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Recruitment efforts put Mitchell Hamline first in the nation in Native enrollment

Posted: November 25, 2024
Native students are vastly underrepresented in the legal profession and in law school. Recognizing this disparity, Mitchell Hamline has put intentional effort in recent years into developing opportunities for Native Americans to access a legal education, starting from before they even step foot on campus. As a result, Native enrollment has been climbing each year … Recruitment efforts put Mitchell Hamline first in the nation in Native enrollment

Recruitment efforts put Mitchell Hamline first in the nation in Native enrollment

Category: News and Events Tag: Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute

Spring 2025 Native American Law Online Information Sessions for Prospective Students

Posted: September 17, 2024
Register to attend Prospective students are invited to register now for an online information session about the Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute. All sessions one hour. All times Central. Upcoming online information sessions Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, 4–5 pm Friday, March 7, 2025, noon–1 pm Wednesday, March 19, 2025, 4:30–5:30 pm Friday, April 11, …

Spring 2025 Native American Law Online Information Sessions for Prospective Students

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Professor Tahdooahnippah elected chairman of the Comanche Nation

Posted: June 11, 2024
As the weight of the ceremonial blanket settled in on Forrest Tahdooahnippah’s shoulder at his recent swearing-in ceremony, so too did the weight of responsibility. “This is a huge opportunity and a very humbling experience to have the trust and faith of 17,000 Comanches put into my hands,” he told attendees at the May 24 … Professor Tahdooahnippah elected chairman of the Comanche Nation

Professor Tahdooahnippah elected chairman of the Comanche Nation

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Spring 2024 Native American Law Online Information Sessions for Prospective Students

Posted: December 8, 2023
Prospective students are invited to register now for an online information session about the Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute. All times are central. Friday, Jan. 19 at noon Monday, Feb. 12 at 5:30 pm Thursday, Feb. 29 at noon Friday, March 8 at 11 am Wednesday, March 27 at 5 pm Tuesday, April 9 …

Spring 2024 Native American Law Online Information Sessions for Prospective Students

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Fall 2023 Native American Law Online Information Sessions for Prospective Students

Posted: August 22, 2023
Prospective students are invited to register now for an online information session about the Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute. Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023 at 4 pm CST Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023 at 3 pm CST Monday, Oct. 23, 2023 at 12 pm CST Tuesday, Nov. 28 at 6 pm CDT

Fall 2023 Native American Law Online Information Sessions for Prospective Students

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Professor Tahdooahnippah featured in NPR story at psychedelic studies conference

Posted: June 26, 2023
Professor Forrest Tahdooahnippah (Comanche Nation) was featured on NPR’s Weekend Edition in a story about a conference in Denver last week where he spoke about the potential unintended consequences of legalizing the kinds of psychoactive plants used to make psychedelic drugs.

Professor Tahdooahnippah featured in NPR story at psychedelic studies conference

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Professor EagleWoman weighs in on Supreme Court’s ICWA ruling

Posted: June 16, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act in a 7-2 opinion. Professor Angelique EagleWoman (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate), director of Mitchell Hamline’s Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute, had long followed the cases through the courts that ended up at the Supreme Court. She offered legal analysis in several media … Professor EagleWoman weighs in on Supreme Court’s ICWA ruling

Professor EagleWoman weighs in on Supreme Court’s ICWA ruling

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Mitchell Hamline’s Native American Law Student Association named chapter of the year

Posted: April 18, 2023
The Mitchell Hamline Native American Law Student Association (NALSA) won the Chapter of the Year Award at the spring 2023 national NALSA conference in New Mexico. Two Mitchell Hamline students were also elected to the National NALSA board for the 2023-2024 year!

Mitchell Hamline’s Native American Law Student Association named chapter of the year

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Mitchell Hamline professor Angelique EagleWoman sworn in as chief justice of tribal Supreme Court

Posted: January 11, 2023
Two years after becoming a justice on the Sisseton-Wahpeton Supreme Court of Appeals, Mitchell Hamline Professor Angelique EagleWoman this month was sworn in as the court’s chief justice.

Mitchell Hamline professor Angelique EagleWoman sworn in as chief justice of tribal Supreme Court

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Spring 2023 Native American Law Online Information Sessions for Prospective Students

Posted: January 6, 2023
Prospective students are invited to register now for an online information session about the Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute. Friday, Jan. 13, 2023 at 10 am CST Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 at 12 pm (noon) CST Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 at 5 pm CST Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023 at 10 am CST Wednesday, March …

Spring 2023 Native American Law Online Information Sessions for Prospective Students

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