The Tribal Court Practice:
A Context and Practice Handbook (with Tonya
Kowalski) (Textbook Series) (Carolina Academic Press, forthcoming 2011).
Chapters
"Holding Back the Tide: The
Existing Indian Family Doctrine and its Continued Denial of the Right to
Culture for Indigenous Children," in Facing the Future: The Indian Child Welfare
Act at 30 (Matthew L. M. Fletcher, Wenona T. Singel, Kathryn
E. Fort, eds.) (Michigan State University Press) (December 2009).
Journal
articles
"Listening to Indigenous
Voices: The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and What it
Means to U.S. Tribes," U.C. Davis Journal of International Law &
Policy (forthcoming 2010).
"Tribal Law and Best
Practices in Legal Education: Creating a New Path for the Study of Tribal
Law," 19 Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy 63 (2009).
"From Conflict to
Cooperation: State and Tribal Court Relations in the Era of
Self-Determination," 45 Court Review 48 (with Tonya Kowalski) (2009).
Presentations
"Introducing Indigenous
Legal Theory into Clinical Practice," Australian National Conference
on Clinical and Experiential Learning, University of New South Wales,
Sydney, September 2011
"Knowing, Thinking, Doing: A
Discussion on Doctrine, Theory and Practice of Indigenous Law, Education
and the Clinical Experience," Indian Law Clinics and Externship
Symposium, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 2011
"Indigenous LEgal Theory and
Tribal Court Practice: Where the Rubber Meets the Road," Practicing
Law in Tribal Courts, Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Mass, March
2011
"Cultivating Native
Intellect and Philosophy: A Community Symposium Honoring the Contributions
of Christine Zuni Cruz," University New Mexico School of Law,
Albuquerque, March 2011
"Losing Sight of the
Counter-Narrative: The Unintended Consequences of the Tribal Law and Order
Act of 2010" (panelist), Gender Justice and Indian Sovereignty:
Native American Women and the Law, Women and the Law Conference, Thomas
Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, Calif., February 2011
"Re-envisioning Tribal and
State Relationships: The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
as a Blueprint?" International Law: Future Impacts on the
Tribal-Federal Relationship, University of Tulsa (Okla.) College of Law,
October 2010
"The Kansas Act and Recent
Case Decisions Impacting Tribal Court Jurisdiction" (roundtable
discussant), Native Nations Law Symposium, Mayetta, Kans., February
2010
"Listening to Indigenous
Voices: The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People to
Strengthen Tribal Sovereignty" (moderator) and "Criminalization
of Poverty" (panelist), Interconnections of Law and Poverty and
Impacts on Indigenous Peoples and Other Communities of Color, Indian Law
Clinics and Externship Programs Symposium, Albuquerque, N.M., June 2009
"Hearing Indigenous Voices:
Looking Toward the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People to
Strengthen Tribal Sovereignty," Socio-Legal Studies Association
Conference, De Montfort University Law School, Leicester, United Kingdom,
April 2009.
"Teaching Culture in the
Classroom: Tribal Law and Best Practices in Legal Education," Tulsa
University School of Law, Tulsa, Okla., February 2009
"Teaching Culture in the
Classroom: Tribal Law and Best Practices in Legal Education,"
Innovations in Tribal Governance, Tribal Law & Government Conference,
University of Kansas, Lawrence, February 2009
"Substantive Criminal Law in
Tribal Court" and "Tribal Court Practice," multi-session
panels at Introduction to Tribal Court Practice, Prairie Band Potawatomi
Nation, Mayetta, Kans., October 2008 (with John Francis and Tonya
Kowalski)
"Community Lawyering in
Indigenous Communities: How are We Responding in the Academy?"
(panelist), Moving Towards Best Practices for Indigenous Representation:
Listening to Our Communities, Assessing our Past, Reframing our Future,
Indian Law Clinics and Externship Programs Symposium, Santa Ana Pueblo,
N.M., June 2008
"The Role of Culture in
Teaching about Other Legal Systems" (commentator), International
Association of Law Schools Education Program, Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
May 2008
"Reflecting on Mistakes and
Accomplishments of the Clinical Movement to Plan for a Successful
Future" (panelist), Association of American Law Schools
Conference on Clinical Legal Education, Tucson, Ariz., May 2008
"Summation: Bringing It All
Together," Advocating for the Child with Mental Disabilities, Kansas
Association of Counsel for Children and the Washburn University School of
Law Children and Family Law Center, Topeka, March 2008
"Local Knowledge, Tribal
Institutions, and Federal Indian Law" (panelist), Tribal Law
and Government Conference, Lawrence, Kans., February 2008
Offices
and appointments
Board of directors, National
Native American Bar Association, 2011-13
Kansas Supreme Court Task Force
on Permanency Planning, October 2010 - June 2010
