Signed. Sealed. Delivered?

Signed. Sealed. Delivered?
Exploring the Gap Between the Promise and
Fulfillment of America’s Treaties with Native American Nations

Join IILP as we celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a webinar developed in conjunction with the National Native American Bar Association. This webinar will feature a panel discussion on the complicated history of the United States’ treaties with Native American Nations. While Article VI of the U.S. Constitution states that ratified treaties shall be the “supreme Law of the Land” and thus hold the same legal standing as federal statutes and the Constitution itself, the US repeatedly violated or wholly ignored the promises made in those treaties. The gap between treaty promises and fulfillment has had enduring ramifications on the lives of Native Americans, including access to Native land, benefit from natural resources, and self-governance. Our panel will cover the origin and development of treaties, legal and political importance of the making (and breaking) of treaties, as well as modern enforcement and litigation. 

Speakers:

Gregory Ablavsky
Professor of Law and History (by courtesy)
Stanford Law School

Beth Baldwin
Partner
Ziontz Chestnut LLP

Jared Crum (Moderator)
Board Member
Native American Bar Association

Robert Miller
Professor of Law
Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University