Our goals. Were excited to finally meet in person. As jenny mentioned, its been about 18 months of phone conferences and planning. Lindsay joined the law faculty at the university of love, italy 1997. He teaches courses in federal law, indian law, comparative and Indigenous Peoples law, constitutional law, and legal history. He serves as the faculty director of the center for the study of American Indian law and policy, and the founding director of the International Human rights law clinic. He was a recipient of the david l. Boren award i should say he was the first recipient of the david l. Boren award. He is an elected member of the American Law Institute and the American Bar Foundation and serves as a justice on the Supreme Court of the cheyenne and the arapahoe tribes. Please join me in welcoming lindsay robertson. [applause] mr. Robertson it is an absolute delight to be here. What didnt get mentioned this is that my dads family is from charlottesville. My moms family is from the t
In the 1830s under Andrew Jackson, cherokees were forcibly removed from their lands in the southeastern United States in what became known as the trail of tears. In richmondok place virginia as part of a symposium. Good morning. I am elizabeth constantly and it is my pleasure to serve as the ceo of preservation virginia and to introduce our next speaker. Lindsay robertson is the author of conquest by law. That explores the subject brings us here today. As we conceptualized this symposium, lindsay has been a valuable in determining the format, in our speakers, and in our goals. You are excited to finally meet in person. Has beenmentioned, it 18 months of fun conferences and planning. The law faculty at the university of love, italy 1997. He teaches courses in federal law, indian law, comparative and Indigenous Peoples law, constitutional law, and legal history. He serves as the faculty director of the center for the study of American Indian law and policy and the founding director of th
Players over 130 took a knee while others like the eagles, including owner Jeffery Lurie stood arm and arm. Oh, say can you see, by the dawns early light and that image was a common one today as players, all across the country linked arms , others need, but pittsburgh steeler, Seattle Seahawks and Tennessee Titans didnt even take the field until after the National Anthem was played. 1lone exception as you just saw steelers cast left tackle, villa knew of a a former arm i ranger and graduate of west point, former eagle as well he stood outside at solder field with his hand over his heart during the National Anthem. A demonstration where is mostly visible on the field but off the field, fans also had their say. Action News Reporter bob brooks says that part of our coverage from lincoln financial field. I hate you. Reporter as you can see here it wasnt just a Football Game outside lincoln financial field this morning. Groups marching, those who didnt like it shrouded back and forth. Contr
As they struggle for their livelihood less free than they had ever been before. Living within the strains constraints of a new settler society. When i look at and read the transcripts and speeches from those negotiations, evidence suggests they were thinking about us. Their descendents. They were holding onto the idea that in 150 years, there would still be a homeland for people in northern minnesota. And there is. Despite the bad acts and that paper involved in this history, we must always remember that very important fact. I am very pleased to be able to be here to introduce a very distinguished panel. Two of them are fellow historians. Another a law professor, and a tribal chairman. They will each speak to us for about 15 minutes. And then we will have time for questions from the audience. Im going to introduce them , and dispense with the tradition we have a universities of long introductions. [laughter] it is hard for me. Because each of them are deserving of very long introductio
To other people to determine the nature of these. Our wampum belts are never presented in Court Despite the aspiration that the treaties are important. These are replicas are important. Hopefully on november 11, we are going to bring back the real versions because november 11 is the anniversary of the treaty. The nation just sent more vermonters to the white house inviting the president or a designee to come to the commemoration. Stay tuned. If this will have any impact, november 11 will give us an indication. Every year, we gather to recite the terms of the treaty. We invite you there. Hopefully, this exhibition and the wampum lot in philadelphia, this will be the place where we can gather together, gather our minds together, and hopefully come together of one mind on what is the true nature, aspirations, and expectations these treaties provide for all of us. These treaties were made not just for our benefit, but for your benefit as well. I appreciate the time i have had here. I would