Upcoming Institute Training -

May 21 & 22, 2009 AIPRA Land Consolidation Training in Seattle

Day One: Overview of AIPRA, The New Technical Amendments and the Federal Regulations

• Legislative Updates and the new Administration
• Legal Updates—Carcieri v. Salazar
• Future of Indian Land Consolidation—ILCO
• Overview of the Act with the new Technical Amendments
• The new federal regulations and an update on pending land consolidation regulations

Day Two: Tribal Land Consolidation— The Future

What options are available under the new laws and regulations for a tribe to consolidate their land base? The training will cover specific provisions that further a Tribal government’s authority including purchase options, partition by sale, enactment of tribal probate codes limiting distribution to members only, and other laws to further control and promote consolidation of the tribal land base. Additionally, tribal realty officials will share information on the challenges and successes in developing and running tribal realty contracts under P.L. 93-638.

Speakers:

David Mullon, Republican Staff Director and Chief Counsel, U.S. Senate, Committee on Indian Affairs
Honorable Earl Waits, Chief Judge, U.S. Office of Hearings and Appeals, Arlington, VA
Honorable Patricia McDonald Dan, Administrative Law Judge (Retired), Albuquerque, NM
Karen Woodard, Realty Administrator, Morongo Band of Mission Indians, Banning, CA
Debra DuMontier, Office of Special Trustee, Flathead Agency, Pablo, Mt
Brenda Walhovd, Acting Director, Indian Land Consolidation Center (ILCC), Ashland, WI
Dave Farrar, Natural Resource Specialist, Indian Land Consolidation Center (ILCC), Ashland, WI
Eric Eberhard, Distinguished Practitioner, Seattle University School of Law
Heidi Gordon, Realty Specialist Indian Land Consolidation Center (ILCC), Ashland, WI
David Clifford, Karshmer and Associates, Berkley, CA
John Dossett, General Counsel, National Congress of American Indians, Washington, DC
Douglas Nash, Director, Institute for Indian Estate Planning and Probate at Seattle University School of Law

Evening Reception May 21, 2009

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Federal Government Meetings

U.S. Senate Testimony May 22, 2008 (pdf)Testimony by Douglas R. Nash, Director of the Institute for Indian Estate Planning and Probate, to U.S. Senate Committee of Indian Affairs, 2nd Hearing on Backlogs in Fee to Trust, Probate, Leasing, and Environmental Impacts

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