Sovereignty Symposium scheduled for June in Oklahoma City
Panels will cover AI and tribal commerce and offer continuing education credits
The 38th Sovereignty Symposium will take place June 15–16 at the OKANA resort in Oklahoma City, according to Indianz.com. The event will include panel discussions on tribal commerce and economic development, energy and natural resources, artificial intelligence, tribal health care and reflections on 250 years of federal Indian law. A keynote panel titled “Ethical Leadership: Honoring Sovereignty from the Bench” will feature five Native American U.S. District Court judges discussing judicial ethics, leadership and tribal sovereignty.
The opening ceremony will include an invocation by Bishop David Wilson, Choctaw, of the Great Plains Conference of the United Methodist Church. Gordon Yellowman, artist and peace chief of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, will deliver the Camp Call. According to Indianz.com, the symposium was founded in 1988 by Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Yvonne Kauger and offers attorneys up to 12 continuing legal education credits.
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