UCLA Race, Labor & the Law Conference February 28-March 1, 2014

Here. Agenda here. Fletcher/Fort/Singel paper here.

Fletcher’s panel:

Saturday, March 1

Labor and Employment Issues Facing Indigenous Peoples in the U.S.
Matthew L.M. Fletcher, J.D. | Professor of Law & Director of the Indigenous Law & Policy Center, Michigan State University
James Kawahara, J.D. | Adjunct Professor in Practice, UCLA School of Law, UC Los Angeles; Attorney, Kawahara Law P.C.
  • “Judicial Application of Federal Labor and Employment Laws to Indian Tribes When Congress is Silent: What Fills the Vacuum?”
Lynn Stephen, Ph.D. | Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies, University of Oregon
  • “Indigenous Mexican Workers in the U.S.: Labor Conditions, Health, and Identity”
David Kamper, Ph.D. | Associate Professor and Chair of American Indian Studies, San Diego State University
  • “The Work around Tribal Sovereignty: Negotiating Notions of Labor, Jobs, & Class in Tribal Governmental Gaming and Economic Development”
Moderated by: Pamela A. Izvănariu, J.D., LL.M. | Director of Research & Development, UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, UC Los Angeles