ICWA Conference 2015




August  6 - 7, 2015

Faculty Biographies

Day 1

 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.   

Opening Prayer

Tim Terry, Jr., Gila River Indian Community

Welcome
 
Vice Chief Justice John Pelander, Arizona Supreme Court
 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Ending Violence So Children Can Thrive 

Sheri Freemont, Casey Family Programs

Promoting Well-Being for American Indian and Alaskan native Children 

Alfredo Urbina, Pascua Yaqui Tribe





Presentation
 
 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Removing Barriers to Success for Native Youth; Generation Indigenous Initiative

Ryan Ward, Center for Native American Youth

Raphael F. Tapia, Jr., Partnership with Native Americans

Debbie Manuel, Morning Star Youth

Presentation

Presentation

  

Day 2

 8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.   

Opening Prayer

Councilman Robert Stone, Gila River Indian Community

Welcome

Governor Stephen Lewis, Gila River Indian Community

  
 
 8:15 a.m. -  9:45 a.m.

The Revised Guidelines for State Courts and Agencies in Indian Child Custody Proceedings 

Professor Barbara Atwood, University of Arizona

The Arizona ICWA Guide - Translating Guidelines to Practice

Case Law update 

Dawn Williams, Arizona Attorney General's Office

Presentation


Arizona ICWA Guide


Presentation
 
 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Oglala Sioux Tribe v. Van Hunnik and ICWA's Restrictions on Emergency Removals

Stephen L. Pevar, American Civil Liberties Union

Presentation

  
 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

LUNCH - Connections: Coming Together for Our Children

Hon. Richard Blake, Hoopa Valley Tribe, National American Indian Court Judges Association
           
 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Closing Prayer, Sending Forth

Hon. Kami Hart, Gila River Indian Community

Hon. Kathleen Quigley, Pima County Superior Court