National NALSA

Terrific event coming up, hosted by our friends at the University of Miami’s ILSA chapter.

While some schools have a number of advisors to help guide students as they prepare for legal work in Indian Country, there are some students who may not have that guidance available when it comes time to pick classes. Earlier in the year, we asked law professors, practitioners and others in the community what classes have helped them the most when practicing law in Indian Country (besides Federal Indian Law and/or Tribal Law). Here are some of the most common answers and some explanations for why these classes were helpful. Are there any classes that were left off of this list? What are they and why would you include them?

It’s no secret that women are a pillar of our Native law community. Whether they’re running the conferences where we gather, teaching the classes where we learn, arguing the cases that protect our sovereignty, writing the articles that help us understand the field better, upholding accountability as judges, helping us to become stronger versions of ourselves, or blessing us with their wisdom and grace in times of trouble, our community is endlessly grateful for the work that women put in to this profession to keep us all going strong. Send this to a woman who has helped you along in your law school journey and let them know they are appreciated, today and every day.

If you've ever come to a National NALSA moot court competition or participated in our annual writing competition and thought "it would be great to have something like this at our school", you're in luck! We are taking bids.

Taking the bar exam in July? Sign up for this webinar! https://lnkd.in/g99vn5Hq

National NALSA is a labor of love-- for community, for Indian Country, for our ancestors and for those who come after us. If you're looking for a fulfilling, fun way to give back, build meaningful professional connections and advocate for Native students, this is a great way to do it.

It’s time for all hands on deck. Please spread the word!

In celebration of International Mother Language Day, we are delighted to announce the launch of “Indigenous Language Rights & Realities”. Volume 1 (2025) now available at https://lnkd.in/g2jxPAgF

We’re still recovering from a wonderful weekend of community building, but we’ll be doing our recap over the next few days. To start! The announcement you’ve all been waiting for: ??the 2025 Moot Court Awards Winners! ??