Fwd: John Echohawk of NARF at IFH June 4 Tues 6:30

[Darren Modzelewski]

FYI: From Nikki Johnson (Boalt Law).    

 John Echohawk founder of the Native American Rights Fund to Speak at the Inter-Tribal Friendship House in Oakland on June 4 Tues 6:30pm.

Please come to learn about and support NARF with John Echohawk at IFH Tues June 4,  6:30 - 8:30 pm.     Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.  Celebrate Our Modern Day Warriors!!   Dear NARF supporters and friends, The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) is the oldest and largest nonprofit law firm dedicated to asserting and defending the rights of Indian tribes, organizations and individuals nationwide and has been serving native nations for over 40 years.  While they were originally founded in Oakland in 1970 under the sponsorship of the California Indian Legal Services, they have been located in Boulder, Colorado for many decades. NARF's practice is concentrated in five key areas: the preservation of tribal existence; the protection of tribal natural resources; the promotion of Native American human rights; the accountability of governments to Native Americans; and the development of Indian law and educating the public about Indian rights, laws, and issues. John Echohawk, a member of the Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, has served as the Executive Director of the Native American Rights Fund (NARF) since 1977. One of the first graduates of a special law program for Native Americans at the University of New Mexico, he is a leading force in Indian Law and Policy and has been involved in cases supporting Indian rights all over the country. As one of the most sought after experts on Indian issues, he is often asked to serve on special commissions that will affect tribes everywhere. He has won numerous awards over the years for his devotion to improving the lives of Indian tribes and individuals and has done an incredible job with NARF. In early June, John Echohawk will be in town briefly and we are delighted that he has agreed to spend some time with us talking about NARF.  Richard Trudell, one of NARF’s founding board members and founder of the American Indian Lawyers Training Program (aka the American Indian Resources Institute), will also be there to introduce John and talk about NARF’s early days. We’d be delighted to have you join us on Tuesday, June 4 from 6:30-8:30 pm, when we will host John at Intertribal Friendship House, 523 International Boulevard in Oakland, CA, for a presentation with light refreshments and a community welcome. For those of you who have not met John before, this is an opportunity to meet one of our dedicated and important leaders in Indian Country.  For those of you who already know John, it will be an opportunity to reconnect.   We will all learn more about NARF’s important work.   We would like you to be part of this night and look forward to seeing you here.  Please RSVP on Facebook: NARF Presentation with John Echohawk, or, if you are not on Facebook, reply to janeen...@mac.com. Thank you and best regards, Friends of NARF: Marina Drummer, Advocates for Indigenous California Indian Language Survival, American Indian Alliance, American Indian Graduate Program/Native American Student Development, UCB, Richard Trudell, American Indian Resources Institute, Janeen Antoine & Lakota Harden, Bay Native Circle, Corrina Gould, Indian People Organizing for Change, Carol Wahpepah, Intertribal Friendship House, Patricia St. Onge, Nafsi Ya Jami NARF Presentation with John Echohawk Tues, June 4, 6:30-8:30 pm Free, Donations requested, light refreshments IFH, 523 International Blvd, Oakland CA, 94606 rsvp: FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/539017499494218/ or janeen...@mac.com Photo:  John Echohawk and Don Miller, former NARF Attorney at the Supreme Court, circa 1974. Copyright © 2013 American Indian Contemporary arts, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you expressed an interest in AICA and the community event calendar, either through email contact or from a sign up list. Please unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive calendar emails. Our mailing address is: American Indian Contemporary arts 2940 16th Street, Suite 305 San Francisco, CA 94103-3664 Add us to your address book  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences | view email in browser

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Darren Modzelewski, Ph.D 

J.D. Candidate, Berkeley Law

Fellow, Joseph A. Myers Center for Research on Native American Issues
Fellow, Center for Urban Ethnography