Special Presentation - Native Americans in Louisiana History and Their Rights - Nov. 5 - Old U.S. Mint

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The French American Chamber of Commerce, Gulf Coast Chapter,

the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana

and the Louisiana State Museum

present

Native Americans in Louisiana History and Their Rights:

The Atakapa-Ishak Experience

Wednesday, Nov. 5, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Old U.S. Mint, New Orleans

In support of the Louisiana Colonial Documents Digitization Project

with the Louisiana Historical Center

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WELCOME BY

Pam Breaux, Assistant Secretary

Office of Cultural Development and State Historic Preservation Office

Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism

PRESENTATIONS

The Atakapa-Ishak: Introducing a Historic and Living Native American Tribe

By Jeffery Darensbourg, Ph.D.,

Tribal council member of the Alligator Band at Atakapa-Ishak Nation of Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas

The Linguistic Rights of

les créoles sauvages

By Olivier Moréteau

Professor of law, Russell B. Long Eminent Scholars Academic Chair and director of the Center of Civil Law Studies at Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center

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*One hour of CLE credit sponsored by the Law Library of Louisiana

Reservations Required : Click here to reserve your seat.

If you have questions about registration, call 504.458.3528 or email [email protected].

OUR PARTNERS

 
The LSU Law Center; the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies; the University of New Orleans; Vernon Valentine Palmer, Thomas Pickles Professor of Law and co-director of the Tulane Law School’s Eason Weinmann Center for International and Comparative Law; María Pabón López, dean and Judge Adrian G. Duplantier Distinguished Professor of Law at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law

 

Sponsorship opportunities are available. Email Loretta Krasnow at [email protected] for more information.

 
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