University of South Dakota School of Law Seeking Indian Law Prof.

The University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law seeks to hire a Tenure Track Professor, with expertise in the fields of Indian Law and related subjects. USD Law has a long-standing institutional commitment to the field of Indian Law.

This position will start at the beginning of the 2026-2027 academic year. The successful candidate will teach our Indian Law course; the remainder of the course package will be subject to negotiation.

Individuals appointed to tenure-track positions are expected to fulfill the tripartite responsibilities of teaching, scholarship, and service. The successful applicant must be, or able to be, a licensed attorney in a United States jurisdiction (a state or the District of Columbia). 

 Inquires and applications can be submitted to Professor Hannah Haksgaard at Hannah.Haksgaard@usd.edu Application packages should include a cover letter and CV. Applications should be submitted by January 9th for full consideration.

 

Kristen Carpenter Designated as Distinguished Professor by the University of Colorado!!

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Approve. 🙂

Spokane County Bar Association Indian Law Section 2026 Bar Prep Scholarship

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MSU Alum Lydia Locklear Opens New Law Firm, Current Tribal Law and Policy, PLLC

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2025-2026 American Indian Law Review National Writing Competition

Announcing the 2025-2026 American Indian Law Review National Writing Competition

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.  The winning entry will receive $1,500 and publication by the American Indian Law Review, and will also be awarded an eBook copy of Cohen’s Handbook of Federal Indian Law, provided by LexisNexis

The deadline for entries is Friday, February 27, 2026, at 6 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

Sponsored by the University of Oklahoma College of Law, the American Indian Law Review has proudly served Native and legal communities since 1973.  Each year at this time we encourage law students nationwide to participate in this, the longest-running competition of its kind.  Papers will be judged by a panel of Indian law scholars and by the editors of the Review.

For further information on eligibility, entry requirements, and judging criteria, see the attached PDF rules sheet or the AILR writing competition website at https://law.ou.edu/ailr/wc.

Oklahoma Sovereignty Symposium 2026 Call for Papers + Writing and Poster Competitions

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The Sovereignty Symposium XXXVIII – 2026 will be held at the OKANA Resort in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on June 15-16, 2026. 

Getches, Wilkinson, Williams, Fletcher, Carpenter, and Singel’s Cases and Materials on Federal Indian Law, 8th Edition (Oct. 6, 2025)

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The 8th Edition of the federal Indian law casebook covers recent updates in Supreme Court jurisprudence, as well as statutory and regulatory material. Major developments include the recovery of tribal jurisdiction through judicial decisions and legislative enactments, affirmation of the Indian Child Welfare Act, and law and policy addressing domestic violence in Indian Country and the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People. The 8th Edition also considers efforts to secure treaty rights to water during an era of climate change and the fluctuating availability of funding for tribal operations amidst changing presidential administrations. 

The 8th Edition retains classic material on the history of federal Indian law and policy, including the medieval origins of the “Doctrine of Discovery,” and the shifting eras of Indian law leading to the present era of self-determination and human rights. The book covers the federal tribal relationship; tribal property rights, tribal sovereignty and jurisdiction; tribal justice systems, Indian religion and culture; water rights; treaty rights; rights of Alaska natives and native Hawaiians; and international and comparative legal perspectives, including the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

ASU Reception Honoring Rodina Cave Parnall, Thursday, June 12, 2025

Singel Talk to Greater Lansing United Nations Association on May 20, 2025 @ 6:30

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Meeting ID: 884 9472 0042
Passcode: 696746

“Our featured speaker, Wenona Singel, Director of the Indigenous Law & Policy Center and Associate Professor of Law at MSU College of Law, will explore the role of Indigenous communities in global sustainability efforts.”

UCLA  Law Native Nations Law & Policy Center Event: “The Native Bench: Justice, Democracy, and the Federal Judiciary”