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Posted By Indian Land Working Group on July 21, 2011

When: October 24 – 27, 2011
Where: Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, 49500 Seminole Drive, Cabazon, CA 92230

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Hosted By: Morongo Band of Mission Indians
Sponsored By: Indian Land Working Group

For reservations call: 1-800-252-4499. Request the “21st Annual Indian Land Consolidation Symposium” rate of $84 per night. This rate will be available until October 7, 2011, so please call for reservations early. Morongo Casino Resort & Spa is AAA 4-Diamond Award hotel owned and operated by the Morongo Band of Mission Indians.

The 21st Annual Conference will place special focus on options for restoration, protection and preservation of land. This symposium will include panels addressing allotment fractionation, land consolidation, options available under the American Indian Probate Reform Act, status of the Cobell Settlement, management and control of tribal and allotted lands.

Panels will be addressing trust land acquisitions, leases, probate, TAAMS, appraisals, BLM surveys, trust reform and regulatory compliance policies.

We encourage allotted landowners along with tribal leaders, tribal and federal employees – real estate specialists, appraisers, probate/estate planning specialists, natural resource professionals and attorneys to attend the 21st Annual Land Consolidation Symposium. We need to work together and come away from this conference knowledgeable about land use & management practices which will restore, protect and preserve our lands for generations to come.

The goals of the Indian Land Working Group are to:
• Restore and preserve the native land base
• Promote native use and management of the land and resources
• Educate tribal communities about land restoration, use, and management options and models
• Support native land policy reform at the local and federal level

Please plan to attend the 21st Annual Land Consolidation Symposium at Morongo Casino Resort & Spa at Cabazon, California, on October 24-27, 2011. Courtesy shuttles will be available from airports at Palm Springs and Ontario, CA.

ILWG Contact- Sharon Redthunder (Interim Director): (509) 631-0584 or Jason Parris at 505-247-9561.

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Posted By Indian Land Working Group on September 13, 2011

21st Annual Indian Land Consolidation Symposium

Sponsored by Indian Land Working Group
Hosted by MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS
Morongo Casino & Resort, California

“TAKING A STAND ON INDIAN LAND”

Monday, October 24. 2011

10:00 am – 4:00 pm Registration

Vendors/Exhibits Set up 10:00 a.m.

 

Tuesday, October 25^th

8:00 am  Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 am  Opening Ceremonies

Posting of Colors

Invocation by Elder

Welcome Speech –Morongo Councilman/Representative

Welcome – Austin Nunez ILWG Board of Director Chairman

 

General Session Begins 9:45 am

9:45 am – 10:30 am

Panel I –Fractionated Interests/Land Acquisition Programs

Panelists:

Sharon Redthunder, Interim Executive Director, ILWG

Cris Stainbrook, Indian Land Tenure Foundation

Farm Service Agency Representative-USDA (Invited)

10:30 am – 10:45 am Morning Break

 

10:45 am – 11:45 am

Panel II – Fee to Trust Updates: Carcieri, California Fee to Trust Consortium, off-reservation acquisitions, electronic processing

Panelists:

Amy Dutschke, Regional Director, Pacific Region

Kevin Bearquiver, Deputy Director (Trust), Pacific Region

Brenda Tomaras, Attorney, Tomaras & Ogas, LLP

Dan Hawk, ESRI, North Carolina Cherokee

11:45 am – 1:00 pm Lunch on your own

 

1:00 pm – 1:45 pm

Panel III: Indian Land Consolidation Act (ILCA, 25 USC 2201, et.seq.)

Panelists:

Judge Sally Willett (ret.)

Karen Woodard, Morongo Real Estate Director

Liz Listo, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Papago Agency

Karen Graham, Attorney at Law

1:45 pm – 2:45 pm

Panel IV –– American Indian Probate Reform Act: implementation and possible legislative remedies

Panelists:

Judge Sally Willett (ret.)

Gloria Koehne, BIA Realty, Western Regional Office

Stan Webb, BIA Realty Officer, Western Regional Office

Sharon Redthunder, Interim Director, ILWG

2:45 – 3:00 pm – Afternoon Break

 

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Panel V– Federal Probate Codes

Panelists:

Judge Sally Willett (ret.)

Norma Jean Louie, Coeur D’Alene Tribal Councilwoman

Wednesday, October 26^th

8:00 am Continental Breakfast

General Session Begins 9:00 am

 

9:00 am – 9:45 am

Panel VI ––Appraisals/Appraisal Funding

Panelists:

Iris Crisman, Deputy Director, Appraisal Services, OST

Arvel Hale, Appraisal Consultant

Jim Dingman, Tribal Contract Appraiser

9:45am – 10:45 am

Panel VII- –Indian Trust Management Reform –Implementation of Trust Improvements (Fed. Reg. Vol. 76, No. 28 2/10/11)

Panelists:

David Harrison, Attorney at Law

David Burnett, Chairman, Confederated Tribes of Chehalis

Donna Erwin, Principal Deputy, Office of Special Trustee

10:45 am – 11 am Morning Break

 

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Panel VIII – Cobell v. Salazar updates/Claims Settlement Issues

Panelists: Keith Harper, Attorney at Law, Kilpatrick Stockton LLC

 

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch on your own

 

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Panel IX– Leases/Rights of Way – Using GIS to locate improvements, rights-of-ways, and to identify possible trespasses, Condemnation

Panelists:

James Payne, GIS, Morongo Band of Cahuilla Indians

Lisa Harjo, Cherokee

Dan Hawk, ESRI, Northern Carolina Cherokee.

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Afternoon break

 

2:45 pm – 3:45 pm

Panel VIII – U.S. vs. Jicarilla Apache Nation

Panelists:

Steve McHugh, Attorney at Law, Holland & Knight (Invited)

David Harrison, Attorney at Law

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm ILWG Banquet/Fundraiser Auction

 

Thursday, October 27^th

8:00 am Continental Breakfast

General Session Begins 9:00 am

 

9:00 am. – 10:00 am

Panel XI – Land Titles & Records

Panelists:

Karen Woodard, Morongo Real Estate Director

Michael Cannon, MorongoTitles & Records

Janet Nicholson, Colville Titles & Records

Marcos Apodaca, Agua Caliente Real Estate Director

Connie Medina, Agua Caliente Title & Records

10:00 am – 10:45 am

Panel XII – Regulatory compliance, policies (BIA internal policies), legislative issues

Panelists:

John Dossett, General Counsel, NCAI (Invited)

David Harrison, Attorney at Law

Gerald Jones, Pacific Regional Forester, BIA

10:45 am – 11:00 am Morning Break

 

11:00 am – 12:00 noon

Panel XIII –Mismanagement of Allotted Lands/ Trust Reform should be Restructured

Panelists:

Marcella Giles, Attorney at Law/Landowner, Oklahoma

Leona Gopher, Landowner, Blackfeet

Jodi Rave, Landowner, Fort Berthold

Phoebe Dobbins, Landowner, Muskogee Creek

12:00 – 1:15 p.m. – Lunch on your own

 

1:15 –2:15 ILWG Strategic Planning -2012 – RFP for 22^nd Annual Symposium

 

2:15 – 2:30 Afternoon Break

 

2:30 –Door prize Drawing – Must be Present to Win

 

2:30 – 4:00 Committee Meetings (if needed) and/or take a visit to Morongo Titles & Records Office

 

4:00 p.m.  Adjourn

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Posted By Indian Land Working Group on July 17, 2011

INDIAN LAND WORKING GROUP

21st ANNUAL INDIAN LAND CONSOLIDATION SYMPOSIUM

Coming soon: PayPal registration and payment!

Meanwhile, if you would like to register now, you may print out this page, fill it out and mail it to the address indicated below with your payment.

Pre-registration for the 21st Annual Indian Land Consolidation Symposium is $200.00 and must be postmarked or faxed by October 15th. Registration after October 15th or ON-SITE is $250.00. No cancellation refunds after October 15th. To register, fill out the registration form and fax or mail to:

Indian Land Working Group

c/o Sharon Redthunder, Executive Director

Post Office Box 201

Elmer City, WA 99124

Phone No. 509-631-0584

Fax: (505) 842-5506, Jason Parris

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E-Mail:____________________________________________

Method of Payment; check one of the following:

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For further questions, Contact Sharon Redthunder:  509-631-0584, or Jason Parris: 505-247-9561.

 

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