Monday, April 06, 2009, 1:15 PM
Ames Courtroom, Austin Hall, Harvard Law School
1515 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138

A conference sponsored by the Harvard Native American Law Students Association

The Supreme Court’s treatment of American Indians has long been viewed as uniquely reflective of the rise and fall of our shared democratic faith. A flurry of recent cases have signaled to Native nations a disturbing paradigm shift – that of a judiciary now openly hostile to tribal interests. This timely conference brings together leading scholars and practitioners for a frank discussion regarding the impact the Roberts Court is having on Indian Country.

1:15 OPENING REMARKS

• A. Raymond Halbritter, Representative, Oneida Indian Nation

1:30 FROM WHERE WE’VE COME: MARSHALL TO REHNQUIST

• N. Bruce Duthu, Professor of Native American Studies, Dartmouth College
• Steven Paul McSloy, Co-chair, Native American Practice Group, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
• Alexander Tallchief Skibine, S.J. Quinney Professor of Law, University of Utah
• Lorie M. Graham, Professor of Law, Suffolk University (Moderator)

2:45 WHERE WE’RE GOING: THE ROBERTS COURT

• Bethany Berger, Oneida Indian Nation Visiting Professor of Law, Harvard University
• Gavin Clarkson, Associate Professor of Law, University of Houston
• Douglas J. Luckerman, Tribal Attorney
• Joseph William Singer, Bussey Professor of Law, Harvard University
• Rebecca Tsosie, Professor of Law, Arizona State University
• Richard Guest, Co-director, Supreme Court Project, Native American Rights Fund (Moderator)

4:15 KEYNOTE ADDRESS

• Philip “Sam” Deloria, Director, American Indian Graduate Center, Inc.

SPONSORS:

Harvard Native American Law Students Association

Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, Harvard Law School

Harvard University Native American Program

Committee on Indigeneity, Migration, Ethnicity, and Human Rights, Harvard University

Native Americans at Harvard College

Native American Caucus, John F. Kennedy School of Government

UNDERWRITER:

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP