In Fall 2021, the Implementation Project partnered with the Pawnee Nation and the Cherokee Nation to offer workshops about the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Declaration). Funding from the Henry Luce Foundation allowed the Implementation Project to
Inter-Tribal Workshop: Implementing UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Dear Tribal Leader, On November 10, 2021 the Pawnee Nation will host an InterTribal workshop on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This workshop will educate and inform our Oklahoma Tribes and Pawnee Tribal Members on
Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change: Preparing for COP26
On October 20, 2021, the American Indian Law Program at Colorado Law hosted a webinar panel on Indigenous Peoples and climate change via Zoom in advance of COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference. Moderated by Implementation Project partner Kristen Carpenter,
Lawyering the Indian Child Welfare Act: Colorado Law American Indian Law Program Hosts ICWA Experts, Talk About Brackeen Case
Please join the American Indian Law Program and guest speakers Matthew Fletcher and Wenona Singel for a talk on the Indian Child Welfare Act, the petitions challenging the Act currently pending before the Supreme Court of the United States, and the potential ramifications for American
Tribal Implementation Toolkit Available April 12
Join Us for the Launch Event!United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples:Tribal Implementation Toolkit Monday, April 12, 2021 12:15-1:30 Pacific Time ZoneRegister now → Join Colorado Law, UCLA Law, and the Native American Rights Fund for a discussion
United Nations Expert Mechanism on Rights of Indigenous Peoples Report: Free, prior and informed consent: a human-rights based approach
In August 2018, the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (“EMRIP”) presented a study on free, prior and informed consent through the context of human rights to the United Nations General Assembly. This study was conducted pursuant to
Joint Project of Colorado Law and Native American Rights Fund Earns Support of National Congress of American Indians to Help Promote the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), the nation’s largest and oldest organization of American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments, recently passed a resolution re-affirming the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and calling for measures
Webinar Series Addresses Indigenous Rights Through Intellectual Property Lens
The University of Colorado Law School, the Native American Rights Fund, and the National Congress of American Indians recently collaborated on a two-part webinar series addressing the applications of, and gaps in, intellectual property rights protections for indigenous peoples’ traditional
Virtual Lecture Opportunity – The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: A Vehicle of Reform in the United States
Dean S. James Anaya of the University of Colorado Law School will lead a virtual lecture on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on September 25, 2020, from 6 – 7:30 PM MDT. Hosted by the