Monday, September 15, 2014

Foundation Professor of Law Robert N. Clinton will speak at a symposium titled Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations. The event will be held at the National Museum of American Indian in Washington, D.C. on September 18.

During the event there will be a book releases celebration and the opening of a new museum exhibit, both with the same title as the symposium. Clinton contributed a chapter to the book titled Native Nations: Iconic Historical Relics or Modern Necessity? Guests can enjoy a preview of the exhibit followed by a book signing.

Clinton teaches and writes about federal Indian law, tribal law, Native American history, constitutional law, federal courts, cyberspace law, copyrights, and civil procedure. His publications include numerous articles on federal Indian law and policy, constitutional law, and federal jurisdicition. He is the co-author of casebooks on Indian law and federal courts, The Handbook of Federal Indian Law (1982 ed.) and multiple editions of American Indian Law: Native Nations and the Federal System, Colonial and American Indian. He also is a Faculty Fellow in the Center of Law, Science & Innovation.