 8-week Indian legal education program aimed at preparing Indian students to succeed in law school. Each year, we invite tribal judges to have an informal discussion with the PLSI students about the important work of tribal courts and to provide personal advice to Indian law students interested in working in tribal judicial systems.

Following the morning session, a luncheon will be provided.  In the afternoon, we will have our quarterly Southwest Intertribal Court of Appeals (SWITCA) meeting and training session.

1st Annual Forum on Land Into Trust Process
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs
April 30, 2009
BIA's National Indian Program Training Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico

This Forum was facilitated by the AILC and will serve as a repository for information related to the Forum.

Background: On May 20, 2008, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) released a Handbook on the Acquisition of Title to Land Held in Trust or Restricted Fee. Tribal leaders and representatives were asked to review the Handbook and to identify areas requiring further discussion.

Purpose: The Forum presented an opportunity for tribal leaders and representatives, BIA staff, and DOI solicitors to provide feedback on the Handbook's operation and to begin general discussions regarding execution of land into trust processes.

Comments: Submit your feedback regarding the Handbook to the AILC.
P.O. Box 4456
Albuquerque, NM 87196
or via e-mail to: candelaria@ailc-inc.org
Agenda
Tribal Leader Letter (April 6, 2009)
Tribal Leader Letter (October 3, 2008)
Fee to Trust Handbook

2nd Annual Tribal Leaders Conference
"Transitions: Building Stronger Tribal Governance"
February 22-24, 2009
Isleta Hotel & Convention Center, Isleta Pueblo, New Mexico

This conference is specially designed for tribal leaders, judges, administrators, law enforcement, and other key personnel to learn about federal Indian law and other processes useful to tribal governments. The goal is to give a “jump start” to tribal administrations to be even more successful in leading their tribal communities in the next year.
Conference Program


The AILC had the honor of hosting a panel of former assistant secretaries for Indian Affairs at our recent Transitions Conference. You can view this historic event at this link: Video

Panel: Federal Indian Policy in the New Administration

Moderator:

Sam Deloria, former Deputy Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs for the U.S. Department of Interior. President of the Board of Directors for AILC and Director of the American Indian Graduate Center.

Panelists:

Carl J. Artman, former Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs for the U.S. Depratment of Interior. A Partner at the law firm Godrey & Kahn, S.C.

Thomas W. Fredericks, former Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs for the U.S. Department of Interior. A Partner at the law firm Fredericks, Pelcyger & Hester, LLC.

Kevin Gover, former Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs for the U.S. Department of Interior. Director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian.
Conference Program.