Date Chartered: 2/1/1977
Purpose
The Section on Indian Nations and Indigenous Peoples promotes the communication of ideas, interests, and activities among members of the Section and others in related fields and makes recommendations on matters of interest in the teaching and improvement of the law.
Annual Meeting Programs
2025
2024
- Main Program
- Award Ceremony
- Art Law (Co-Sponsored by Indian Nations and Indigenous Peoples)
2023
- Main Program
- Pedagogy Program
- Natural Resources and Energy Law (Co-Sponsored by Administrative Law, Indian Nations and Indigenous Peoples, Poverty Law, and State and Local Government)
- Children and the Law (Co-Sponsored by Indian Nations and Indigenous Peoples)
2022
- Main Program
- Law and the Social Science and Law and the Humanities Joint Program (Co-Sponsored by Indian Nations and Indigenous Peoples)
- Panel 1
- Panel 2
2021
- Main Program
- Law and Mental Disability (Co-Sponsored by Indian Nations and Indigenous Peoples)
2020
2019
Awards
Clinic Impact Award
This award recognizes clinical instruction that has contributed to the field of Indian Nations and Indigenous Peoples.
Early Career Scholarship Award
This award recognizes scholarship that has significantly contributed to the field of Indian Nations and Indigenous Peoples.
Early Career Teaching/Public Service Award
This award recognizes significant teaching and/or public service in the field of Indian Nations and Indigenous People.
Mentoring in the Legal Academy
This award recognizes significant mentoring in the field of Indian Nations and Indigenous Peoples within the legal academy
Recipients
| Year | Award Name | Recipient | Law School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Clinic Impact Award | Kekek Stark | Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana |
| 2025 | Early Career Scholarship Award | Derrick Beetso | Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law |
| 2025 | Early Career Scholarship Award | Heather Tanana | University of California Irvine School of Law |
| 2025 | Early Career Teaching/Public Service Award | Amber Kennedy Madole | University of Southern California, Gould School of Law |
| 2025 | Mentoring in the Legal Academy | Nell Jessup Newton | Notre Dame Law School |
Newsletters
Webinars & Webinar Recordings
Past
Wednesday, November 15th, 2023
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021