The Implementation Project is excited to announce an upcoming event: Protecting Traditional Plant Knowledge Consultation Prep Webinar. This webinar is a collaboration of The Implementation Project, the Arizona State University College of Law Indigenous Innovation Initiative, the National Congress of American Indians, the University of Colorado Law School American Indian Law Program, Native American Rights Funds, the National Native American Bar Association, and UCLA School of Law Native Nations Law & Policy Center. The webinar will be held on Thursday, February 27 from 1pm-4pm Pacific Time/2-5pm Mountain Time/4-7pm Eastern Time.
We hope you can join us to prepare for the USPTO Tribal consultations on the WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge. This session will explore the Treaty’s implications for Indigenous Peoples, highlighting its potential impact on cultural heritage, sovereignty, and intellectual property rights. Experts will break down key aspects of the Treaty and provide guidance on how Indigenous leaders and community members can engage in the upcoming USPTO Tribal consultations.
Our invited speakers and moderators include:
- Linda Benally, Legal Advisor, Native American Church – State of New Mexico
- Kristen Carpenter, Co-Director, The Implementation Project, Council Tree Professor of Law, and Director, American Indian Law Program, University of Colorado Law School
- Frank Ettawageshik, Board President, Association on American Indian Affairs, and Fmr. Chairman, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
- Makalika Naholowa’a, Executive Director, Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation, and Fmr. President, National Native American Bar Association
- Keone Nakoa, Fmr. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular and International Affairs
- Sue Noe, Co-Director, The Implementation Project, and Senior Staff Attorney, Native American Rights Fund
- Trevor Reed, Faculty Director, Indigenous Innovation Initiative and Professor of Law, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University
- J. Garret Renville, Chairman, Coalition of Large Tribes
- Emiliano Salazar, Law Fellow, American Indian Law Program, University of Colorado Law School
- Heidi Todacheene, Fmr. Senior Advisor, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, and Fmr. Executive Director, The Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee
- Peter K. Yu, University Distinguished Professor, Regents Professor of Law and Communication, and Director, Center for Law and Intellectual Property, Texas A&M University
You can register to attend this webinar HERE. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at declaration@narf.org if you have any questions.
We hope you can make it!
