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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

Fall 2022 Native American Law Online Information Sessions for Prospective Students

Posted: September 9, 2022
Prospective students are invited to register now for an online information session about the Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute. Friday, Sept. 16, 2022 at 10:30 am CST Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022 at 5:30 pm CST Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022 at 10 am CST Monday, Nov. 7, 2022 at 12 pm (noon) CST REGISTER NOW

Fall 2022 Native American Law Online Information Sessions for Prospective Students

Recent Mitchell Hamline grad elected first female chief of her First Nation community

Posted: September 2, 2022
Angela Levasseur, who graduated from Mitchell Hamline earlier this summer, will become the first female chief of her First Nation community in Canada. In an election held in the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation over two days last month, Levasseur received nearly 500 votes, besting three other candidates. “Between myself and my opponents, I was very surprised … Recent Mitchell Hamline grad elected first female chief of her First Nation community

Recent Mitchell Hamline grad elected first female chief of her First Nation community

Mitchell Hamline’s Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute debuts advisory board

Posted: August 15, 2022
The Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute at Mitchell Hamline has formed its inaugural advisory board to offer strategic advice on matters including recruitment, retention, and graduation of Native American law students. The seven-member board, whose members will serve two-year terms, also will work to help develop curriculum and conferences, as well as building relationships …

Mitchell Hamline’s Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute debuts advisory board

Expert Q&A: Professor EagleWoman explains important ICWA case heading to Supreme Court

Posted: March 10, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court last week agreed to hear an important case that could determine the future of the Indian Child Welfare Act, a 1978 law that aims to protect against the separation of Native American families. The case, Haaland v. Brackeen, is a consolidation of several cases, one of which centers around a couple …

Expert Q&A: Professor EagleWoman explains important ICWA case heading to Supreme Court

Alum using NCAA platform to raise awareness of Native athlete representation

Posted: March 10, 2022
Jessie Stomski Seim ’08 is convinced she would have never attended law school or become general counsel for a tribal government if not for the scholarship she received to play basketball at the University of Wisconsin. With the NCAA Women’s Final Four coming to Minneapolis in April, Stomski Seim, a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) …

Alum using NCAA platform to raise awareness of Native athlete representation

Spring 2022 Native American Law Online Information Sessions for Prospective Students

Posted: January 14, 2022
Prospective students are invited to register now for upcoming online information sessions about the Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute. Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022 at 12 pm (CST) Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 at 6 pm (CST) Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 10 am (CDT) Monday, April 4, 2022 at 12 pm (CDT) Tuesday, May 3, …

Spring 2022 Native American Law Online Information Sessions for Prospective Students

Mitchell Hamline’s Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute debuts certificate

Posted: January 14, 2022
The Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, Minn., recently won faculty approval for a new certificate. Certificates are focused tracks within the J.D. program to allow law students to specialize in a field of law and graduate with practice-ready skills. The Native American Law and Sovereignty Certificate …

Mitchell Hamline’s Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute debuts certificate