Darren Ranco, chair of Native American Programs at the University of Maine, will be one of the speakers for the virtual Indian Law and History Lecture, co-hosted by the University of Maine School of Law and Maine Conservation Voters at noon on Friday, Nov. 18.
The lecture will explore the Doctrine of Discovery, a millennia-old legal principle that formed the foundation for Western property law and was used to justify the Christian Crusades and colonization of the Americas.
Ranco, also a professor of anthropology, and Rebecca Tsosie, a professor at the University of Arizona School of Law, will discuss the underpinnings of the Doctrine of Discovery in American jurisprudence and reflect on how it affected Maine. Michael-Corey Hinton, attorney and leader of the Drummond Woodsum, will moderate the talk.
Visit the Maine Law website to access the webinar or learn more.