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We hope you were able to join us for a tribute to Vine Deloria, Jr.’s enormously influential book, Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto, and a recognition of the proud heritage of Vine Deloria, Jr.’s long association (as a recipient of a law degree and as a professor of history) with the University of Colorado. Presenters included a combination of people who knew and worked with Vine Deloria featuring his remarkable son, Harvard Professor Phil Deloria, and American Indian historians and activists inspired by his writings.
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Presenters Included:
Phil Deloria, Keynote SpeakerÌý
James Anaya – ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Boulder, Colorado LawÌý
Maggie Blackhawk – University of Pennsylvania Law School
Kent Blansett - University of Nebraska at Omaha
John Echohawk - Native American Rights Fund
Chase Iron Eyes - Lakota People’s Law Project
Patty Limerick – Center of the American WestÌý
David Martinez - Arizona State University
Faith Spotted Eagle – Native American ActivistÌý
Mark Trahant – Indian Country Today
Robert Warrior - University of Kansas
Dan Wildcat – Haskell Indian Nations UniversityÌý
David Wilkins – University of MinnesotaÌý
Charles Wilkinson – ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Boulder, Colorado Law

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8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.Ìý – Session I.

Vine Deloria, Jr.:ÌýInitiator, Instigator, Warrior

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10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Session II.

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Vine Deloria, Jr.:ÌýWriter, Reader, Thinker

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12:00 p.m. – Lunch

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KeynoteÌý Speaker

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. – Session III.

Vine Deloria, Jr.:ÌýLawyer, Litigator, Discoverer of Documents and Precedents with Promise

2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Session IV.

Vine Deloria, Jr.:ÌýLeader, Influencer, and Mobilizer

4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. – Student Presentation

Short Presentation by University of Colorado students on what getting a degree from the college that was Vine Deloria, Jr.’s home campus means to them.

4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Reception