Kelsey Haake is Inupiaq from Utqiagvik, Alaska.
Kelsey Haake, 2L, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Prior to law school, Mitchell worked in tribal health administration in Bethel and received bachelors’ degrees in political science and journalism from Northern Arizona University.
He spent his 1L summer in Equal Justice Works’ Rural Summer Legal Corp with Alaska Legal Services Corporation providing direct legal aid to low-income Alaskans. He is the co-president of the Native American Law Students Association at the University of Michigan. Mitchell is Inupiaq from Bethel, Alaska and an enrolled member of the Native Village of Shishmaref. Mitchell Forbes, 2L, University of Michigan Law School Currently, Ashleigh is clerking with the Native American Rights Fund. She also worked with Pipestem Law, P.C., as a Legal and Policy Analyst in Tulsa. After graduation, Ashleigh was the Wilma Mankiller Policy Fellow for the National Congress of American Indians. She is also an O’Connor Merit Scholar and was named one of the first Salt River Scholars.Īshleigh graduated from Dartmouth College with a BA in Government and a BA in Native American Studies modified with Hispanic Studies. Ashleigh is a rising 2L at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University where she is the President of the Native American Law Student Association (NALSA) and is an Associate Editor of the Law Journal for Social Justice. Fixico is a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation from Seminole, Oklahoma. She also serves as a board member for the Minnesota American Indian Bar Association (MAIBA).Īshleigh Fixico, Rising 2L, President of the ASU Native American Law Student Association (NALSA), Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State UniversityĪshleigh N. She also served as dean of the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law at Lakehead University and was the first Indigenous law dean in Canada. At the University of Idaho College of Law, she established the Native American Law Emphasis program and graduated 33 students over seven years. She has received numerous awards in legal academia and has been a frequent speaker on issues of diversity, inclusion, and professionalism. She presents and publishes on topics involving tribal-based economics, Indigenous sovereignty, international Indigenous principles, and the quality of life for Indigenous peoples. She has taught in the areas of Aboriginal Legal Issues, Indigenous Legal Traditions, Tribal Nation Economics & Law, Native American Law, Native American Natural Resources Law, Contracts, The Business of Law, and Civil Procedure. One of the highlights of her career was serving as general counsel for her tribe, the Sisseton-Wahpeton (Dakota) Oyate.
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Was’teWinyan) has served as a pro tempore tribal judge in several tribal court systems at the trial and appellate levels. See all of Ryann’s posts here.Īngelique EagleWoman, J.D., Co-director, Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute, and Professor of Law, Mitchell Hamline School of LawĪngelique W. Ryann’s areas of interest are Federal Indian Law, Tribal Law, International Human Rights, Critical Race Theory, and Immigration. She is the Co-President (previously President and 1L Representative) of the Native American Law Student Association, a 3L Representative (previously Inter-Org Chair) for the Latinx Law Student Association, and the Symposium Editor for UCLA Law Review. Ryann holds B.A.s in Religious Studies and Classical Civilizations from UCLA, as well as an M.A. Candidate in the Class of 2021 at UCLA School of Law, specializing in Critical Race Studies and International and Comparative Law. Ryann Garcia, 3L, Co-President of the Native American Law Student Association (NALSA), University of California, Los Angeles School of Law Dispel misconceptions resulting from Native underrepresentation in legal education.Engage with implications of curricular and pedagogical choices on Native law student experiences of inclusion.Cultivate an understanding of the diversity of the Native law school student experience.What are their experiences and what are their hopes for a more inclusive legal education? Panelists will provide perspectives of value for both incoming Native students and legal educators looking to better serve Native students. Who are they? This panel is an opportunity to hear from some of these students. But more and more Native students are going to law school.
Fewer than 1 in 10 ABA-Accredited law schools have a single Native faculty member and fewer than 1 in 100 enrolled law students identify as Native American. Law school is not inclusive enough of Native students - not by a long shot. A NNALSA-AALS Section on Indian Nations & Indigenous Peoples Collaborationĭate: Tuesday, August 3, 2021, 4:00 – 5:00 PM EST
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