News Release Snoqualmie Indian Tribe The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe, a federally recognized Tribe in King County and a signatory of the Treaty of Point Elliott
Feb. 17—PEMBROKE — The American Indian Studies Department at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke will host the 17th annual Southeast Indian Studies Conference March 31-April 1. The event
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I helped sue the Chilean government in my first case after graduating from law school. The lawsuit asserted violations of Indigenous rights perpetrated by the Chilean government and went before the Chilean Supreme Court. I was less than five years out of law school when I stood outside under the sun in the world’s driest desert, listening for hours. I listened as Indigenous leaders from nearby Likan-antai communities described violations to their ancestral land rights by the Chilean government. I listened as they proposed different ideas on how they might respond. I listened as they asked for my analysis and assistance in giving a legal voice to their concerns.