WASHINGTON – Interior Associate Deputy Secretary James E. Cason and Special Trustee for American Indians Ross O. Swimmer will speak tomorrow at Arizona State University College of Law’s Federal Trust Responsibility Conference at the ASU campus in Tempe, Ariz. Cason will speak on the Interior Department’s ongoing trust reform efforts. Swimmer will discuss future directions of the Federal-Indian trust relationship. The Federal Trust Responsibility Conference is sponsored by the College of Law’s Indian Legal Program, ASU’s American Indian Policy and Leadership Development Collaborative, the American Indian Law Center, Inc., and the University of New Mexico School of Law. Over 200 tribal officials, tribal attorneys and Federal officials are expected to attend.
WHO: James E. Cason, Associate Deputy Secretary, DOI Ross O. Swimmer, Special Trustee for American Indians, DOI
WHAT: Associate Deputy Secretary Cason will speak on the Department’s ongoing trust reform efforts and Special Trustee Swimmer will discuss future directions of the Federal-Indian trust relationship.
WHEN: Friday, December 2, 2005 (all times are local times): 9:00 a.m. – Associate Deputy Secretary James E. Cason 10:15 a.m. – Special Trustee for American Indians Ross O. Swimmer
WHERE: Arizona State University College of Law, Armstrong Hall, McAllister & Orange Streets (Southwest corner), W. R. Pedrick Great Hall, Tempe, Ariz.
CREDENTIALS: This invitation is extended to working media representatives.
