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"North to the Future: Opportunities and Change in ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ's Emerging Frontiers" addressed the rapidly evolving changes in ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ and the Arctic, and the challenges presented to ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ's leaders and institutions in addressing the legal issues associated with economic development, climate change, and social and cultural impacts.

The symposium, sponsored by the ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Law Review, the Arctic Law Section of the ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Bar Association, and the UAA Justice Center, was held Oct. 16, 2014, at the UAA/APU Consortium Library on the University of ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Anchorage (UAA) campus. Ryan Fortson, J.D., Ph.D., Legal Studies faculty in the UAA Justice Center, was the faculty advisor for this event. The ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Bar Association approved this symposium for 4.5 hours of general CLE credit.

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Symposium Materials

•  features transcripts of the two keynote addresses presented at the symposium, three articles — each presented and discussed at the symposium — and two student Notes. The ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Law Review is published by Duke University School of Law for the ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Bar Association.
• Symposium Agenda and Speaker Biographies. The symposium agenda and summary can also be found on the  website.

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Keynote Speakers

 

Presenters

• Betsy Baker, University of Washington School of Law
• Mara Kimmel, UAA Institute of Social and Economic Research
• Mike Levine, Oceana
• E. Barrett Ristroph, The Wilderness Society
• Hari M. Osofsky, University of Minnesota Law School
• Barry Zellen, Visiting Fellow, Institute of the North

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Videos & Course Materials

ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Law Review articles and symposium materials are linked beneath each video. The  at the UAA Justice Center YouTube channel. Videos in the series were produced by UAA Academic Innovations and eLearning.

 

• Symposium introduction and keynote address by Fran Ulmer: ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ and the Arctic (63 mins)
   

  Following the symposium welcome by Prof. Thomas Metzloff, Duke University School of Law, the morning keynote speaker was introduced by Dr. André B. Rosay, Director of the Justice Center at ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ.

  The morning keynote address was delivered by Fran Ulmer, Chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission. In her adress, Ms. Ulmer provides an overview of such issues as climate change in the Arctic, impact on Arctic indigenous people, location and ownership of natural resources, oil-spill-in-ice research, Arctic shipping routes, cooperation among the eight Arctic states and Arctic indigenous communities, and U.S. Arctic policy.

  Article

  • . ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Law Review 31(2): 161–167 (Dec 2014).

  PowerPoint Presentation

  • "ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ: America’s Arctic Challenges and Opportunities" (Powerpoint) by Fran Ulmer.
• Panel 1: ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Native Participation in the Territorial Governance of the North (84 mins) 
   

  Moderator

  • Dr. Ryan Fortson, UAA Justice Center

  Presenters

  • Mara Kimmel, Visiting Scholar, Institute of Social and Economic Research, UAA
  • Elizaveta Barrett Ristroph, Arctic Program Representative, The Wilderness Society

  Commentators

  • Joe Evans, City Attorney, Kotzebue
  • Dan Cheyette, Attorney, Bristol Bay Native Corporation

  Articles

  • . ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Law Review 31(2): 179–210 (Dec 2014).
  • . ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Law Review 31(2): 211–229 (Dec 2014).

  PowerPoint Presentations

  • "Fate Control and Human Rights: The Policies and Practices of Local Governance in America's Arctic" (Powerpoint) by Mara Kimmel
  • "Traditional Cultural Districts: An Opportunity for ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Tribes to Protect Subsistence and Traditional Lands" (Powerpoint) by Elizaveta Barrett Ristroph
• Lunchtime Keynote Address by Willie Hensley: ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ’s Native History (50 mins)
   

  Ryan Fortson of the UAA Justice Center introduced the lunchtime keynote speaker, Dr. William Iggiagruk Hensley, Visiting Distinguished Professor, UAA College of Business and Public Policy.

  In his keynote address, Dr. Hensley outlines the impact of Western colonization on ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ’s indigenous people, including the enormous loss of life due to epidemics of diseases brought by Westerners, the trauma to families, the loss of land and culture, and the continuing struggle for recognition of ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Native rights. He stresses the importance of understanding the history of ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ’s indigenous people in the context of the Arctic and cautions against losing sight of this history when focusing on issues such as Arctic law of the sea, national boundaries, and shipping routes.

  Articles

  • . ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Law Review 31(2): 169–177 (Dec 2014).
• Panel 2: ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ’s Role in the Development of the Arctic North (65 mins)
   

  Moderator

  • Prof. Thomas Metzloff, Duke University School of Law

  Presenters

  • Betsy Baker, Visiting Professor & Counsel to the Dean – ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Programs, University of Washington School of Law
  • Barry Scott Zellen, Author, Arctic Geopolitics Specialist

  Commentators

  • Bruce Anders, Attorney, CIRI – Cook Inlet Region, Inc.
  • Mike LeVine, Pacific Senior Counsel, Oceana

  Presentations

  • "Planning Ahead: Can ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Drive Integrated Arctic Management, Curtail Federal Overreach and Safeguard the Country’s Longest Coastline?" (Powerpoint) by Betsy Baker
  • "From Co-Management to Collaborative Sovereignty: The Inuit, the State and the Fate of the Arctic" (draft paper) by Barry Scott Zellen
• Panel 3: Regulatory Oversight of ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ’s Arctic Shores (84 mins)
   

  Moderator

  • Prof. Kristin Knudsen, UAA Justice Center

  Presenters

  • Mike LeVine, Pacific Senior Counsel, Oceana
  • Hari Osofsky, Professor of Law, University of Minnesota Law School

  Commentators

  • Matt Findley, Attorney, Ashburn & Mason
  • Judge Sen Tan (Ret.), ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Superior Court

  Article

  • . ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Law Review 31(2): 231–262 (Dec 2014).

  Powerpoint presentations

  • "Creating the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management: The Need to Reform the Regulations Governing Offshore Oil and Gas Planning and Leasing" (Powerpoint) by Michael LeVine, Andrew Hartsig, and Maggie Clements
  • "Multilevel Fragmentation in Arctic Offshore Drilling Regulation: An Assessment of Governance Challenges and Proposed Solutions" (Powerpoint) by Hari M. Osofsky

  

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