Major Changes under New NAGPRA Regulations

Shannon Keller O'Loughlin Related Seminars and Products

Doreen Nanibaa McPaul Related Seminars and Products

Virjinya Ruth Adair Torrez Related Seminars and Products

Pascua Yaqui Tribe

is an Assistant Attorney General for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, a federally recognized Indian tribe located in Arizona. Virjinya earned both her J.D. and her M.A. in American Indian Studies at the University of Arizona, and she earned her B.A. in Political Science (specializing in International Relations) and East Asian Studies at the University of Iowa, with certificates in International Business and American Indian and Native Studies. She is admitted to practice in both the federal and state courts of Arizona, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Tohono O’odham Judicial Court, and the Pascua Yaqui Tribal Court. She is also an accredited Veteran Affairs attorney. Virjinya started her legal career as an associate at Vingelli & Errico, a small general practice firm in Tucson, Arizona; was a solo practitioner for a brief period of time; and served five years as an Assistant Attorney General for the Tohono O’odham Nation. Virjinya is a 2016 graduate of the State Bar of Arizona's Bar Leadership Institute; is the Immediate Past Chair of the Executive Council for the State Bar of Arizona’s Indian Law Section; serves as the appointed State Bar of Arizona’s representative on the Arizona State, Tribal & Federal Court Forum; and is a member of NABA-AZ, the Arizona Minority Bar Association, and the Tribal In-House Counsel Association. She is also active in the community and serves on TUSD’s Native American Education Advisory Committee, the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona’s Community Investment Team, the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona’s Governance Committee, and the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona’s Board of Directors. Virjinya's work for the Tribe is varied, but she primarily represents the Tribe’s Public Safety, Human Resources, Education, and Facilities Management Departments and programs. Virjinya is Cherokee/Seminole/Muscogee Creek, and is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. 10/18

Katie Klass Related Seminars and Products

Katie Klass is a citizen of the Wyandotte Nation and is based in Washington DC. She serves as In House General Counsel for the United South and Eastern Tribes and the USET Sovereignty Protection Fund, which together serve 33 Tribal Nations. In her role, she assists USET in advancing Tribal Nations’ exercise of their inherent sovereign rights and authorities and ensuring the United States is held accountable for its trust, treaty, and statutory obligations. She also supports the tribal organization in its own legal needs. Prior to joining USET, Katie was a partner at Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker and specialized in tribal cultural heritage and sacred landscape protection as well as gaming. Before that, she worked in the Solicitor’s Office at the Department of the Interior and participated in its Honors Program, and her work focused on gaming eligibility and federal recognition. She attended law school at the University of Arizona and grew up in Michigan.