When?
Sunday, August 18th and Monday, August 19th, 2024
Where?
Tachi Palace Casino Resort in Lemoore, California.
Blue Oak Conference Center
View the location on Google Maps.
Registration
Registration for the conference is now closed. Thanks to everyone who signed up.
Breakfast and lunch for both conference days as well as lodging on the night of August 18th will be provided for all those who registered for the conference prior to July 15th, 2024.
Given capacity restraints, priority for registration will be given to California Indian allottees and descendants.
California Indian Legal Services (CILS) will be present to work through questions of probate, inheritance, and more with allottees. You are welcome to bring paperwork to make the most of these services, including filling in the CILS Will Questionnaire. You are also welcome to complete an individual trust interest (ITI) form, to which the BIA is legally obligated to respond to let you know if you have an interest an any allotments. The ITI form is titled ITI Form -- OST Authorization Form to Release Trust Information and linked below. These forms are posted at the bottom of the page for your convenience if you would like to review or begin completing them. We will also have hard copies of these forms at the conference, so do not feel obligated to complete them in advance.
We kindly ask that each person attending the conference is registered so that we have the most accurate totals possible of attendees. Thank you.
Feel free to contact us with any questions.
You can email us at: publicdomainallotments@ucdavis.edu
We look forward to gathering with you!
Conference Agenda
Confirmed speakers’ names are listed, and additional speakers’ names will be added as they are confirmed.
Sunday, August 18
| 9:00 am-10:00 am: | Breakfast |
| 10:00 am-10:15 am: | Welcome |
| 10:15 am-10:45 am: | Keynote: allottees in conversation: Florence Dick, Tanya Williamson, and Marty Meeden in conversation with Dr. Beth Rose Middleton Manning |
| 10:45 am-11:00 am: | How do I know if I have an allotment? |
| 11:00 am-11:45 am: | Emergency preparedness on allotments with Dirk Charley Presentation: Be Red Cross Ready — Preparedness Essentials |
| 11:45 am-12:30 pm: | Allotment data with Ryan Boynton |
| 12:30 pm-1:30 pm: | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm-2:15pm: | Steps to getting fire on the land with Sara Clark and Gerald Jones |
| 1:30 pm-4:00 pm: | California Indian Legal Services office hours: support with wills, individual trust interest forms, and contacting the Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| 1:30 pm-2:15pm: | Software office hours: allotment data with Ryan Boynton and Dr. Dave Waetjen and Planscape with Ashlyn Olah, including possibilities for looking at individual allotments |
| 2:15 pm-3:00 pm: | Wills with Jay Petersen |
| 3:00 pm-3:45 pm: | History of U.S. Forest Service allotments with Lisa Miller |
| 3:45 pm-4:00 pm: | Closing remarks |
Monday, August 19
| 9:00 am-10:00 am: | Breakfast |
| 10:00 am-10:15 am: | Welcome |
| 10:15 am-10:45 am: | Keynote: Bureau of Indian Affairs: Amy Dutschke |
| 10:45 am-11:45 am: | Survey updates and upcoming work with Dr. Nina Fontana and Landin Noland |
| All day: | California Indian Legal Services office hours: support with wills, individual trust interest forms, and contacting the Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| 10:45 am-12:30 pm: | Software office hours: allotment data with Ryan Boynton and Dr. Dave Waetjen and Planscape with Ashlyn Olah, including possibilities for looking at individual allotments |
| 11:45 am-12:30 pm: | The American Indian Probate Reform Act (AIPRA) with Jay Petersen |
| 12:30 pm-1:30 pm: | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm-2:15 pm: | Funding for land stewardship with Jennifer Johnson, Team Tribal Planner, Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| 2:15 pm-3:00 pm: | Using Planscape software to inform land stewardship with Ashlyn Olah |
| 3:00 pm-3:45 pm: | Planning for next year |
| 3:45 pm-4:00 pm: | Closing remarks |
Additional Conference Material
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