News Brief: February 4, 2008
KU School of Law presents annual Tribal Law and Government Conference
Four Kansas tribes attended to discuss Native American rights.
By Jason Baker (Contact)
Monday, February 4th, 2008
KU School of Law presents annual tribal conference for Native American rights
The 12th annual Tribal Law and Government Conference was held Friday at the University of Kansas. Stacy Leeds, professor of law and director of the Tribal Law and Government Center, said that the conference was about opening doors for Native Americans.
Leeds said there were four Kansas tribes involved: Potawatomi, Kickapoo, Sac & Fox and Iowa.
The conference held a panel consisting of tribal attorneys, business leaders and law professors from various areas.
“Any student that graduates from the business school that may go into banking could be handling money for a Native American tribe,” Leeds said.
Leeds said the goal of the conference was to “offer other things that tribes can go into besides casinos, such as constructions and banking.”
— Jason Baker
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