The Sovereignty Symposium

The 36th Annual Sovereignty Symposium is a week away and we wanted to give a huge Thank You to our Supporting Sponsors, GableGotwals and Whitten Burrage!

The Sovereignty Symposium invites you to submit your poster design to the inaugural C. Blue Clark Student Poster Competition. The deadline for submissions is this Friday, March 29. Learn more and make your submissions: https://www.thesovereigntysymposium.com/scholarships/

The Sovereignty Symposium invites you to submit papers on any issue concerning Native American law for the symposium writing competitions. Papers are due this Friday, March 15. Learn more: thesovereigntysymposium.com/scholarships/

The 35th annual Sovereignty Symposium is finally here! We’re excited for the next two days of discussion and learning.

📸: The Sovereignty Symposium Opening Ceremony in 2012. We're less than three weeks away from this year's Opening Ceremony! If you haven't registered yet, now is the time to do so: thesovereigntysymposium.com.

Art has always played an important role in The Sovereignty Symposium, and that has been showcased throughout the years in the artwork for each year's Symposium poster. Check out the artwork from years past (like the one below from 2015) on our website: thesovereigntysymposium.com/posters/

The deadline for The Sovereignty Symposium writing competition is approaching! Take a look at the competition scholarship opportunities on our website: thesovereigntysymposium.com/scholarships/

Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne will serve as the keynote speaker of The Sovereignty Symposium this year. Baroness Nicholson is a Life Peer and a member of the House of Lords in the United Kingdom. We're excited to welcome the Baroness to the Symposium this year!

Registration for the 2023 Sovereignty Symposium is OPEN! Register today on our website: thesovereigntysymposium.com.

The Sovereignty Symposium The Sovereignty Symposium is a premier symposium for legal and artistic issues in Indian Law.

The Sovereignty Symposium logo, the "Lighthorseman," was designed and donated by Benjamin Harjo, Jr. (Seminole & Shawnee.)The Lighthorseman depicts an Indian policeman framed in a star. In Indian territory, the Five Civilized Tribes had a body of men, the lighthorsemen, who served as a mounted police force. The lighthorsemen helped the United States Army to keep peace in Indian Territory and to drive out white intruders. Considerable latitude was given to the lighthorsemen in enforcing the judgments of the courts.

Harjo has won many awards in major Native American art shows in the United States. Learn more about the history of the symposium: thesovereigntysymposium.com

The Sovereignty Symposium The Sovereignty Symposium 2023 – Treaties June 13-14, 2023 The Skirvin Hotel, Oklahoma City – Booking code: SOVS23 Keynote speaker: Baroness Emma Nicholson of Winterbourne, a Life Peer and a member of the House of Lords in the United Kingdom. More information coming soon! Register Now