Legal Barriers to Tribal Project Development

Thursday, November 9, 9:00 am to 10:30 am Pacific via Zoom

This program is free to attend. 

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Meet the Speakers

Ezra Rosser

Professor of Law

American University Washington College of Law

Pilar Thomas

Partner

Quarles & Brady

Former Chief of Staff to Pascua Yaqui Tribe

Rob Odawi Porter

Managing Principal

Capitol Hill Policy Group

Former President of the Seneca Nation of Indians

Eric Henson

Adjunct Lecturer in

Public Policy

Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government

Member of the Chickasaw Nation

Les Jacobowitz

Partner

ArentFox Schiff

(Moderator)

About the Program

This panel will focus on energy resource development by Native American Nations, with the primary goal of providing long-term benefits to the tribes:

Tribes

The ability of tribes to develop requires strong and consistent governance. However, tribes often have limited resources at their disposal to support the community, much less wider national needs.

Federal Government

Due to historical abuses, the Federal Government is integrally involved in the stewardship of tribal lands. We will explore how this has been both a help and a hindrance to tribal development.

Legal & Regulatory Concerns

Due to their nature, numerous legal issues arise in connection with tribal development. Such issues include, but are not limited to, sovereign immunity and state/tribal relations.

Development

Though many Native American Nations have significant potential natural resources in the development of renewable energy, such development has numerous roadblocks in addition to cost. Among the factors requiring an in-depth consideration are energy demand, transmission interconnectivity difficulties and possible conflicting private development partner priorities.

Co-Sponsored by

This program is presented by the Litigation section, chaired by Rachael C. Kogen and co-sponsored by the Inclusion section, chaired by Anthony Ross. Find out more at www.bhba.org.

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