UCLA law professors Carole Goldberg and Angela Riley will discuss tribal sovereignty and Indian rights at the Hammer Museum, 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 1.
The Hammer forum will be moderated by Ian Masters, journalist, documentary filmmaker and KPFK radio host.
The discussion will recall the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, who gathered for one of the largest Native-American protests in history. By blocking the development of the Dakota Access Pipeline, the activists, known as “water protectors,” called attention to environmental policy and sacred sites, but also to a longer history of the dispossession of Native American land.
In 2010, President Barack Obama appointed Goldberg to the Indian Law and Order Commission, which investigated issues of safety and justice in tribal communities. The Indian Law Section of the Federal Bar Association conferred upon her its prestigious Lawrence F. Baca Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013.
Riley, director of UCLA's Native Nations Law and Policy Center, is the UCLA campus representative on issues related to repatriation under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Riley's research focuses on indigenous peoples’ rights, with an emphasis on cultural property and Native governance. Her work has been published in the Yale Law Journal, Columbia Law Review, California Law Review, Georgetown Law Journal and numerous others.
Hammer Museum admission is free. Early arrival is recommended.
