Cultural Connection and the Law 2008 seminar to be held August

POLSON — Cultural Connection and the Law 2008, a one-day seminar to be held on August 5, 2008 at the KwaTaqNuk Resort, is the vision and project of the late Chief Justice Joe Moran, Court of Appeals, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation, who was committed to making the CSKT Appellate Court a model of professionalism and success. This program is partially funded by the Department of Justice’s Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Discretionary Grants Program. An outstanding program has been put together, with a culturally and professionally diverse group of speakers who combine bar, cultural and traditional components to promote a better understanding of the tribal court system. For many registrants, this will be their first experience hearing from the respective cultural committees, as well as tribal lawyers and judges.

Speakers include James Park Taylor, Co-Director of the UM Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center, Mansfield, Juries and Democracy Program; Ranald McDonald, CSKT Tribal Legal Dept Managing Attorney; Craige Couture, CSKT Chief of Police; CSKT Appellate Justices Greg Dupuis, Clayton Matt, Chuck Wall and Wilmer Windham; Winona Tanner, CSKT Tribal Court Chief Judge; Bob Stahl, CSKT Tribal Court Law Clerk; Ann Sherwood, CSKT Tribal Defenders Office; Gary Acevedo, former CSKT Tribal Court Judge and current Program Officer for the Montana Community Change Project for CSKT; Jenifer Blumberg, Executive Director, DOVES; Brandi Ries, Staff Attorney, DOVES; and Trudy Flamand, CSKT Staff Attorney.

This program has been approved for 6.5 CLE credits by the Montana State Bar and the cost of registration is $50, which includes breakfast and lunch. More information and online registration is available at www.culturalconnection08.com or you may download the registration form at http://www.culturalconnection08.com/files/
Registration_Form2.doc and mail it along with your $50 registration fee to Abby Dupuis, CSKT Appellate Court, P.O. Box 278, Pablo, MT 59855.