University of Wisconsin-Madison
February 23-24, 1996 Memorial Union
_Agenda_
Friday, February 23, 1996
8:30-9:00 Welcome and Opening
9:00-9:45 Treating Tribes as States in Federal and Tribal
Environmental Statutes
Richard Monette, Professor, University of Wisconsin Law
School
9:45-10:00 Break
10:00-10:45 Tribal Constitution Writing
Arlinda Locklear, Attorney at Law
10:45-11:30 A Historical Development of Tribal Court Systems
Frank Pommersheim, University of South Dakota School of Law
11:30-1:00 Lunch Break
1:00-2:00 Oral Arguments: Navajo Supreme Court
2:00-3:00 Discussion with the Navajo Supreme Court concerning the
operation of the Navajo Supreme Court and Navajo Law
3:00-4:00 Tribal Courts in Wisconsin
Mark Butterfield, Ho-Chunk Nation Judge
Stanley Webster, Oneida Appeals Commission
Saturday, February 24, 1996
8:30-9:00 Welcome and Opening
9:00-9:40 Indian Gaming
Harold Monteau, Chairman, National Indian Gaming Commission
Tom Acebedo, Special Assistant to the Chairman, NIGC
9:40-10:20 Minimum Internal Control Standards
Sharon House, Attorney, Oneida Gaming Commission
Monica Lubiarz, Senior Attorney, National Indian Gaming
Commission
10:20-10:30 Break
10:30-11:15 Justice in Indian Country
Herb Becker, Director, Office of Tribal Justice, United
States Department of Justice
11:15-12:00 Federal and State Employment Laws Applied to Indian Tribes
Kevin Wadzinski, Attorney, Dorsey & Whitney
12:00-1:00 Lunch Break
1:00-1:40 Legislative and Litigation Update
Michael Anderson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, United States
Department of Interior
1:40-2:20 Development of Tribal Administrative Law: Due Process Before
Tribal Regulatory Agencies
Dean Suagee, Attorney, Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker
2:20-2:30 Break
2:30-3:30 Keynote Speech
Browning Pipestem, Attorney
6:00-12:00 Pow-Wow (Memorial Union Great Hall)
All Conference events are free of charge and open to the public.
Public parking is available in the nearby Lake/Frances Street ramps.
Wisconsin Continuing Legal Education Credits are pending. A special
invitation to University of Wisconsin Law School alumni is extended.
HOTEL RESERVATIONS: We have reserved a block of rooms at the Concourse
Hotel, 1 West Dayton Street, Madison, WI 53703, (608) 257-6000.
Reservations must be made prior to January 26, 1996 to get the conference
pricing of $79. When calling, mention the Indian Law Student Association
to get this special rate.
BANQUET: The Indian Law Student Association will be sponsoring a banquet
and awards presentation at the Concouse Hotel on Friday, February 23, 1996,
at 6:00 pm. Cost is $30 Non-Student or $20 Student. Scholarships are
available upon request. Tickets for the banquet must be purchased in
advance. Tickets may be obtained by remitting payment to ILSA, 7409
Timberlake Trail #105, Madison, WI 53719. Please indicate the number of
persons attending. If applicable, please include the names of UW Law alumni
attending the Banquet.
For more information, please call Jessica Kachur at (608) 274-1504 or Mike
Murphy at (608) 257-7914.
Sponsored by: UW Law Students Association, UW MultiCultural Center,
Associated Students of Madison, University of Wisconsin Law School,
University of Wisconsin Alumni Association, UW System Institute on Race,
Wisconsin Union Directorate, Wisconsin State Bar - Indian Law Section,
American Indian Studies Program.