2024 State Conference

2024 State Conference

Bridging Worlds: Community, Culture, and the Work of Legal Aid — Wednesday, November 6 - Friday, November 8, 2024 — Madden’s Resort on Gull Lake, Brainerd MN

Jocylyn Poehler

Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services

Lead Attorney

Winona

smrls.org

7:00pm CST

Justice and Healing: A Native American Perspective on Navigating Hypervisibility and Invisibility Town Hall Governor’s BallroomAnton Treuer, PhD

8:45pm CST

Brain-Teasing Trivia Wilson Bay - Pemmican Room

7:00am CST

Breakfast Wilson Bay Dining Room

8:00am CST

Shriver Racial Justice Meetup Town Hall - Governor Anderson GEve Utyro

9:00am CST

Welcome & Tech Talk: 3 Topics in 10 Minutes or Less Town Hall Governor’s BallroomRachel J. Perry • J. Singleton • Law Schuelke

9:45am CST

Understanding Tribal Relations in Minnesota: Historical Context and Jurisdictional Complexities Town Hall - Governor Anderson FValerie Field • Lori Guevara

1:15pm CST

Path to Legislative Impact: Insights from Jamie Becker-Finn on Civil Legal Services, Public Defense, and Rejecting the Status Quo Town Hall Governor’s BallroomJamie Becker-Finn

2:45pm CST

ICWA & the MN Indian Family Preservation Act: Challenges to Honoring the Connections that Create Healing & Hope for Families Town Hall - Governor SibleyShannon Smith

4:00pm CST

Family Law Practice Group Forum Town Hall - Governor PillsburyErin Osborne • Diana Villella Larson

10:30am CST

In Defense of Radical Hope: Fostering Change Through Interdependence and Possibility Town Hall Governor’s BallroomJohnanna Ganz