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

Posted: October 26, 2022
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. “It is truly an honor to become the first Sisseton-Wahpeton citizen to hold the position of chief justice of the SWO Supreme Court and the first woman,” …

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

Wisconsin tribes win ruling in yearslong case that included Mitchell Hamline student work

Posted: August 25, 2022
A federal appeals court ruled this month that the state of Wisconsin can’t impose property taxes on tribal lands, so long as the land is currently owned by the tribes or their members. Students from Mitchell Hamline worked on various aspects of the case as it moved through the courts over several years. The ruling …

Wisconsin tribes win ruling in yearslong case that included Mitchell Hamline student work

Mitchell Hamline student named to Interior Department committee on place names

Posted: August 16, 2022
A Mitchell Hamline student has been named as one of 17 members of a federal advisory group that will help identify and recommend changes to derogatory names used for places throughout the country. Kiana Carlson (Ahtna Kohtaene, Taltsiine; Native Village of Cantwell, Alaska) learned she was named to the Department of the Interior’s Advisory Committee …

Mitchell Hamline student named to Interior Department committee on place names

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

Posted: July 30, 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

Three 2022 graduates receive Student Awards of Merit

Posted: May 23, 2022
Mitchell Hamline students Angela Levasseur, Katherine Raths, and Kaitlin Yira have been named Student Award of Merit recipients for 2022. All three recently completed their final law school courses and will graduate next month. The award, from the Mitchell Hamline Alumni Association, honors graduating students whose contributions and participation in organizations and other events go …

Three 2022 graduates receive Student Awards of Merit