News and Events
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Dr. Carma Corcoran Retires After 19 Years of Dedication
After nearly two decades at Lewis & Clark Law School, Dr. Carma Corcoran has retired as the Director of American Indian Law, leaving behind a legacy of expanded programming, student mentorship, and national leadership in Indian Law.
Professor Recognized for Environmental Leadership from Oregon State Bar
Caroline Lobdell, adjunct professor and director of WRLC, was recognized by the Environmental & Natural Resources Section of the Oregon State Bar with their annual award.
Winners Announced in 21st National NALSA Writing Competition
Two papers explored sovereignty in association with the COVID-19 pandemic; a third paper explored solutions to Tulsa’s post-McGirtwhite-collar crime.
Dr. Carma Corcoran named Native Hope Fellow
Dr. Corcoran’s fellowship will focus on bringing hope and healing to tribal communities impacted by incarceration.
Alum and Professor Receive ABA Award for Commitment to Diversity in the Law
Román D. Hernández ’00, and adjunct professor Barbara Creel received the Spirit of Excellence award from the ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession.
Lewis & Clark Law School Co-Hosts International Peacemaking Colloquium
Lewis & Clark Law School co-hosted with the National American Indian Court Judges Association (NAICJA) the international 2020 Peacemaking Colloquium which highlighted Tribal/Indigenious/State dispute resolutions with participants from the United States, Ireland, Columbia, England, and Scotland.
Carma Corcoran Selected for Fellowship to Advance Democratic Values
Carma Corcoran, Lewis & Clark Law School’s Indian Law Summer Program Coordinator, has received a two-year fellowship by the Kettering Foundation’s Deliberative Democracy Institute (DDI). The fellowship is aimed at improving civil society by fostering a learning exchange between people from diverse nations.
Corin Aitchison ’17 receives National Native American Bar Association bar prep scholarship
The National Native American Bar Association (NNABA) Foundation selected third-year Lewis & Clark law student Corin La Point-Aitchison as a recipient of its 2017 Bar Review Scholarship.
Quinault Allottees annually provide the Nelson D. Terry Scholarship to Native American law students
This scholarship is awarded annually and is funded by the Quinault Indian Allottees Association. The scholarship is available to all incoming students, however, preference is given first to Quinault Allottees, then to Native American regional and national applicants with a connection to their culture and heritage.
Visiting Indian Law Professor Cheryl Demmert Fairbanks
Lewis & Clark Law School is pleased to announce that it will host Professor Cheryl Demmert Fairbanks as the third Walter R. Echo-Hawk Distinguished Visiting Professor in the spring of 2017.Fluent english speakers needed!
Volunteer to be paired with (an) international student(s) and meet with them bi-weekly to help improve their english while bonding with people from all over the world!
Professor Pommersheim Has a Web Component for His Forthcoming Book
Professor Pommersheim has joined the digital age!
IWOK Coordinator works to protect Tribal citizens, strengthen sovereignty
Se-ah-dom Edmo works with Tribal leaders to address critical issues and strengthen sovereignty.Indian Law professor’s blog cited in WSJ’s “Blog Watch”
Indian Law professor and blog author of Native America, Discovered and Conquered Robert Miller was noted by The Wall Street Journal’s Blog Watch in the category of Native Americans.Yupik Eskimo makes U.S. Olympic team
Alaskan and Yupik Eskimo Callan Chythlook-Sifsof was named to the U.S. Olympic team. In 2006, Chythlook-Sifsof earned a berth on the U.S. Snowboard Team and took third place in her first World Cup snowboardcross competition in Japan. She won the U.S. National Championship title that same year and took a fourth-place in World Cup Finals in Quebec. Read the full story. - EVENTS
Past Events
Tribal Checkpoints: A Case Study of Tribal-State Relations in Pandemic South Dakota
Please join us for an Evening with Frank Pommersheim, Professor Emeritus, University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law .
Professor Pommersheim will be discussing a case study on Tribal-State relations during the pandemic.
Two Tribes, Two Judges, One Goal TRIBAL JUSTICE Film Screening
Two Tribes, Two Judges, One Goal TRIBAL JUSTICE
Film Screening & Panel Discussion
ICWA and Peace Circles Colloquium
ICWA and Peace Circles Colloquium
