Author: cter
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Photos from our Legal Update Conference, December 10-12, Las Vegas, Nevada at the Monte Carlo Casino and Hotel.You can also browse the photos at our Flickr account.
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On December 11, 2014, an historic Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Council for Tribal Employment Rights and the US Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs in front of an audience at CTER’s Legal Update Conference in Las Vegas. The agreement is a milestone for CTER, TEROs, and the OFCCP. A…
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Longtime CTER Board member and Chairman Larry Ketcher announced during the 2014 CTER Legal Update Conference in Las Vegas that he was retiring and stepping down from his position at the conclusion of the conference. Those who have attended any CTER conference in recent history will know Larry and the pivotal role that Larry has…
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Kelsay Packinau of the Three Affiliated Tribes of Ft. Berthold moderates a presentation on MHA’s TERO ordinance and enforcement, featuring longtime tribal attorney Damon Williams and Tribal Councilman Randy Phelan. The incredible pace and scale of development and growth on and around the reservation is a test of TERO and illustrates both its value and…
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Attorney and author of “A Guide to Tribal Employment Rights,” Richard McGee delivers an overview of Tribal Employment Rights at the 2014 CTER Legal Update and Tribal Preference Conference. A PowerPoint presentation accompanied this talk, you can downlaod Employment Law Update here.
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Crow Nation attorney Kristen Burge discusses the Uniform Guidance for Federal Awards (New OMB SuperCircular) and its impact on TEROs and Indian Self-Determination. Follow up comments by Dan Press, CTER legal council. This presentation included a PowerPoint presentation, download it here: Kristen Burge: New OMB SuperCircular.
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Ernie Stevens, Jr., Chairman National Indian Gaming Association, talks to attendees at the 2014 Legal Update Conference about his own experiences and the important role that TERO and Indian preference play in self-determination and self-reliance. Ernie Stevens, Jr., 2014 Legal Update Conference from CTER on Vimeo.
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This valuable information was passed to us by Theresa Lujan, Director Indian and Native American Employment Rights Program USDOL/OFCCP/DPO. Tribal Consultation Sessions on Expansion and Clarification of Eligibility Rules for Tribal Nations in DOL Grants During the Tribal Nations Conference last week in Washington, DC, Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez announced his intent to…
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CTER had the honor of hosting the 9-11 Remembrance Flag at the 2014 National TERO Conference at the Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort Hotel in August, 2014. The veterans present, together with the gathered assembly gave the flag and the memories of those lost a moving tribute. If you were present for this ceremony and have…
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The Honorable Darrin Old Coyote, Chairman of the Apsáalooke (Crow) Nation, and the Honorable Alvin Not Afraid, Jr., Chief Judge of the Apsáalooke Nation, give a stirring talk at CTER’s 2014 Annual TERO Conference about the opportunities that a new generation of Native leadership has to make real changes and empower their people.