Published: March 15, 2017
'Winter Morning' by Melanie Yazzie

Winter Morning byÌýMelanie Yazzie

If you go

Friday, March 17
1 to 5 p.m. at UMC 235

Saturday, March 18
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Wolf Law

What does it mean for law to solicit native testimony?ÌýWho tells such stories, with what authority, and with what protections and possible consequences?ÌýHow do traditions and stories get reshaped in legal contexts? How might storytelling challenge law?

Presented by the Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies (CNAIS), Indigenous Storytelling and Law: An Interdisciplinary SymposiumÌýwill explore the ways indigenous narratives are spoken, heardÌýand acted upon in legal settings.

TheÌýinterdisciplinary event will take place Friday, March 17, at the University Memorial Center (UMC) and Saturday, March 18, at Wolf Law Building.

TheÌýhighlighted sessionÌý"Indian Country and the Trump Administration: Law, Policy, and Activism" is scheduled for Saturday at 4 p.m. and will feature: S. James Anaya, Kristen Carpenter, Richard Collins, Troy Eid, Carla Fredericks, Maymangwa Flying Earth, Theresa Halsey, Sarah Krakoff, Jennifer Weddle, Heather Whiteman Runs Him,Ìýand Charles Wilkinson.

This eventÌýis free and open to the public and will include a reception on Saturday following the featured session.Ìý

for more information and the fullÌýlist of sessions. If you have any questions, please email CNAIS at cnais@colorado.edu.

The symposium was made possible with generous support from the of CU’s Research & Innovation Office.

Special thanks to the symposiumÌýco-sponsors: American Indian Law Program & CU Law; Anthropology; Art & Art History; Center of the American West; Center for Values & Social Policy; Ethnic Studies; Geography; History; Linguistics; Political Science; and Religious Studies.