Water Tribal History & Law Webinar
This webinar is provided free of charge.
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Days & Times
Noon Pacific / 3 p.m. Eastern
Duration: 60 – 90 minutes
Course Location
Online
Course Fees
This webinar is provided free of charge.
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In 2024, the Washington State Legislature passed a law requiring the Washington Administrative Office of the Courts to train water judges, commissioners and referees on four topics related to water and tribal issues. This webinar will fulfill the requirement for training on “Indian law,” which the Legislature defined as:
Indian law, including statutory and case law, agreements, executive orders, and treaties;
This webinar, while focused on Washington’s Indian law and history, will address how the Federal Government and federal law intersect or affect state laws, with the Federal Government and tribal governments as sovereigns. The presentations will address statutory and case law, connected to both water (Winters Doctrine and McCarran Amendment) and the broader relationships among tribal, state, and federal governments. The presenters may draw on the comments and recommendations from Washington State and Tribal water leaders during the NJC consultation process in Fall 2024.
This webinar is provided free of charge. $0
During this course, you will learn to:
- Identify the period in which the Federal Government and Washington Indian tribes established tribal reservations or otherwise resolved their conflicts via agreements, executive orders, or treaties.
- Work with tribal lawyers as representatives of a sovereign nation.
- Incorporate federal Indian law into their analysis and decisions on state-law water rights.
Faculty
Professor Monte Mills, University of Washington School of Law
Justice Theresa Pouley, Colville Tribal Court of Appeals
In 2024, the Washington State Legislature passed a law requiring the Washington Administrative Office of the Courts to train water judges, commissioners and referees on four topics related to water and tribal issues. This webinar will fulfill the requirement for training on “Indian law,” which the Legislature defined as:
Indian law, including statutory and case law, agreements, executive orders, and treaties;
This webinar, while focused on Washington’s Indian law and history, will address how the Federal Government and federal law intersect or affect state laws, with the Federal Government and tribal governments as sovereigns. The presentations will address statutory and case law, connected to both water (Winters Doctrine and McCarran Amendment) and the broader relationships among tribal, state, and federal governments. The presenters may draw on the comments and recommendations from Washington State and Tribal water leaders during the NJC consultation process in Fall 2024.