Most of the online presentations at the 12th Tribal Land Staff National Conference were recorded for viewing at your convenience. Sessions titles are listed below. Click on a session title to view the presentation on YouTube.
Tribal Land Staff National Conference
The 13th Tribal Land Staff National Conference was held April 2-4, 2024 at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas and drew more than 300 participants. Every year this event offers a variety of unique learning and networking opportunities for professionals who work in Indian land and related fields. The 2024 theme was Advancing Tribal Sovereignty in the Digital Age.
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The Tribal Land Staff National Conference has been an excellent opportunity to reach tribal land professionals in person while building your network in Indian Country. To learn more about exhibiting or sponsoring at the Conference please email Sarah Lawson at SLawson@SCHWABE.com.
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Watch previous Conference presentations
2024 Presentation Slides
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Asserting Self-Governance: Management and Control on Trust Lands
BIA Policy Proposals on Indian Country Food and Agriculture
Empowering Tribal Sovereignty through GIS
Exploring Agriculture Resource Management Plans in Action
Federal BLM Land Status Records
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act
Navigating BIA Systems: Tribal Realty Staff
Negotiating Section 105(l) Leasing Under the ISDEAA
Planning & Community Involvement in the Digital Age
Reclaiming and Reconnecting with Ancestral Lands
Renewable Energy 101: A Short Primer of Major Aspects
Tribal Co-Stewardship of Federal Lands
Tribal Energy and Mineral Development
VA Native American Direct Loan (NADL) Program Overview
Wills & Estate Planning for Tribal Communities
Writing and Reviewing Non-Rectangular Land Descriptions
2023 Conference Sessions on video
Writing and Plotting Land Descriptions
Presenter: Tasha Huhta, BLM Surveyor, CFedS Program Manager, Bureau of Land Management
Carbon Markets from an Indigenous Perspective (CLE)
Presenters: Bryan Van Stippen, Program Director, National Indian Carbon Coalition
Susan Waukon, Project Manager, National Indian Carbon Coalition
Lease Income on Allotted Lands
Presenter: Thomas Stratmann, Professor of Economics & Law, George Mason University
Tribal Youth GIS: A Story Mapping Pilot Curriculum
Presenters: Shana Crosson, DASH Program Associate Director, University of Minnesota
Jim Wabindato, Special Policy Advisor on Tribal Ag. Land, USDA
Considerations in Using Fee Land to Economic Development (CLE)
Presenters: Michelle Lee, Tribal Attorney, The Circle Law Group, P.C.
Russell Eleck, Lands Coordinator, Pit River Tribe
Gregory Wolfin, EPA Coordinator, Pit River Tribe
Trespass in Indian Country (CLE)
Presenters: Rebecca Ross, Attorney-Advisor, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor
Merri Lopez-Keifer, Director, Office of Native American Affairs Office of Attorney General California Department of Justice
Kimberly Yearyean, Realty Officer, Pacific Region
Tribal Broadband: Navigating Multijurisdictional Projects
Presenters: Andrew Orosco Jr., Broadband Program Specialist, National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Linnea Jackson, General Manager, Hoopa Valley Utilities District, Hoopa Valley Tribe
Matthew Rantanen, Senior Advisor Tribal Broadband, Golden State Network
Mii Ezhenanang Nindakiimin Noongom – Our Land Is Returned Back To Us Today
Presenters: Jeffrey Holth, Shareholder, The Jacobson Law Group
Cathy Chavers, Chairwomen, Bois Forte Band of Chippewa
Cris Stainbrook, President, Indian Land Tenure Foundation
Kim Berns-Melhus, MN State Director of Conservation Acquisition, The Conservation Fund
Agriculture Policy and Funding Updates (CLE)
Presenter: Carly Griffith-Hotvedt, Associate Director, Indigenous Food and Agriculture Institute
Using GIS on the Pechanga Indian Reservation
Presenters: Shelly Knight, GIS Manager, Pechanga Tribal Government
Kevin Capone, GIS Analyst, Pechanga Tribal Government
Kelcey Stricker, Environmental Department, Pechanga Tribal Government
David Newman, Environmental Department, Pechanga Tribal Government
Presenter: Sarah Lawson, Shareholder, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
Tricks of the Trade: Effective Tribal Ordinance Drafting
Presenter: Kimberly Cluff, Legal Director, California Tribal Families Coalition
Presenter: Amy J Wilson, Founder & Principal Consultant, SEE Renewal
HEARTH Act Implementation (CLE)
Presenter: Jeff R. Keohane, Of Counsel, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
Cfeds, BILS, and Cadastral Resources in the Fiduciary Trust
Presenter: Tasha Huhta, BLM Surveyor, CFedS Program Manager, Bureau of Land Management
Leveraging ArcGIS for Management and Protection of Lands
Presenters: Anne Taylor, Account Manager, Esri
Katie Kolcusky, Solution Engineer, Esri
Negotiating with Non-Tribal Jurisdictions (CLE)
Presenters: Pablo Padilla, Esq., Pablo H. Padilla, LLC
Charles Padilla, Officer Manager, Pablo H. Padilla, LLC
Implementing Agricultural Resource Management Planning in Your Community
Presenters: Emily Luscombe, Natural Resources Director, Intertribal Agriculture Council
Will Seeley, Tribal Enterprise Specialist, Indigenous Food and Agriculture Institute
Dave Bartecchi, Executive Director, Village Earth
25 USC 177 Nonintercourse Act (CLE)
Presenters: Megan Powell, Director of Underwriting – Direct Division, First American Title Insurance Company
Michael O’Neal, Vice President-Corporate Underwriting, First American Title Insurance Company
Take Ownership of Your Appraisals
Presenters: Alberto Ugas, Appraiser – Special Projects Manager, Appraisal and Valuation Services Office (AVSO) / DOI
Eldred Lesansee, Associate Deputy Diretor, Appraisal and Valuation Services Office (AVSO) / DOI
Using GIS to Manage Tribal Land Base
Presenter: Eric Anderson, GIS Analyst, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
Tribal-State Consultation On- and Off-Reservation (CLE)
Presenter: Jeff R. Keohane, Of Counsel, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Restoration Act
Presenters: James (Matt) Frazer, GIS Manager, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Christine Herman, Tribal Relations Specialist for Chippewa National Forest, USDA
Implementing Broadband in Indian Country
Presenter: Bill Fenton, Director, Osage Nation Information Technology
Seeking Higher Ground: Climate Disasters and Tribal Land Issues (CLE)
Presenter: Brian Candelaria, Staff Attorney and Disaster Navigator, Oklahoma Indian Legal Services
2022 Presentation Slides
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Understanding the Agricultural Resource Management Plan
Transfers of Federal Land to Tribal Governments
Manny Jules Plenary: The Next Challenge: Implementing Tribal Jurisdiction and Title
Title Insurance and Native American Lands
Recent US Supreme Court Decisions on Tribal lands
Rights-of-Way Negotiation Strategies
Using Online Wills to Prepare Landowners for Estate Planning
Introducing the Native Land Information System
Tribal Land Acquisition for Economic Development
Managing Environmenal Risk to Overcome Development Hurdles
Creating Place: Site Development, Phasing and Project Implementation
Implementing Tribal Jurisdictions to Build Tribal Economies
Using Planning to Move From What is to What Should Be
2021 Conference Sessions on video
Opening Address: Lessons From Another Pandemic – A Chance to Close the Systemic Gaps
Presenter: Chief Commissioner Manny Jules
Spatial Organization and Land Use Patterns
Presenter: Amy Wilson, Founder & Principal Consultant, Social, Economic, Energy and Resource Renewal, LLC
Fee-to-Trust Experiences on Fond du Lac
Presenter: Timothy Krohn, Land Information Manager, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Rights-of-Way: Indians are being had ‘big time’
Presenter: Sally Willett, Retired Judge, Cherokee Nation
Building a Sustainable and Resilient Indigenous Economy
Presenter: André LeDressay, Director, Tulo Centre for Indigenous Economics
Presenter: Sarah Roubidoux Lawson, Of Counsel, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
A Scalable Approach to Evaluating and Addressing Your Property’s Environmental Conditions
Presenter: Jennifer Casler, Senior Associate Geologist, Haley & Aldrich
Probate and Proposed Regulation Changes
Presenter: Sally Willett, Retired Judge, Cherokee Nation
Presenters: Sara Dutschke Setshwaelo, Partner, Kaplan Kirsch Rockwell
Matthew Adams, Partner, Kaplan Kirsch Rockwell
Section 17 Corporations: Using the Past to Structure Your Business for the Future
Presenter: Shauna Coons, Managing Attorney, Kwe Law Firm
Land Acquisitions and Creative Solutions
Presenters: Monte Gray, Assistant General Counsel, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
Travis Stone, Land Use Director, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program
Presenters: Milo Booth, Director of Tribal Affairs, Tribal Self-Governance Transportation Program
Eldridge Onco, Regional Counsel, United States Department of Transportation
Pandemic Effects on Estate Planning
Presenter: Casey Ross, Director, American Indian Law and Sovereignty Center
Presenter: James Colombe, Project Manager, Center for Indian Country Development
Collaborating for Success in Strategic Planning and Economic Development
Presenters: Cynthia Ptak, Economic Development Representative for Arizona for Economic Development Administration, United States Department of Commerce
Frances Sakaguchi, Economic Development Integrator – Seattle Regional Office, United States Department of Commerce
Flood Hazard Identification and the National Flood Insurance Program in Indian Country
Presenters: Dr. Frank Shockey, Senior National Flood Insurance Program Specialist, FEMA-Region V
Nick Bruscato, Mitigation Tribal Liaison/Risk Analysis Program Specialist, FEMA-Region V
Site Planning Indian Lands: Designing and Building with Vision
Presenters: Ken Ryan, Principal, KTGY Architecture
Shane Melbo, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder, Oak and Stone Development
Medical Marijuana and Industrial Hemp
Presenter: Erick Giles, Attorney, Drummond Woodsum
What to Expect from the Biden Administration
Presenter: Larry Roberts, Professor of Practice and Executive Director, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, ASU