Sixth Annual William C. Canby Jr. Lecture

"Whose Sovereignty? Tribal Citizenship, Federal Indian Law, & Globalization"

This event is open to the public and will be followed by a public reception.  

We would appreciate receiving your RSVP via this registration website.  

A ticket will not be required to enter the venue.  

See Event Flyer and ILP Blog 

Dean Stacy L. Leeds has served as dean of the University of Arkansas School of Law since July 1, 2011. She has focused her teaching and extensive research on property, natural resources and American Indian law. While at the University of Kansas School of Law she served as interim associate dean for academic affairs and as director of the Tribal Law and Government Center. Prior to joining Kansas, she was a professor and director of the Northern Plains Indian Law Center at the University of North Dakota School of Law. She began her career of teaching law at the University of Wisconsin School of Law, where she served as a William H. Hastie Fellow. She received her master of laws degree from the University of Wisconsin, her juris doctor from the University of Tulsa, her master of business administration from the University of Tennessee and her bachelor of arts degree from Washington University in St. Louis.

A citizen of the Cherokee Nation, she is the first American Indian woman to serve as dean of a law school. In addition, she has served as a judge for many tribes including the Cherokee Nation, where she was the only woman and youngest person to ever serve as a Supreme Court Justice. 

Among her many honors, Dean Leeds was awarded the prestigious Fletcher Fellowship to support her work on tribal sovereignty and citizenship issues. As a Fletcher Fellow, she was named a nonresident fellow of the W.E.B. DuBois Institute at Harvard University during the 2008-09 academic year.

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It its entirety, this lecture may qualify for up to 1.0 CLE credit hour toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona. 

FAQs

What time should I arrive?  

Please plan to arrive at the law school by 4:15 p.m.  The lecture will start promptly at 4:30 p.m. Please expect some congestion on campus at this time - so leave plenty of time for prompt arrival.   

Parking

Parking will be available for lecture attendees in the Rural Road Parking Structure.   Parking is $2.00 per hour - $8.00 a day maximum.  Parking can be paid with cash or credit card.

Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?

Darlene Lester - Tel:  480-965-7715 or email:  darlene.lester@asu.edu

Can I update my registration information?

Yes, please update any information on this website at any time.

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

No - ticket is not required to enter the event.  We appreciate your RSVP through this system to know approximate attendance. 

The name on the registration/ticket doesn't match the attendee. Is that okay?

Yes.