November 2, 2017: Professor Williams gave a presentation titled “Savage Anxieties: American Indian Treaty Rights, Constitutional Rights, and Human Rights” at the University of Cincinnati as part of Native American Heritage Month.
November 2, 2017: Professor Tsosie presented at DePaul University’s Conference “Human Rights and Cultural Heritage: A New Paradigm.” Tsosie’s presentation focused on cultural property rights and was titled "Sovereigns vs. Peoples: Who Has Rights in Cultural Heritage?"
November 9, 2017: Professor Tsosie gave a presentation on intangible cultural heritage for a conference at the University of Oklahoma, Noble Museum focused on Native American music as intellectual and cultural property.
November 20, 2017: Professor Rebecca Tsosie presented “History of Diversity and the Importance of Inclusion in the Workplace” to staff at the Center for Indian Country Development at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Professor Tsosie discussed the importance of including tribal governments within the basic structures of domestic society, and the historical and contemporary challenges to inclusion. She also discussed best practices for effective intergovernmental relations and intercultural communication between tribal governments and institutions and federal institutions.
November 30, 2017: Professor Howard led a workshop on tackling global challenges with Human Rights Education at the 8 th International Human Rights Education Conference in Montreal, Canada.
December 7–8, 2017: Professor Hershey was a panelist on climate justice and Professor Tsosie presented on a panel discussion about cultural heritage as a human right. Both panels were part of the Cultures Under Water: Climate Impacts on Tribal Cultural Heritage conference in Tempe, Arizona.
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