The UC Irvine community is invited to register and attend the World Indigenous Law Conference. The Conference will be held at the Beckman Center in Irvine, California, from October 19-22, 2016. The Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples is the lead convener and sponsor. The UCI Sustainability Initiative is pleased to support the conference as a co-sponsor and co-convener.
The World Indigenous Law Conference is held every two years and will be hosted in October 2016 in North America for the first time. This Conference is an international forum aimed at gathering Indigenous lawyers, practitioners, academics and those interested in furthering their understanding of issues facing Indigenous Peoples. Key elements of this conference include an international discourse on Indigenous Peoples’ Jurisprudence: examining legal frameworks and strategies for self-determined futures. This third such international law convening will focus on Indigenous Peoples’ legal issues, rights and strategies:
Rights of Mother Earth
Violence Against Indigenous Women & Children
Traditional Knowledge
Relationship to Lands & Territories
Doctrine of Discovery & Terra Nullius
Environment and Climate Change
Treaties & Conventions
Tribal Jurisdictions and Territorial Integrity
Intellectual Property
Tongva & Acjachemen Peoples’ Traditional Territories
Keynotes and presentations from renowned legal scholars, lawyers, judges, wisdom keepers, community leaders, and philosophers, including:
Walter Echohawk, Sr. (Pawnee), attorney, author, legal expert and visionary for the rights of Indigenous Peoples and nations
Joshua Creamer (Wannyi / Kalkadoon), Barrister-in-law specilizing in Native title.
Naomi Lanoi (Masaai), human rights advocate
Deborah Sanchez (Chumash/O’odham), first elected Native American judge to the Superior Court in Los Angeles, California
Abby Abinanti (Yurok), tribal judge and attorney, previously a Superior Court Commissioner for over 17 years
Beverly Jacobs (Mohawk), legal scholar, lawyer, and community leader
Oren Lyons (Onondaga Nation), Faithkeeper
Speakers are subject to change.
