What does the future hold for Oregon's tribal communities? This seminar provides insight for tomorrow's Indian Law practitioners. Start with a federal and state law update, followed by a discussion of tribal courts. Issues pertaining to methamphetamine crime, including potential liability for tribes as landlords, eviction, and preventative measures, are examined. Learn about jurisdictional challenges and agreements, cigarette and gas tax agreements, and off-reservation gaming. A special lunch presentation on the 2005 American Indian Probate Reform Act will be given by Professor Douglas Nash, director of the Indian Estate Planning Institute at the Seattle University School of law. Cosponsored by the Indian Law Section.
Topics/Speakers
Federal and State Legislative Update
- Wars, Cobell, and Abramoff: Congress’s paralysis in Indian affairs
- How the media shapes the “Indian Question” in Congress
- Why tribes are served by the Legislative Assembly
- Real threats and options in 2007
Michael D. Mason, Attorney at Law, Portland
Tribal Courts
- Collections
- Child support enforcement
The Honorable Calvin E. Gantenbein, Siletz Tribal Court, Siletz
Brent Leonhard, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Pendleton
Approaches to Addressing Methamphetamine Crime
- Potential liability for tribe as landlord
- Preventative measures tribes can take
- Legal issues involved in methamphetamine-related eviction
- Follow-up after a methamphetamine-related eviction
Edmund C. Goodman, Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker LLP, Portland
Rosenda Shippentower, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Pendleton
Lunch Special Presentation: 2005 American Indian Probate Reform Act
Professor Douglas Nash, Director, Indian Estate Planning Institute, Seattle University School of Law, Seattle
Jurisdictional Challenges & Agreements
- Fresh pursuit agreements
- Cooperative law enforcement on reservations
- Current issues
Stephanie Striffler, Oregon Department of Justice, Salem
Daniel Hester, Fredericks Pelcyger & Hester LLC, Louisville, CO
Cigarette and Gas Tax Agreements
- Developing effective coalitions
- Building relationships with state agencies
- Leveraging win-win intergovernmental agreements
Kelly S. Croman, Squaxin Island Legal Department, Shelton, WA
Wayne A. Shammel, Cow Creek Tribe of the Umpqua, Roseburg
Bruce Zimmerman, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla, Pendleton
Off-Reservation Gaming
- Off-reservation gaming background
- Update on federal legislation and proposed regulations
- Developments in Oregon
Craig J. Dorsay, Attorney at Law, Portland
Rob Greene, The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, Grand Ronde
Dennis C. Karnopp, Karnopp Petersen LLP, Bend
