[nativestudies-l] CONF: American Indian Water Law Conference November 17-18

[alyssa.mt.pleasant at yale.edu]

Cornell University Joint Conference and Law Symposium
On Native American Water Law, Sovereignty, and Cultural Survival

REGISTRATION is FREE, FOOD is provided FREE both days, and we are offering
a limited number of travel scholarships for students who would like to
attend....

Northeastern tribal leadership, environmental managers, attorneys, and
educators will discuss transboundary water issues, water education, and
the cultural issues surrounding water.  Nationally known attorneys and
legal scholars will present an overview of federal Indian Law and American
Indian Water law.  And, there will be ample time to network and enjoy!

Webpage:    www.aip.cornell.edu/tiwp

"Native Water Law and Public Policy:
Critical Issues in the Great Lakes
and St. Lawrence Watersheds"

Co-Sponsored by: the New York State Water Resources Institute (WRI), the
American Indian Program at Cornell University, and the Cornell Law School.

November 17-18, 2006

Cornell University Law School
Ithaca, New York

Description:  This exciting two day event seeks to bring attention to
critical water issues facing American Indian communities and their
neighbors in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Watersheds.  The event will
begin with a day devoted to Native education, law, and water and the
lessons and struggles of Native communities in dealing with Great
Lakes/St. Lawrence watershed issues.  Speakers and participants will
include Native water practitioners, planners, and activists from across
the continent and particularly from the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Basin.
The second day, as part of the annual Cornell Law School Symposium will
focus primarily on contemporary legal issues and strategies in Native
water rights and management and will feature nationally recognized
academic leaders and legal practitioners as speakers and guests.

Questions and further information:

Transboundary Indigenous Waters Program
c/o Kathy Halbig, American Indian Program
450 Caldwell Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York USA 14853

Telephone: (607) 255-6587 or 255-5991
E-mail: klh37 at cornell.edu

























































































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Alyssa Mt. Pleasant
Assistant Professor
American Studies Program    Department of History
Yale University             Yale University
P.O. Box 208236             P.O. Box 208324
New Haven, CT 06520-8236    New Haven, CT 06520-8324

alyssa.mt.pleasant at yale.edu

Neka ne ne hera teh

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