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This year’s American Indian Law Review national writing competition is now welcoming papers from students at accredited law schools in the United States and Canada.  Papers will be accepted on any legal issue specifically concerning American Indians or other indigenous peoples.  Three cash prizes will be awarded: $1,000 for first place, $500 for second place, and $250 for …

Announcing the 2020-2021 American Indian Law Review National Writing Competition

Mitchell Hamline’s Indian Law Program will now be known as the Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute. The commitment to this area of law has deep roots in both of Mitchell Hamline’s legacy schools, with Co-Director Colette Routel as the longest-serving steward of the program since it began in 2009. The change helps highlight the importance …

Indian Law Program renamed Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute

Native Women’s Law School Experiences Reflections, Truth-telling, and Calls for Change Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020 11 am-12 pm (CDT) Webinar REGISTER Hosted by Faegre Drinker Join us for a significant event highlighting the unique experiences of Native Women in the legal field and their experiences in law school. Native Women who are tribal citizens often …

Register now: Native Women’s Law School Experiences on Nov. 10 with Professor EagleWoman as Panelist

Prospective J.D. students are invited to join the Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute co-directors and current students studying Native American law to learn about the curriculum, advocacy efforts, and the law school experience. Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020 11 am-12 pm (CDT) Online SIGN UP HERE Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 6:30-7:30 pm (CDT) Online SIGN …

Join Us: Native American Law Information Sessions on Oct. 1 and Oct. 20

Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute Co-Director, Angelique EagleWoman (Wambdi A. Was’teWinyan) was interviewed for the NPR show Here & Now about the McGirt v. Oklahoma case on Sept. 3, 2020. Rethinking the Wind River Reservation

“Rethinking The Wind River Reservation,” NPR, Sept. 3, 2020

Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute Co-Director, Professor Colette Routel, was interviewed by Minnesota Lawyer for a Sept. 24, 2020 article, Breaking the Ice: Professor’s brief cited in tribal sovereignty.

“Breaking the Ice: Professor’s brief cited in tribal sovereignty case,” Minnesota Lawyer, Sept. 24, 2020

Thursday’s landmark decision on treaty rights from the U.S. Supreme Court included input from Mitchell Hamline’s Indian Law Impact Litigation Clinic. The ruling, McGirt v. Oklahoma, affirmed that a large part of eastern Oklahoma remains a reservation for the Creek Nation, because Congress never passed legislation that explicitly abrogated the reservation created through an 1833 …

Mitchell Hamline professor’s brief cited in historic Supreme Court ruling

The Native American Law Student Association (NALSA) Spring General Membership Meeting  will feature guest speaker Wayne Ducheneaux II, Executive Director of the Native Governance Center, in the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Conservatory at 5:30 pm on Thursday, May 2, 2019. All are invited! Wayne Ducheneaux II is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River …

Wayne Ducheneaux II, Executive Director of Native Governance Center, to speak at May 2 NALSA meeting