World Indigenous Law Conference – Irvine, CA

2016 World Indigenous Law Conference logo

The Seventh Generation  Fund for Indigenous Peoples, Inc., presents the World Indigenous Law Conference,Rights, Responsibilities, and Resilience: An International Discourse on Indigenous Peoples’ Jurisprudence, Oct. 19-22, 2016.

The World Indigenous Law Conference is held every two years and will be hosted in October 2016 in North America for the first time. This Conference is an international forum aimed at gathering Indigenous lawyers, practitioners, academics and those interested in furthering their understanding of issues facing Indigenous Peoples. Key elements of this conference include an international discourse on Indigenous Peoples’ Jurisprudence: examining legal frameworks and strategies for self-determined futures.

The conference will be held at the Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences & Engineering in Irvine, CA, Tongva & Acjachemen Peoples’ Traditional Territories. The host is the American Indian Resource Center, University of California at Irvine.

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