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A Commemoration honoring the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Publication of Vine Deloria, Jr.’s, Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto

photo of James Anaya

We hope you were able to join us for a tribute to Vine Deloria, Jr.’s enormously influential book, Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto, and a recognition of the proud heritage of Vine Deloria, Jr.’s long association (as a recipient of a law degree and as a professor of history) with the ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado. Presenters included a combination of people who knew and worked with Vine Deloria featuring his remarkable son, Harvard Professor Phil Deloria, and American Indian historians and activists inspired by his writings.
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Presenters Included:
Phil Deloria, Keynote SpeakerÌý
James Anaya – CU Boulder, Colorado LawÌý
Maggie Blackhawk – ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Pennsylvania Law School
Kent Blansett - ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Nebraska at Omaha
John Echohawk - Native American Rights Fund
Chase Iron Eyes - Lakota People’s Law Project
Patty Limerick – Center of the American WestÌý
David Martinez - Arizona State ³Ô¹ÏÍø
Faith Spotted Eagle – Native American ActivistÌý
Mark Trahant – Indian Country Today
Robert Warrior - ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Kansas
Dan Wildcat – Haskell Indian Nations ³Ô¹ÏÍøÌý
David Wilkins – ³Ô¹ÏÍø of MinnesotaÌý
Charles Wilkinson – CU Boulder, Colorado Law

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Agenda

8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.Ìý – Session I.

Vine Deloria, Jr.:ÌýInitiator, Instigator, Warrior

Danielle Lazore-Thompson

American Indian LawÌý
Program Fellow

Chase Iron Eyes

Lakota People’s Law Project

Faith Spotted Eagle

Native American Activist

Mark Trahant

Journalist, Indian Country Today

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10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Session II.

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Vine Deloria, Jr.:ÌýWriter, Reader, Thinker

Clint Carroll

Associate Professor in
Ethnic Studies

David Martinez

Arizona State ³Ô¹ÏÍø

Robert Warrior

³Ô¹ÏÍø of Kansas

Dan Wildcat

Haskell Indian Nations
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12:00 p.m. – Lunch

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KeynoteÌý Speaker

Phil Deloria

Harvard ³Ô¹ÏÍø

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. – Session III.

Vine Deloria, Jr.:ÌýLawyer, Litigator, Discoverer of Documents and Precedents with Promise


James Anaya
³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Law School

Richard B. Williams
Johnson Scholarship Foundation Indigenous Consultant

John Echohawk
Native American Rights Fund

2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Session IV.

Vine Deloria, Jr.:ÌýLeader, Influencer, and Mobilizer


Kent Blansett
³Ô¹ÏÍø of Nebraska at Omaha

David Wilkins
³Ô¹ÏÍø of Minnesota

Charles Wilkinson
³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Law School

4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. – Student Presentation

Short Presentation by ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado students on what getting a degree from the college that was Vine Deloria, Jr.’s home campus means to them.

4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Reception