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“Tribal members to net, spear on Lake Bemidji in latest treaty protest,” MPR News, May 10, 2018

Posted: May 11, 2018
Indian Law Program director, professor Colette Routel, was quoted in the May 10, 2018 MPR News article, Tribal members to net, spear on Lake Bemidji in latest treaty protest. “That’s where the conflict comes,” Routel said. “When there’s silence in a treaty about whether those rights are retained, do the tribes still keep them? Or …

“Tribal members to net, spear on Lake Bemidji in latest treaty protest,” MPR News, May 10, 2018

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“Lorentz, Santos: Minnesota’s Standing Rock moment?” Pioneer Press, Feb. 1, 2018

Posted: February 13, 2018
Indian Law Fellow, Melissa Lorentz ’15, wrote a column with Jose Leonardo Santos of Metropolitan State University on February 1, 2018 in the Pioneer Press. The column, “Lorentz, Santos: Minnesota’s Standing Rock Moment?” discusses the need for the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to require a full cultural resources study before it affirms a route for …

“Lorentz, Santos: Minnesota’s Standing Rock moment?” Pioneer Press, Feb. 1, 2018

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Work Study Position in Indian Law Impact Litigation Clinic

Posted: January 2, 2018
The Mitchell Hamline Indian Law Impact Litigation Clinic is seeking work-study students who are available over J-term and/or the spring semester to edit a collection of documents in Adobe Acrobat Pro. Applicants should be work-study eligible and able to put in a large amount of hours, particularly if working over J-term. Please send an e-mail …

Work Study Position in Indian Law Impact Litigation Clinic

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Minnesota American Indian Bar Association awards scholarships to four students

Posted: November 15, 2017
Four Mitchell Hamline students were selected to receive scholarships from the Minnesota American Indian Bar Association (MAIBA). The announcement was made at the MAIBA Annual Law Student Reception Nov. 13 at Mitchell Hamline School of Law. The student recipients included: Alphian Metoxen, 2L, a student in the Mitchell Hamline full-time on-campus J.D. program and a citizen …

Minnesota American Indian Bar Association awards scholarships to four students

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A Conversation with Minnesota Justice Anne McKeig, Nov. 7

Posted: November 2, 2017
Justice Anne K. McKeig will be visiting Mitchell Hamline to share her journey and experience as the first American Indian Supreme Court Justice in the country. The talk is scheduled to run from 3:30-4:30 pm on Tuesday, Nov. 7, in the Conservatory. The event will count toward diversity programming credit. It is hosted by World Without …

A Conversation with Minnesota Justice Anne McKeig, Nov. 7

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Student Dominic Terry profiled in Attorney at Law Magazine

Posted: October 17, 2017
Mitchell Hamline student Dominic Terry is profiled in the October issue of Attorney at Law Magazine. Terry is in the HYBRID J.D. program and also works as a full-time law clerk in the child protection division at the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office. Terry says his own life shaped how he works with families going through the …

Student Dominic Terry profiled in Attorney at Law Magazine

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Terry elected to National Native American Law Student Association Executive Board

Posted: October 5, 2017
Mitchell Hamline student, Dominic Terry, has been elected as the Secretary of the National Native American Law Student Association (NNALSA) for the 2017-2018 academic year. His profile on the NNALSA website says: Yá’át’ééh (Hello), My name is Dominic Terry and I am a member of the Navajo Nation (Diné). I am a student at  Mitchell …

Terry elected to National Native American Law Student Association Executive Board

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Apply now: Cobell Graduate Student Summer Fellowship Program

Posted: September 28, 2017
The Cobell Graduate Student Summer Fellowship Program awards support American Indian and Alaska Native graduate students with a summer research stipend of $5,000 to fund research projects. Students must partner with a faculty adviser to endorse the proposal and supervise the work. Prior to completing an application for funding, applicants are asked to research Elouise …

Apply now: Cobell Graduate Student Summer Fellowship Program

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Melissa Lorentz joins Mitchell Hamline as Indian Law Fellow

Posted: September 20, 2017
During the 2017-2018 academic year, Melissa Lorentz will teach Introduction to Tribal Law and a portion of the Advanced Indian Law course. Lorentz is a 2015 graduate of William Mitchell College of Law. During law school, she devoted much of her time to the Indian Law Impact Litigation Clinic, where she participated in various stages …

Melissa Lorentz joins Mitchell Hamline as Indian Law Fellow

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An evening with Suzan Shown Harjo, Nov. 14

Posted: November 1, 2016
Please join the Native American Law Student Association and the Indian Law Program for a very special evening with Suzan Shown Harjo. Suzan Shown Harjo is a Cheyenne and Muscogee poet, writer, and advocate for native rights. In 2014, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States’ highest civilian honor. She will touch …

An evening with Suzan Shown Harjo, Nov. 14

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