Past Events

February 18, 2021

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.

November 7, 2017

Two Tribes, Two Judges, One Goal TRIBAL JUSTICE Film Screening

Two Tribes, Two Judges, One Goal TRIBAL JUSTICE

Film Screening  &  Panel Discussion

March 17, 2017

ICWA and Peace Circles Colloquium

ICWA and Peace Circles Colloquium
Frank Pommersheim
March 10, 2016

An Evening with Frank Pommersheim - Tribal Justice

Visiting Professor Frank Pommersheim shares his experiences in his talk titled “Tribal Justice: Twenty-five Years as a Tribal Appellate Judge”. He will be joined by special guest Walter Echo-Hawk.
October 27, 2014

The American Indian Disenrollment Epidemic: Finding a Cure

THE AMERICAN INDIAN DISENROLLMENT EPIDEMIC: FINDING A CURE

Monday October 27th - Room 4 12:10pm

Please join NALSA and the Indian Law Program in a discussion with Gabe Galanda on Native American tribal disenrollment. Mr. Galanda is the Managing Partner of Galanda Boardman, PLLC in Seattle and has a multitude of accomplishments in the field of Indian Law. Lunch will be provided. Hope to see you there!

February 2, 2012

Public Interest Happy Hour with NLG



The Portland National Lawyers Guild invites you to a February Public Interest Happy Hour
When: 6 p.m. on Thursday, February 2nd
Where: Bar Bar at Mississippi Studios, 3943 N. Mississippi Ave. 
Who: Public interest lawyers, law students, legally-minded non-lawyers, and all friends of the people, including children!



We hope to see you there. We picked a child-friendly establishment, so feel free to bring the kiddos. Happy hour ends at 7:00, so get there early to enjoy the cheap food and drinks. Minors are allowed until 9 p.m.



You can find more info about the location, menu and drinks at http://www.mississippistudios.com/menu/



For more information, email nlg@lclark.edu.

Judge Roosevelt Robinson
January 19, 2012

Roosevelt Robinson Minority Scholarship Fundraiser

To commemorate the Judge Roosevelt Robinson’s 70th birthday, his friends and colleagues are coming together to raise funds for this important scholarship. Please join us for this celebration! 

September 22, 2011

Award-Winning Gender Diversity Documentary “Two Spirits” - Screening and Panel Discussion

Join us for the screening of “Two Spirits”, an award-winning documentary that explores the cultural context behind the honored Navajo tradition - the ‘nádleehí’, or ‘two-spirit’, who possess a balance of masculine and feminine traits.”Two Spirits” interweaves the tragic story of a mother’s loss of her son with a revealing look at how the world cannot be simply divided into male and female.

The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion, and food is provided.

Sponsored by the Two Spirit Society, Indigenous Ways of Knowing Program (IWOK) and the Office of Multicultural Affairs.
April 15, 2011

Spring Symposium

The Future of International Law in Indigenous Affairs: The Doctrine of Discovery, the United Nations, and the Organization of American States.