TRIBAL ALERT!
CILS' 2008 CALIFORNIA TRIBAL COURTS CONFERENCE

Register Now for CILS' 2008 California Tribal Courts Conference
Redding Rancheria Community Center
May 8th and May 9th, 2008

April 7, 2007

                                                  Conference Overview

Back by popular demand this two-day state-wide conference will feature a host of panel discussions on topics relevant to tribal courts, tribal leaders, and the tribal community. Featured presenters will include tribal court judges and representatives from tribal courts in California, as well as other experts from across the state to present information about gaining community support for tribal courts, creating judicial independence, preparing rules of ethics for tribal court judges and much more.

Panels to include: Welcome: Barbara Murphy, Redding Rancheria Tribal Council Chairperson - Tracy Edwards CEO, Redding Rancheria - Blessing: James Hayward, Sr.., Redding Rancheria Tribal Council - Opening Remarks Devon Lomayesva, Executive Director of California Indian Legal Services - Community Support for Tribal Courts - Lay Advocates: From Training to Judicial Perspectives - Creating Judicial Independence - Judicial Rules of Ethics in Tribal Courts - Alternative Models of Dispute Resolution - Technical Support in Maintaining Effective Tribal Courts - Inter-jurisdictional Issues: Full Faith and Credit/Comity, Intergovernmental Agreements/Protocols, Access to Records

Speakers include: - Judge Claudette White (Quechan Tribal Court) - Pat Sekaquaptewa (Executive Director, The Nakwatsvewat Institute) - Judge Richard Blake (Hoopa Tribal Court) - Judge Robert Moeller (Chemehuevi Tribal Court) - Jerry Gardner (Tribal Law and Policy Institute) - Steve Haberfeld (Indian Dispute Resolution Services) - James Zion, Attorney at Law - Judge Michael Golden (Redding Tribal Court) - Olin Jones (California Department of Justice) - Judge April Attebury (Karuk Tribal Court) - Chairperson Kara Miller (Smith River)  -  Judge Leonard Edwards retired (Center for Families, Children, & the Courts) - Roberta Reyes Cordero (Chumash/Yaqui/Mestiza)

Location & Accommodations

Host Hotel: Hilton Garden Inn Redding

A block of rooms at the Hilton Garden Inn has been set aside for conference attendees at a reduced conference rate. To receive the special conference rate, you must mention California Indian Legal Services’ Tribal Court Conference. Rates are $149 plus tax for the night of May 7th and $119 plus taxes per night for the nights of May 8th -10th. To make a reservation, please call (530) 226-5111. Hotel Reservations must be made by April 29, 2008 in order to receive the group rate.

A small block of rooms has been set aside for conference attendees at the Hampton Inn Suites. To receive the special conference rate, you must mention California Indian Legal Services’ Tribal Court Conference. Standard Room Rates are $116 plus taxes per night. Suites Room Rates are $125 plus taxes per night. To make a reservation, please call (530) 224-1001. Hotel Reservations must be made April 25, 2008 to receive the group rate.

Another hotel property in the area that has availability is the Red Lion Inn Hotel. The number to the Red Lion hotel Redding is (530) 221-8700.