Alumni

"Since graduating from IPLP in May 2006, I have been working as Assistant Professor in the Applied Indigenous Studies Department at Northern Arizona University. I teach courses in Comparative Indigenous-State policies and Federal Indian Policy. My past academic and fellowship work in IPLP has been instrumental in my current teaching and research work in the area of comparative studies on indigenous laws and policies. In addition, I continue collaborating with James Anaya and the IPLP in undergoing legal implementation work of the Awas Tingni vs. Nicaragua case. I am also doing independent consultation work with indigenous and Afro-Caribbean communities in Honduras."

Seánna graduated in 2006 with a Master of Laws in Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy (IPLP). As an L.LM. student she assisted Professors Anaya and Williams on cases involving indigenous communities at the international level and helped in developing a program for the local Tohono O’odham Nation through the Indigenous Peoples Law Clinic. Prior to coming to the University of Arizona, Seánna lived and worked on human rights issues in South Africa and most recently was employed with the Assembly of First Nations in Canada. In her role as Research Fellow with the IPLP Program, Seánna is currently performing legal work on a number of active cases and projects including the representation of Maya communities in Belize, and the US based Western Shoshone and Chiricahua Apache Nations.