News & Events

Tues., November 17, 2009 - 6:00pm

Lecture: Land, Natural Resources, and Sovereignty: Lessons from the Cherokee Nation and the Palestinian West Bank by Professor Marty Matlock

Wed., November 18, 2009 - 4:30pm

Alumni Hall I - The Carolina Club - Hill Alumni Center

Inaugural Michael D. Green Lecture in American Indian Studies - Featured Speaker, Professor N. Bruce Duthu

Since 1978, the scope of tribal sovereign power has been steadily eroded by the US Supreme Court with minimal interference or correction by the Congress. These developments have serious implications for tribal governments working to develop and/or enhance living conditions in contemporary Indian Country. They also serve to call into question this nation's commitment to legal pluralism which, when viewed in proper historical context and in light of the contemporary federal policy of tribal self-determination, recognizes tribal governments and their legal traditions as the primary governing authority in Indian Country. In this talk, Professor Duthu will offer a brief account of the Supreme Court's recent work in federal Indian law and ultimately, will suggest that Congress must (re)embrace its constitutional obligations in Indian affairs in order to correct the current trajectory of tribal sovereignty

Sat., November 21, 2008 - 11am - 4pm

North Carolina Museum of History - Raleigh N.C.

North Carolina American Indian Heritage Celebration