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…

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…

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.

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.

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.

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…

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.

CTER cofounder John Navarro talks at CTER’s 2014 National TERO Conference about how sovereignty can be used to create new opportunities in job creation, specifically in the areas of federal contracts for work on and around reservations.

Arnie Marchand facilitates a 2014 National TERO Conference workgroup session discussion about the challenges and benefits of TERO programs working with Tribal leadership.

Tribal employment rights were hard-won, protect your Tribe’s TERO program and laws by complying with other federal employment rights laws. This 2014 National TERO Conference workgroup session was led by Theresa Lujan, Indian and Native American Employment Rights Program (INAERP) coordinator at the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. There is…