Nov 6
2020
Robert Odawi Porter (Seneca) Monday, November 9th, 2020 4:30-6:00pm EST RSVP for the event here The Treaty of November 11, 1794, entered into between the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) and the United States of America at Canandaigua, is perhaps the most significant U.S treaty with Indigenous nations. In addition to defining important territorial boundaries, the[...]
Dec 2
2019
In our work with American Indian tribal nations and Alaska Natives, we have identified and advocated for the elimination of legal and regulatory barriers to land use, entrepreneurship, infrastructure construction, outside investment and capital formation, and other building blocks of strong tribal economies. The last comprehensive effort by the federal government to identify these kinds[...]
Dec 2
2019
The Seneca Nation is right to exhaust its legal remedies against the state and federal governments to avoid another sad chapter in the endless economic war against the Seneca people. The legal issues of the current gaming dispute are straightforward. The 2002 compact had a 14-year term and required the nation to pay between 18%[...]
Nov 8
2019
Event January 9: Indian Law and Policy for Tribal Officials
Nov 8
2019
This book is an extensive compilation of readings focused on the meaning of sovereignty and self-determination in relation to Indigenous nations and peoples in the United States.
Nov 8
2019
The recent decision by the New York State Thruway Authority to lower the speed limit to 45 mph on that portion of Thruway running through Seneca Nation territory makes good sense …
Jul 10
2019
Dartmouth College Lecture on “Indigenous Peoples, Economic Recovery, and the Reform of U.S. Federal Indian Law”, October 2015
Jul 10
2019
Harvard Radcliffe Institute “Native Peoples, Native Politics” Conference Keynote Address, April 2016