Trump Improperly Exercising Executive Authority in Imposing Tariffs Against Canada By Wayne Garnons-Williams, B.A.. LL.B. M.P.A. LL.M. President Trump lacks…
A Global Exchange on International Law and Indigenous Trade: Indigenous Peoples Economic and Trade Cooperation Arrangement (IPETCA) Friday…
The International Intertribal Trade and Investment Organization (IITIO) is pleased to provide an enjoyable evening reception to network with your…
Our IITIO Chair, Wayne Garnons-Williams, MPA, LLM is thrilled to be are able to be part of the panel discussing…
2024 Fireside Chat Series: Indigenous Trade Policy featuring Jamila Thompson . We’re pleased to continue our online series on Indigenous…
Today, Wednesday November 15, 2023 in San Francisco, California Ambassador Katherine Tai, the United States Trade Representtative for the President…
Scott Freeny, Senior Legal Director for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, is to present at the 2024 International Indigenous…
Valerie Devol is a sought-after tax law expert who knows her way around the US tax codes. Her preferred area…
The International Indigenous Trade Mission and Conference is always honored to have Dr. Lindsay G. Robertson serve as one of…
Dr. James C. Collard Director of Planning and Economic Development Citizen Potawatomi Nation Dr. James C. Collard is…
Panel Recordings Click on a specific title hyperlink to view the recorded panel session Welcome and Keynote Honour song by…
The Global Economy, the Sustainable Development Goals and the Law symposium was held on July 15, 2022 and co-hosted online…
The University of Oklahoma College of Law in conjunction with the International Intertribal Trade and Investment Organization is pleased to…
With communities facing complex challenges and opportunities shaped by technological disruptions, shifting labor markets, and persistent social, economic, and geographic…
The University of Oklahoma College of Law in conjunction with the International Intertribal Trade and Investment Organization is pleased…
A Conversation with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Ambassador Francisco Calí Tzay Panel…
Human Rights, the Sustainable Development Goals & the Law: Online Legal Symposium, hosted by Centre for International Sustainable Development Law…
Dr. James Collard, Director of Planning & Economic Development with the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, attended a briefing with Assistant Secretary…
Wayne Garnons-Williams, Chair of International Inter-tribal Trade and Investment Organization (IITIO), guest lectured at Ryerson University to speak on Indigenous…
The Spring 2020 Indigenous Trade Mission and Conference will take place at the University of Oklahoma College of Law in…
International Intertribal Trade and Investment Organization Key Events, Meetings, and Presentations on Indigenous Trade 2017-2019 The area of Indigenous…
IITIO is helping to make serious intertribal trade a reality, with serious benefit to all partners. IITIO Executive member Dr.…
Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) announced that Wayne D. Garnons-Williams is the recipient of the 2019 Award for…
In the Spring/Summer edition of the 2019 Queen’s Law Reports, Chair of the International Intertribal Trade and Investment Organization,…
Monday, June 3, 2019 – DAY 2 – University of Oklahoma, College of Law Elder Gordon Yellowman of…
Oklahoma Supreme Court Chief Justice Noma Gurich presenting the International Indigenous Trade Law and Policy Award to Robert Brookfield …
International Inter-tribal Trade and Investment Organization’s Indigenous Trade Mission and Conference Day 1 – Event Photos June 2-4, 2019
International Inter-tribal Trade and Investment Organization’s Indigenous Trade Mission and Conference Day 2 – Event Photos June 2-4, 2019
International Inter-tribal Trade and Investment Organization’s Indigenous Trade Mission and Conference Day 3 – Event Photos June 2-4, 2019 …
A strong collaboration between the Maori of New Zealand (Aotearoa is the original Maori name for New Zealand; meaning “land…
The executive of the International Inter-tribal Trade and Investment Organization is proud to announce just some of the notable…
Our Spring 2019 IITIO Indigenous Trade Mission and Conference is set for majestic Oklahoma, June 2, 3 & 4. To…
David Nimmo Chief Executive Officer Chickasaw Nation Industries David Nimmo, CEO of Chickasaw Nation Industries, delivered the Keynote address…
Tony Piggott, founding partner at NexxusTrade presented his innovative on-line trading system at the spring 2018 IITIO Conference. Our Spring…
Vince Logan Former Senior Advisor – Tribal Wealth Practice Permanens Capital Now Chief Financial Officer & Chief Investment Officer Native…
Tom Leydorf Executive Vice President for Corporate Strategy Chickasaw Nation Industries Inc. Chickasaw Nation Industries has presented at every…
During our spring Conference (June 2-5, 2018) Grand Chief Joseph Norton of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke, presented on the…
The International Inter-tribal Trade and Investment Organization is proud to announce a new association with the University of Waikato, New…
Early December 2018, four Japanese officials came to the University of Oklahoma Faculty of Law to meet with Dr. Lindsay…
THE HONOURABLE GEORGE CHOW MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRADE The International Inter-tribal Trade and Investment Organization is proud to…
Kukpi7 (Tribal Chief) Wayne Christian of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council traveled to the IITIO Spring Conference at the…
IITIO is pleased to announce that the 5th International Indigenous Trade Mission and Conference in British Columbia. Canada September 21-23,…
Law Dean Bradford Morse’s Welcome Message Let me extend to you a very warm welcome from the…
Our fall 2018 Conference is set for beautiful British Columbia, September 21-23. To register and learn more about the…
Indigenous Trade Mission and Conference to British Columbia, Canada Current Trade Mission & Conference Date: September 21, 22 & 23,…
On June 14, 2018 IITIO Chair Wayne Garnons-Williams appeared before the Canadian Senate Committee on Trade, Banking and Commerce to…
Chair of IITIO Wayne Garnons-Williams, together with Dr. Jim Colllard, Director of Business Development, Citizen Potawatomi Nation, co-moderated the Tribal…
Chair of IITIO Wayne Garnons-Williams was honored with the role of Legal Expert Intervenor on an international round-table on Legal Solutions…
2018 Fellowship in Comparative and Federal Indian Law – College of Law University of Oklahoma Chair of IITIO, Wayne Garnons-Williams,…
June 3-4-5 College of Law, University of Oklahoma 300 W. Timberdell Road Norman, Oklahoma, USA 73019 Saturday, June 2:…
On behalf of the host nations, Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Choctaw Nation and Chickasaw Nation as well as the University of Oklahoma,…
IITIO Chair Wayne Garnons-Williams meeting Ontario Trade Minister Michael Chan in Toronto. On May 9, 2018, Wayne Garnons-Williams, Chair…
The Council of the Great Lakes Region hosted its fourth Great Lakes Economic Forum in Montréal, Québec from May…
The Chair of IITIO, Wayne Garnons-Williams was put on the Canadian Delegation to the 17th Session of the United Nations…
Miles Richardson – A Leader with a clear vision for the future A Nation-to-Nation relationship between Canadian governments…
New Zealand High Commissioner to Canada, His Excellency Daniel Mellsop with IITIO Chair, Wayne Garnons-Williams March 29, 2018 – New…
IITIO is thrilled to confirm the appointment of its Chair, Wayne Garnons-Williams, to the Canadian Roster for the…
The Canadian Council of Aboriginal Business (CCAB) asked Wayne Garnons-Williams, Chair of IITIO, to join its March 8, 2018…
On March 6, 2018, Wayne Garnons-Williams, Chair of the International Inter-tribal Trade and Investment Organization (www.iitio.org) presented to an…
Indigenous Trade Chapter has potential to be used in South American/ Canada Trade Agreements Canada is committed to…
INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS TRADE MISSION Action Required: 1. To immediately provide a list of goods and services that your Indigenous owned…
The Journal Record CPN seeks trade boost with Iron Horse industrial park By: Catherine Sweeney (revised May 2019) OKLAHOMA CITY…
February 9, 2018 – Wayne Garnons-Williams, IITIO Chair, giving the Keynote Address for Faculty of Law, McGill University – 5th…
Round 6 of the NAFTA negotiations occurred in Montreal from January 23 to the 26th, 2018. The Indigenous Chapter…
INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS TRADE MISSION Action Required: 1. To immediately provide a list of goods and services that your Indigenous…
On October 6, 2017, the Chair of IITIO, Wayne Garnons-Williams was invited to an exclusive invitation‑only NAFTA/Intellectual Property “think tank”…
Since filing our submissions on NAFTA on July 14, 2017 with Global Affairs concerning, among other things, Indigenous representation in…
On July 14, 2017 IITIO filed submissions with Global Affairs concerning, among other things, Indigenous representation in trade negotiations and the development of an…
September 17, 2017, Jim Collard, Kyle Delisle and Wayne Garnons-Williams (IITIO Executive) attended the International Economic Development Conference (IEDC) in…
The goal of the Links to Learning event(s) is to deliver a dynamic technical training forum for First Nation Economic…
IITIO’s NAFTA submission: the first to spark inclusion of Indigenous Trade among International trade partnerships On July 14,…
On November 28, 2017, Wayne Garnons-Williams presented to the students and faculty of Law, Queen’s University in Kingston Ontario,…
On September 18, 2017, Wayne Garnons-Williams made submissions to the Canadian Parliamentary Standing Committee on Trade on behalf of IITIO in Ottawa, Canada. The…
Briefing from Canadian Chief Negotiator, Steve Verheul, during the NAFTA Montreal Round 6 negotiations regarding the progress on Indigenous…
December 4, 2017 IITIO President, Wayne Garnons-Williams, on Parliament Hill with Romeo Saganash in support of Bill C 262 IITIO president,…
Indigenous Traditional Knowledge By Wayne D. Garnons-Williams, Chair, IITIO To provide some contrast and perspective to Indigenous “traditional…
Submission by the International Inter-Tribal Trade and Investment Organization to the Government of Canada for the Renegotiation and Modernization of…
June 7, 2017 (Norman, Oklahoma) – The third conference on international inter-tribal trade at the University of Oklahoma College…
Canadian Trade Offers Opportunities for Tribes By: Molly M. Flemming, The…
Our planning executive is now in the final stages of preparation for our 3rd International Inter-Tribal Trade Mission and Conference. …
On Sunday June 4th, 2017 Jim Collard, Ph.D, Director – Economic Development, CNP will be leading an investment and…
On Sunday June 4th, 2017 Scott Freeny, Senior Legal Director for the Division of Commerce of the Choctaw Nation of…
The June 4, 5 & 6, 2017 International Inter-Tribal Trade and Investment symposium taking place at the University of…
Chief Dr. Ronald E Ignace of the Skeetchestn First Nation, Councillor Jeanette Jules and Councillor Viola Thomas both of the Tk’emlups…
At the November 11 and 12, 2016 Global Tribal Trade Symposium at the faculty of Law, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops,…
Chief Troy Thompson of Kaweno:ke District, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne presents tribal border challenges for the Cornwall Island and St.…
Christian Hansen, Director & Senior Trade Commissioner – Global Affairs Canada (BC and Yukon Regions) presented at Global Tribal Trade…
Raymond Wanuch, Executive Director of Cando (Council for the Advancement of Native Economic Development Officers), provided a key presentation at…
Michael Woods, international trade law lawyer and partner with the law firm Woods, Lafortune LLP delivered a fascinating presentation on…
Wayne Garnons-Williams, Chair of the International Inter-tribal Trade and Investment Organization (IITIO) delivered a riveting key note address at the…
INTERNATIONAL INTER-TRIBAL TRADE CONFERENCE AGENDA (Final) LOCATION: Law School, 3rd floor, Old Main Building, 900 McGill Road,…
International Inter-Tribal Trade and Investment Organization Terms of Reference Vision An end state where there exists a global flow and…
JEANETTE JULES provided the welcoming remarks on November 11th, 2016 for the opening of the Global tribal Trade Conference at the…
Scott Freeny, Senior Business Development Legal Director for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma presented the inter-tribal business and investment…
Dr. Jim, Collard, in his role as Director of Planning and Economic Development for the American Indian Tribal Nation the…
The president of Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB), JP Gladu addressing the Global Tribal Trade Symposium on November 11,…
Aboriginal and Treaty Rights – the next 10 years The Attached PowerPoint was a presentation provided to the University…
Risa Schwartz Senior Research Fellow, International Law Research Program Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) The Centre for International…
Thompson Rivers University, Faculty of Law and the International Inter-tribal Trade and Investment Organization (IITIO) is pleased to welcome Miles…
Thompson Rivers University, Faculty of Law and the International Inter-tribal Trade and Investment Organization (IITIO) is pleased to welcome…
Thompson Rivers University, Faculty of Law and the International Inter-tribal Trade and Investment Organization (IITIO) is pleased to have as…
Michael Woods will be, participating in the second Inter-Tribal Trade Investment Organization (IITIO) Conference (November 11-12) hosted by the Faculty of Law at Thompson Rivers University…
Thompson Rivers University, Faculty of Law and the International Inter-tribal Trade and Investment Organization (IITIO) is pleased to welcome the…
Thompson Rivers University, Faculty of Law and the International Inter-tribal Trade and Investment Organization are proud to welcome…
We are now in the final stages of preparation for our 4th International Inter-Tribal Trade Mission and Conference. If…
For several years, tribal Economic Development Director James C. Collard, Ph.D. has led discussion panels at the annual Sovereignty Symposium.…
CALL FOR PAPERS – now open – and to close on 28 October 2016 Faculty of Law, Thompson…
Three Nations Bridge Border Crossing: Tenth busiest border crossing, 2.2 million vehicles annually, 70% Mohawk Jim Ransom currently is serving as the Director…
What’s Next for the First Nations: New Law, New Options, New Opportunities Meet Michael Woods – International Trade Lawyer…
April 2016 Global Tribal Trade Symposium, University of Oklahoma College of Law Conference Agenda Papers &…
Event Date: November 11 & 12, 2016 Location of Event: Faculty of Law, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, British…
As you are coming to attend the November 11 and 12 2016 IITIO conference at the law school on the…
CANADA’S FIRST INTERNATIONAL INTER-TRIBAL TRADE SYMPOSIUM Pencil in the Date! – Friday November 11 and Saturday November…
November 2016 Global Tribal Trade Symposium, Thompson Rivers University Faculty of Law Conference Agenda…
Gena R. Timberman IITIO Vice-Chair (USA) Since 1999, Gena R. Timberman has committed her professional career to the pursuit of…
On April 22, 2016, the University of Oklahoma, College of Law played host to the first International Inter-tribal Trade and…
On April 22, 2016 as President of the International Inter-tribal Trade and Investment Organization (www.IITIO.org) I had the honour of…
On April 22, 2016 the International Inter-tribal Trade and Investment Organization (www.IITIO.org) launched the inaugural International Inter-tribal Trade and…
Law Dean Bradford Morse’s Welcome Message Let me extend to you a very warm welcome from the law…
On April 22, 2016 in the Bell Courtroom, College of Law, University of Oklahoma, tribal leaders, trade law firms, and…
