The Simon Ortiz and Labriola Center Lecture on Indigenous Land, Culture, and Community

UPCOMING

Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011 :: "Tribal Land Claims: A Generation of Federal Indian Law on the Edge"
:: ARLINDA LOCKLEAR, Attorney, Washington DC

7 p.m.    |   Heard Museum Downtown     |    2301 N. Central Avenue (Central & Encanto), Phoenix, AZ 85004 
602.252.8848     |    On the Encanto & Central Light Rail stop!

Free of charge and open to the public.    |    Printable Flyer: PDF

Arlinda Locklear has a particularly distinguished career in federal Indian law. During her thirty five years' experience in the field, Locklear has represented tribes throughout the U.S. in federal and state courts on treaty claims to water and land, taxation disputes with states and local authorities, reservation boundary issues, and federal recognition of tribes. In particular, she is a nationally recognized expert in federal recognition of tribes and Indian land claims.

Locklear began her career as an attorney at the Native American Rights Fund in Boulder, Colorado, and later transferred to the Washington D.C. office. As directing attorney for seven years in the Washington, D.C. office, Locklear supervised significant litigation of Indian issues as well as the legislative work of the office. Locklear was a member of the board of Advisors for the Encyclopedia of Native Americans in the 20th Century and is a member of the Board of Trustees for the University of North Carolina, Pembroke. Ms. Locklear was awarded the Outstanding Woman of Color Award, given by the National Institute of Women of Color in 1987; the Julian T. Pierce Award, given by Pembroke State University in 1994; the 1995 Carpathian Award for Speaking Out, given by North Carolina Equity; the Parks Award for Community Service, given by North Carolina State University in 2003; the 2008 Kate Stoneman Award for outstanding achievement in the legal profession, given by Albany Law School; and the 2009 Distinguished Alumna Award, from the College of Charleston. Ms. Locklear appears in the volume Notable Native Americans.

Locklear earned her law degree from Duke University School of Law and is a member of the Bars of Maryland, North Carolina, and the District of Columbia. She also holds honorary doctorates from State University of New York, Oneonta, and North Carolina State University. Locklear is an enrolled member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.

FUTURE EVENTS

March 15, 2012: BOB HAOZOUS (Apache), Sculptor, Santa Fe, NM

October 11, 2012: OFELIA ZEPEDA (Tohono O'odham), Poet and Regents' Professor of Linguistics, University of Arizona

March 14, 2013: JAMES LUNA (Luiseño), Performance Artist, San Francisco, CA

October 10, 2013: BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE (Cree), Musician, Winnepeg, MB, Canada

March 2014: EDGAR HEAP OF BIRDS (Cheyenne and Arapaho), Public Artist, Norman, OK

October 2014: SANDY OSAWA (Makah), Filmmaker, Seattle, WA

PAST EVENTS

Arlinda Locklear (Lumbee): "Tribal Land Claims: A Generation of Federal Indian Law on the Edge." Oct. 6, 2011
Video: http://lib.asu.edu/librarychannel/2011/11/15/ep116_locklear  

Leroy Little Bear (Blackfoot): "Native Science and Western Science: Possibilities for a Powerful Collaboration." Mar. 24, 2011
Video: http://lib.asu.edu/librarychannel/2011/05/16/ep114_littlebear

Kathryn Shanley (Assiniboine): "'Mapping' Indigenous Futures: Creating a Native Voice in Higher Education." Oct. 7, 2010
Video: http://lib.asu.edu/librarychannel/2010/11/29/ep110_kshanley

Peterson Zah (Navajo): "Finally, We Are Growing Our Own." Mar. 25, 2010
Video: http://lib.asu.edu/librarychannel/2010/04/22/ep106_petersonzah

Leslie Marmon Silko (Laguna Pueblo): An Evening with Leslie Marmon Silko, reading from memoir, Turquoise Ledge. Oct. 8, 2009
Video: http://lib.asu.edu/librarychannel/2009/12/14/ep102_silko

Gerald Taiaiake Alfred (Kahnawake Mohawk): "Resurgence of Traditional Ways of Being: Indigenous Paths of Action and Freedom." Mar. 23, 2009
Video: http://lib.asu.edu/librarychannel/2009/04/20/ep96_taiaikealfred

Wilma Mankiller (Cherokee): "Challenges Facing 21st Century Indigenous People." Oct. 2, 2008
Video: http://lib.asu.edu/librarychannel/2008/10/20/ep84_wilmamankiller

Ned Blackhawk (Western Shoshone): "Violence over the Land: Lessons from the Early American West." Jan. 28, 2008
Video: http://lib.asu.edu/librarychannel/2008/02/21/ep89_nedblackhawk

ABOUT

To speak and act on behalf of ourselves as a human, social and cultural world, we are required to speak and act on behalf of land, culture, and community. No matter who we are, no matter what our livelihood is, and no matter what our inclinations are, we are bound by a relationship to the land upon which we live, the cultural knowledge by which we are guided, and the community we share with one another.

The Simon Ortiz and Labriola Center Lecture on Indigenous Land, Culture, and Community at Arizona State University addresses topics and issues across disciplines in the arts, humanities, sciences, and politics. Underscoring Indigenous American experiences and perspectives, this series seeks to create and celebrate knowledge that evolves from an inclusive Indigenous worldview and that is applicable to all walks of life.

The Simon Ortiz and Labriola Center Lecture on Indigenous Land, Culture, and Community seeks to speak, act, offer, and share in order to assume responsibility for land, culture, community that is our world.

ASU Sponsors: American Indian Policy Institute | American Indian Studies Program | Department of English | Faculty of History in the School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies | Indian Legal Program in the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law | Labriola National American Indian Data Center | Women and Gender Studies in the School of Social Transformation

Community Partner: Heard Museum