FEDERAL INDI AN LAW Newsletter of the Federal Bar Association Indian Law Section Summer 2009 Issue u u A WORD FROM T HE CHA I R Committee have been dis- cussing potential panel topics By Elizabeth Ann Kronk and speakers for the 2010 Greetings! As you may know, I have been serving as the acting Annual Conference. If you chair of our section for the past few months, as our section chair, have any ideas to share, please Allie Greenleaf Maldonado, recently gave birth to a beautiful send your feedback to the baby girl. Although we miss Allie’s leadership, we are all incred- Annual Conference chair, ibly happy for Allie and wish her and her family all the best. Prof. Kristin Carpenter, at
[email protected]. D.C. Midyear Conference It has been a truly humbling experience to serve as your acting Congratulations To The chair even these past months as there is so much going on within Newsletter Committee! our section. Our section Midyear Conference co-chairs, Heather On Sept. 12, 2009, Fed- FBA PRESIDENT LA WRENCE BA C A Dawn Thompson and Katie Morgan, have put together what prom- eral Indian Law received the A ND EL IZ ab ETH KRON K A T THE FBA ises to be a stellar conference in Washington, D.C. We will return Outstanding Newsletter ANNU al MEETING A ND CONVENTION IN Okla HO ma CITY to the National Museum of the American Indian for the Midyear Award at the national FBA Conference, as it was an excellent venue last year.