The University of Oregon School of Law hosted the 16th annual Rennard Strickland Lecture Series, featuring a talk by Matthew L.M. Fletcher of University of Michigan Law School. Fletcher served as Reporter on Restatement of the Law, The Law of American Indians.

The Rennard Strickland Lecture Series was established in 2006 to honor the legacy of dean Rennard Strickland, and to build on his contributions to Indian law, legal education, and to the environmental and natural resources and Indian law programs at the University of Oregon School of Law. The lecture series examines native leadership and vision for environmental stewardship in the 21st century.

A video of Fletcher’s talk, entitled “The Dark Matter of Indian Law: The Duty of Protection to Indian Tribes,” is available below.

The Rennard Strickland Lecture is a signature event at Oregon Law appreciating native leadership and vision for environmental stewardship in the 21st century. The 16th Annual Rennard Strickland Lecture is sponsored by the University of Oregon School of Law Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center, the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, the Department of Native American and Indigenous Studies, the Native Environmental Sovereignty Project, and the Environment Initiative.

More information about the event can be found here.