As Tribal Nations confront mounting threats to sacred places, burial sites, and traditional cultural landscapes, some of the most powerful and underutilized tools in a Tribal government’s toolkit involve the use of Tribal law to assert jurisdiction, enforce cultural protections, and secure funding for preservation work. We are proud to offer a free webinar on October 21st on how Tribes can use legal and cultural tools to protect sacred places and assert sovereignty. This webinar will explore how Tribal governments can continue using their inherent sovereignty to develop and enforce legal protections for sacred and cultural places, including through cultural resource codes, enforcement regimes, civil recovery systems, and direct negotiations with project developers.
Sacred Sites, Sovereign Tools: Developing Cultural Protections for Your Tribe
Date: October 21st
Time 3-5pm (12-2pm PDT)
Register now: http://bit.ly/4nh4ArQ
Presenters: Jessie Barrington (Attorney at Law, Citizen of Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Suislaw Indians); Lydia Dexter (Attorney at Law), Katherine Sorrell (Attorney at Law), and Dr. Ellen Chapman (Cultural Resources Specialist).
We’ll cover how to:
- Design Tribal natural and cultural resource codes with enforceable remedies
- Negotiate leases and rights-of-way that include accountability mechanisms
- Recover trespass damages under Tribal and federal law
- Assess and value natural and cultural resource damage after unauthorized disturbance
Download our flyer for the webinar, or register for your spot in Zoom today!
Image of Mattanock, the Nansemond Indian Nation headquarters, used with permission of the Nation. This webinar is for informational purposes only, and is not legal advice. No attorney-client relationship is formed. For legal guidance, please consult a licensed attorney.