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The goal is eventually to increase the Native student, faculty and staff populations while deepening UCLA’s commitment to research into Indigenous studies.
As Native American Heritage Month begins, Newsroom spoke to the two scholars about their new role as special advisors to the chancellor.
Greg Sarris, tribal chairman of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, will speak at the law school on Indigenous People’s Day, Oct. 10.
Tribal Clinic Develops Toolkit to Help Indigenous Peoples Assert Their Rights April 28, 2021 Professor Angela R. Riley directs UCLA Law’s Native Nations Law and Policy Center and UCLA’s dual-degree program in Law and American Indian Studies. For the first time, leaders across Indian country have a toolkit available to them to address Indigenous and human rights through tribal lawmaking that supports and implements the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The “Tribal Implementation Toolkit” was developed by students and faculty in UCLA School of Law’s ...
McGirt v. Oklahoma: Reflections on a Landmark Case and What We’ve Learned So Far February 16, 2021 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM Join Native Nations Law & Policy Center for Native Speaker Series: McGirt V. Oklahoma: 6 months In RSVP: Register HERE to receive Zoom information. The groundbreaking case of McGirt v. Oklahoma (2020) altered the landscape of criminal jurisdiction within the Muscogee (Creek) Nation reservation. Join us for a provocative conversation with the legal pioneers working on the front lines for more than six months now and hear their reflections on both successes and on-going...