The Roberts Court, Ameri can

I ndi ans, and Li vi ng Cul tures

Professor Kristen Carpenter, HLS 98
Monday April 7, 12 Noon-1pm
Harvard Law School
Wasserstein Hall, Room 3016
Lunch Provided
Krislen Carenler is Associale Irofessor of Lav and Co-Direclor
of lhe American Indian Lav Irogram al lhe Universily of
CoIorado Lav SchooI. Irofessor Carenler's research focuses on
lhe IegaI cIaims of indigenous eoIes vilh resecl lo issues of
roerly, reIigion, and human righls. Her arlicIes have been
ubIished in lhe YaIe Lav }ournaI, CaIifornia Lav Reviev,
UCLA Lav Reviev, American Indian Lav Reviev and olhers.
Irom 2005-2013, lhe U.S. Sureme Courl under
Chief }uslice Roberls decided len cases invoIving
Indian lribes, and lhe Indians Iosl nine of lhem. These
decisions have been described as exlending lhe
Rehnquisl Courl's discomforl vilh lhe arguabIy
excelionaI nalure of lribaI righls under federaI
Indian Iav, and ils allendanl reference for slales'
righls, mainslream vaIues, and formaI equaIily
among individuaIs. Yel, emergenl norms in domeslic
and inlernalionaI Iav aIike romole a differenl
aradigm, one of indigenous seIf-delerminalion in
reIalionshi vilh governmenls and olhers. In lhis
siril, Irofessor Carenler describes lhe vays in
vhich lribes are engaging lhe decisions of lhe Courl
lovards lhe romolion of human righls and cuIluraI
revilaIizalion.
Ivenl Co-sonsored by lhe Harvard
Universily Nalive American
Irogram, Harvard Nalive American
Lav Sludenls Associalion, and
Harvard Lav SchooI Dean of
Sludenls Office.