Aliza Organick
Publications
Articles in Law Reviews and Other Scholarly Journals
"Reassessing Concurrent Tribal-State-Federal Criminal Jurisdiction in Kansas," 59 The Kansas Law Review 949 (co-author with John J. Francis, Stacy L. Leeds, & Jelani Jefferson Exum) (2011). [189 KB PDF]
"Listening to Indigenous Voices: What the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Means for U.S. Tribes," 16 U.C. Davis Journal of International Law & Policy 171 (2009).
"Tribal Law and Best Practices in Legal Education: Creating a New Path for the Study of Tribal Law," 19 Kansas Journal of Law & Public Policy 63 (2009). [1.7 MB PDF]
"From Conflict to Cooperation: State and Tribal Court Relations in the Era of Self-Determination," 45 Court Review 48 (co-author with Tonya Kowalski) (2009). [105 KB PDF].
"Taking Voting Rights Seriously: Race and the Integrity of Democracy in America," 27 Northern Illinois University Law Review 427 (co-author with Steven Ramirez) (2007).
"Creating a Tribal Law Clinic in Kansas: Carving the Peg to Fit the Hole," 82 North Dakota Law Review 849 (2006). [736 KB PDF; requires Adobe Acrobat Reader]
Books and Monographs
The Tribal Court Practice Handbook: A Guide for Practitioners, Lay Advocates, Judicial Clerks, and Law School Clinics (co-author with Tonya Kowalski) (Textbook Series) (Carolina Academic Press, forthcoming 2011).
Chapters in Books
"Holding Back the Tide: The Existing Indian Family Doctrine and its Continued Denial of the Right to Culture for Indigenous Children," in Facing the Future: The Indian Child Welfare Act at 30 (Matthew L. M. Fletcher, Wenona T. Singel, Kathryn E. Fort, editors) (Michigan State University Press) (2009).
» See publisher's website for description and ordering information.
Other Publications
"Practicing Law In Tribal Courts: What Every Practitioner Should Know," YLS Forum, Winter 2009, p. 6. [113 KB PDF; requires Adobe Acrobat Reader]
Presentations
Plenary Speaker, "Introducing Indigenous Legal Theory into Clinical Practice," Australian National Conference on Clinical and Experiential Learning, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, September 7-9, 2011.
Panelist/Moderator, "Knowing, Thinking, Doing: A Discussion on Doctrine, Theory and Practice of Indigenous Law, Education, and the Clinical Experience," 5th Annual Indian Law Clinics & Externship Symposium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 5-7, 2011.
Visiting Scholar and Speaker, "Indigenous Legal Theory and Tribal Court Practice: Where the Rubber Meets the Road," and Panel Discussant, "Practicing Law in Tribal Courts," Native American Law Students Association, Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, March 21 -22, 2011.
Panelist, "Native Thought and Philosophy in Tribal Courts," Cultivating Native Intellect and Philosophy: A Community Symposium Recognizing and Discussing the Contributions of Christine Zuni Cruz, The Tribal Law Journal, University of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 10, 2011.
Panelist, "Losing Sight of the Counter-Narrative: The Unintended Consequences of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010," Gender Justice and Indian Sovereignty: Native American Women and the Law, 10th Anniversary Women and the Law Conference, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, California, February 18, 2011.
Continuing Legal Education Program, Washburn Law Clinic 40th Anniversary Celebration, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, October 23, 2010.
"Tribal Response to Passage of Law and Order Act," The Future Following Passage of the Tribal Law & Order Act of 2010, 41st Annual National American Indian Court Judges Association's Conference, Green Bay, Wisconsin, October 27, 2010 (presented via video uplink).
"Re-envisioning Tribal and State Relationships: The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a Blueprint?" International Law: Future Impacts on the Tribal-Federal Relationship, University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma, October 8, 2010.
Panelist, "Indian Law Clinics – Where are we now? Challenges and Successes of Established Programs," Borderland or Hinterland? The Role of specialty clinics In Legal Education, Fourth Annual Indian Law Clinics & Externship Programs Symposium, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 21, 2010.
Welcome Address and Organizer, "Borderland or Hinterland? The Role of specialty clinics In Legal Education," Fourth Annual Indian Law Clinics & Externship Programs Symposium, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 20-21, 2010.
Roundtable Discussant, "The Kansas Act and Recent Case Decisions Impacting Tribal Court Jurisdiction," 10th Annual Native Nations Law Symposium, Mayetta, Kansas, February 12, 2010.
Moderator and Presenter, "New Scholarship Panel," presenting "Listening to Indigenous Voices: The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People to Strengthen Tribal Sovereignty" and Panelist, "Criminalization of Poverty," Interconnections of Law and Poverty and Impacts on Indigenous Peoples and Other Communities of Color, Third Annual Indian Law Clinics and Externship Programs Symposium, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 7-9, 2009 (also served as a symposium co-planner; Washburn Law Tribal Law Practice Clinic was a co-sponsor).
Presenter, "Hearing Indigenous Voices: Looking Toward the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People to Strengthen Tribal Sovereignty," Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Conference, De Montfort University Law School, Leicester, United Kingdom, April 7, 2009.
"Teaching Culture in the Classroom: Tribal Law and Best Practices in Legal Education, Tulsa University School of Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma, February 23, 2009.
"Teaching Culture in the Classroom: Tribal Law and Best Practices in Legal Education," Innovations in Tribal Governance, 13th Annual Tribal Law & Government Conference, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, February 13, 2009. [Watch video of Organick presentation (57:12 minutes).]
"Substantive Criminal Law in Tribal Court" and "Tribal Court Practice," multi-session panels at Introduction to Tribal Court Practice, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, Mayetta, Kansas, October 3, 2008 (with John Francis and Tonya Kowalski).
Plenary Panelist, "Community Lawyering in Indigenous Communities: How are We Responding in the Academy?," Moving Towards Best Practices for Indigenous Representation: Listening to Our Communities, Assessing our Past, Reframing our Future, Second Annual Indian Law Clinics and Externship Programs Symposium, Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico, June 12-14, 2008.
Commentator, "The Role of Culture in Teaching about Other Legal Systems," International Association of Law Schools (IALS), 2008 Education Program, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 30, 2008.
Plenary Panelist, "Reflecting on Mistakes and Accomplishments of the Clinical Movement to Plan for a Successful Future," 2008 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Conference on Clinical Legal Education, Tucson, Arizona, May 7, 2008.
"Summation: Bringing It All Together," Advocating for the Child with Mental Disabilities, Sponsored by the Kansas Association of Counsel for Children and the Washburn University School of Law Children and Family Law Center, Topeka, Kansas, March 14, 2008.
Panelist, Group Discussion of the Keynote Address "Local Knowledge, Tribal Institutions, and Federal Indian Law," 2007-2008 Tribal Law and Government Conference, Lawrence, Kansas, February 1, 2008.
Presenter, "Adoption and the Indian Child Welfare Act," Kansas Bar Association Super CLE Telephone Seminar, December 18, 2007 (co-presented with Sarah Sargent, TFI Family Services).
"Indian Child Welfare Act in Kansas," Kansas Appellate Courts Judicial In-House CLE Program, November 15, 2007.
Roundtable Discussant, "Indian Law Clinics and Externship Symposium Roundtable Discussion: Lawyering for Indigenous People," First Annual Indian Law Clinics & Externship Symposium, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 22, 2007. Roundtable Transcript, 8 Tribal Law Journal 52 (2008).
Panelist, "Panel and Group Discussion on Tribal Governance," Tribal Law & Government Conference 2006, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, October 27, 2006.
Presenter, "Creating a Tribal Law Clinic in Kansas: The Joys and Challenges of Bringing a Clinic into the World," The Pedagogy of American Indian Law, UND Northern Plains Indian Law Center, Grand Forks, North Dakota, October 13-14, 2006.
Presenter, "Kansas ICWA Cases in Review," Seventh Annual Native Nations Law Symposium, Sac and Fox Nation, August 25, 2006.
Speaker, "The Missing Link: Can Indian Gaming Law Be Taught Effectively without a Foundation in Tribal Law?" Southwest/Southeast People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico, April 6-9, 2006.
Presenter, "Kansas ICWA Cases in Review: Where Are We and What Is the Rest of the Nation Doing?", Moderator, "So You've Sent the Notice to the Tribe . . .What Happens Next?: A View of ICWA from the Tribe's Perspective" and CLE Planning Member, The Indian Child Welfare Act in Kansas: Where Have We Been, Where are We Going & Where do We Want to End Up?, Sponsored by the Kansas Association of Counsel for Children, March 24, 2006, Topeka, Kansas.
Panelist, "Non-traditional Community Response to Domestic Violence," Castle Rock v. Gonzales Conference: Some are Guilty-All are Accountable, University of Denver School of Law, Denver, Colorado, March 16-17, 2006.
Co-Presenter, "Effective Courtroom Testimony: What Every Social Worker Should Know," Legal/Court Issues and Court Testimony Training for Social Workers sponsored by The Farm, Inc., Topeka, Emporia, and Chanute, Kansas, November 14, 16, and December 1, 2005.
Presenter and Panel Coordinator, "Teaching Cross Cultural Understanding: The Challenge of Effectively Raising Student Awareness," 2005 Midwest Clinical Conference on Clinical Education: Carrying Brown's Legacy Forward-- Justice, Service, Teaching, Washburn Law Clinic, Topeka, Kansas, October 8-9, 2005.
Presenter, "Integrating Tribal Law into the Law School Curriculum," Tribal Law & Government Conference 2005: Celebrating the 10 Year Anniversary of the Tribal Law and Government Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, September 30, 2005.
Co-Presenter, "Ethical Considerations for Practicing in Tribal Court" and Planning Committee Member, Sixth Annual Native Nations Law Symposium: Tribal and State Court Relationships, Prairie Band Potowatomi Nation, August 26, 2005.
Co-Presenter (with Steven Ramirez), "Taking Voting Rights Seriously: Is Race Undermining our Commitment to Democracy?" Midwest People of Color Legal Leadership Conference, Notre Dame Law School, April 7-10, 2005.
Presenter, "Practical & Ethical Problems in Representing the Incapacitated Client: Juvenile Offenders and Children," Practical and Ethical Considerations in Representing the Incapacitated Client CLE, Washburn University School of Law, April 1, 2005.
Presenter, "Kansas and the Indian Child Welfare Act: Are We Getting it Right?" Kansas Association of Counsel for Children Juvenile Law Conference CLE, March 4, 2005.
Panelist, Tribal Law and Government Conference 2004, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, November 12-13, 2004. (Panel topic discussed: "Theoretical Restrictions on the Sharing of Indigenous Biological Knowledge: Implications for Free Speech in Tribal Law" presented by Matthew Fletcher.)
Panelist, "Now I've Gotten the Job, What do I do with It and How Can I be Certain I'm Always Getting Better at It?" Rocky Mountain Regional Clinical Conference, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, October 22-23, 2004.
Presenter at Concurrent Session, "Cultural Considerations in Problem Solving & Advocacy," AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education, San Diego, California, May 1-4, 2004.
Panelist, "A Gender Neutral Legal Society: Fact or Fiction? Violence Against First Nations Women," CLE course sponsored by the Women's Law Caucus, Albuquerque, New Mexico. April 5, 2003.
Presenter, "Mental Health Assessment Training: Amenability to Treatment in Juvenile Cases and Early Risk Assessment of Mental Health Issues in Juvenile Cases," Two-day CLE/CEU course sponsored by the Office of the Public Defender, State of New Mexico. Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 7-8, 2002.
Presenter, "Principles of Forensic Assessment in Evaluating Youth Competence" and "Juvenile Competency Procedures in New Mexico," Sponsored by the Office of the Public Defender, State of New Mexico, Taos, New Mexico (October 8, 2002); Aztec, New Mexico (September 17, 2002); Clovis, New Mexico (August 12, 2002); Las Cruces, New Mexico (July 17, 2002); and Las Vegas, New Mexico (July 8, 2002).
Presenter, "Occupational Lung Disease: Medical Legal Concepts," Three-day CME/CLE course sponsored by the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Divisions of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care and Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine and the Office of Continuing Medical Education, Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 30-October 2, 1998.
Presenter, "Medical-Legal Case Studies in Black Lung & Radiation Exposure Compensation Program," Twenty-sixth Annual New Mexico Thoracic Society Lung Disease Symposium, sponsored by the American Thoracic Society, Santa Fe, New Mexico, February 27-March 1, 1998.
Presenter, "Proposed Regulatory Changes to the Black Lung Benefits Act," Third Annual Southern Illinois Conference on Black Lung Disease and Disability, Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, Illinois, March 13-14, 1997.
Professional Service
Board of Directors, National Native American Bar Association, 2011-2013.
Chair, Section on Indian Nations and Indigenous Peoples, Association of American Law Schools, 2010.
Appointed to the Kansas Supreme Court Task Force on Permanency Planning, October 1, 2010-June 30, 2012.
Chair-Elect, Section on Indian Nations and Indigenous Peoples, Association of American Law Schools, 2009.
