Honoring the legacy of
Vine Deloria, Jr. The 2nd Annual Tribal Education Symposium |
| Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025 | 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (MST) Friday, Nov. 21, 2025 | 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (MST) 1201 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85721 |
Educator, scholar, lawyer, activist, theologian. These are just a few words to describe Vine Deloria, Jr. (Standing Rock Sioux). Born in 1933 and passing away in November 2005, Vine’s more than fifty-year career spurred a legacy that is still strong at the University of Arizona and beyond. This symposium will reflect on Vine’s work, the impact that he had on his contemporaries and students, and how his interdisciplinary legacy continues to thrive twenty years later.
GUEST SPEAKERS
Joseph Brewer, II., Ph.D.
Professor, Environmental Studies & Indigenous Studies
The University of Kansas
Philip J. Deloria Ph.D.
Leverett Saltonstall Professor of History
Harvard University
Matthew Gilbert, Ph.D.
Professor of History, and American Indian Studies,
The University of Arizona
Tom Holm, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, American Indian Studies
The University of Arizona
Sidner Larson, S.J.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Practice, College of Law
The University of Arizona
Keith Richotte, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor of Law, IPLP Director,
College of Law
The University of Arizona
Jaime Valenzuela, M.A.
Archivist & Scholarly Communications Lead
The University of Arizona
Robert A. Williams, Jr., J.D.
Regents Professor, E. Thomas Sullivan Professor of Law
The University of Arizona
Student Panelists
Alana Bitsue
Frances Tiznado
Jose Malvido
Michelle Osterbaan
Sarah McCovey
Wunetu Tarrant
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Location: Harvill Building
| 3:00 PM | Sign unveiling Speaker: Philip J. Deloria, Ph.D., Leverett Saltonstall Professor of History, Harvard University |
Location: James E. Rogers College of Law
| 8:00 - 9:00 AM | Registration & Continental breakfast College of Law Lobby |
| 9:00 - 9:30 AM | 'Vine: Bibliography & Beyond’ Exhibit Lower level, Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library Speaker: Jaime Valenzuela, M.A., Archivist & Scholarly Communications Lead, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law |
| 9:35 - 9:45 AM | Welcome Room 168 Speaker: Keith Richotte, Jr., J.D., Ph.D., Director, Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program, Professor of Law, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law |
| 9:45 - 10:45 AM | Session 1 Law 168 Speaker: Tom Holm, Ph.D., Professor, University of Arizona |
| 10:45 - 11:00 AM | Break |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Session 2 Law 168 Speaker: Sidner Larson, SJD, Ph.D., Professor of Practice, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law |
| 12:00 - 1:20 PM | Lunch College of Law Lobby Speaker: Robert A. Williams, Jr., J.D., Regents Professor, E. Thomas Sullivan Professor of Law, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law |
| 1:30 - 2:30 PM | Session 3 Law 168 Speaker: Joseph Brewer, II, Ph.D., Professor, University of Kansas |
| 2:30 - 2:45 PM | Break |
| 2:45 - 3:45 PM | Session 4 | Student Panel | More info Law 168 Moderator: Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert, Professor of History, Professor of American Indian Studies, The University of Arizona. Panelist: Alana Bitsue, Michelle Osterbaan, Jose Malvido, Sarah McCovey, Wunetu Tarrant, Frances Tiznado |
| 3:45 - 3:55 PM | Parting Thoughts |
‘Vine: Bibliography & Beyond’ Exhibit Open to View Throughout the Symposium, Lower Level, Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library
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