| Education |
Harvard Law School, J.D. (1980) H.E.W. American Indian Fellowship Recipient (1977 - 1980); Research Assistant to Brandeis Professor of Law, Charles M. Haar |
Loyola College, Baltimore, A.B. (1977) Editor-in-Chief, College Newspaper, The Greyhound; Dean's List (six semesters); Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities (1977) |
| Personal Work Experience |
E. Thomas Sullivan Professor of Law and American Indian Studies, James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona, 1998 - present |
Faculty Chair, Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program and Clinic, James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona, 1989 - present |
Judge, pro tem, Tohono O'odham Indian Nation, Tucson, Arizona, 1988 - present |
Visiting Professor of Law and Bennet Boskey Visiting Lecturer of Law, Harvard Law School, Winter-Spring 2001 |
Acting Director, Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy LL.M. Program, James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona, 2000 |
Visiting Professor of Law and Bennet Boskey Visiting Lecturer of Law, Harvard Law School, Winter-Spring 2000 |
Visiting Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, Winter 1999 |
Chief Justice, Court of Appeals, Pascua Yaqui Indian Tribe, Tucson, Arizona, 1998 - 2000 |
Cross Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law, University of Washington School of Law, 1992 - 1993 |
Director, Office of Indian Programs, University of Arizona, 1990 - 1992 |
Associate Justice, Court of Appeals, Pascua Yacqui Indian Tribe, Tucson, Arizona, 1988 - 1997 |
Professor of Law and American Indian Studies, University of Arizona College of Law, 1987 - 1998 |
Marks Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law, University of Arizona College of Law, Fall 1986 |
Associate Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1986 |
Assistant Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1984 - 1986 |
Assistant Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School, 1981 - 1984 |
Legal Consultant, Regional and Urban Planning Implementation, Inc., Cambridge, Mass., 1980 - 1981 |
Teaching Fellow, Boston College Law School, 1980 - 1981 |
Presentations
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Invited Guest Speaker, The Rehnquist Court's Assault on Indian Rights in America (Harvard Univ. Native American Programs Community Lecture Series, Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 16, 2000).
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Speaker, Hercules in Braids: The Law Professor as Tribal Judge in Hard Cases (Harvard Law School Faculty Workshop Series, Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 15, 1999).
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Plenary Session Program Speaker, Beyond the Classroom: Scholarship and Teaching in the Service of Public Policy (Assn. Am. L. Sch. 1995 Annual Meeting, New Orleans, La., Jan. 7, 1995).
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| Complete List of Presentations |
| Organizations |
Association of American Law Schools |
| Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure (1993 -1995); Executive Committee, Minority Rights Section (1990 - 1993); Committee on Recruitment and Retention of Minority Law Teachers (1990 - 1991); Chair, Native American Rights Section (1988 - 1989) |
Tucson Metropolitan Urban Native American Affairs Commission 1989 - 1991 |
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Wisconsin Indian Lawyers Association |
| President (1985) |
Indian Rights Association, Philadelphia PA |
| Board of Directors (1981 - 1984), Vice-President (1983 - 1984) |
| Public Service |
Catalina Valley Little League Baseball, Coach 1994 - present |
Consultant, Sawridge Cree Band of Alberta 1993 - present (aboriginal sovereignty claims litigation) |
Foothills Futbol Club, Coach 1993 - present |
Catalina Homeowners Association, Board of Directors 1993 - present |
Consultant, Native Hawaiian Advisory Council 1991 - present (water rights and self-determination issues) |
University of Arizona Indian Advisory Committee 1987 - present |
Pro bono work, counsel for Carrier Sekani Tribal Council of British Columbia, Canada (British Columbia Treaty Process) 1999 (filed Request For Precautionary Measures: Matter of Carrier Sekani People (Canada) with Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Washington, D.C.) |
Principal Organizer, Conference on Future Directions for the Tribal Law and Policy Program, University of Arizona College of Law 1998 (October 31) |
Principal Organizer, Environmental Conflict Resolution in Indian Country, University of Arizona College of Law 1997 (March) |
Pro bono work, Mayagna (Sumo) Community of Awas Tingni, Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Case No. 11.555 1996? (submitted Amicus Curiae Brief as counsel for the National Congress of American Indians) |
Chair, University of Arizona Search Committee, Associate Director, Community and Economic Development, American Indian Studies 1995 |
Chair, University of Arizona Executive Committee, American Indian Studies 1994 - 1995 |
University of Arizona Citizen's Advisory Forum: "Setting Goals for the Recruitment and Retention of Ethnically Underrepresented Students at The University of Arizona" 1994 |
Consultant, New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council, Sydney, Australia 1993 - 1994 (land claims litigation) |
Chair, University of Arizona Search Committee, Director, American Indian Graduate Center 1992 |
Chair, University of Arizona Search Committee, Program Coordinator, American Indian Graduate Center 1991 |
Member, University of Arizona Self-Study Committee, American Indian Studies Program, Graduate College 1991 |
University of Arizona Search Committee, Director of American Indian Studies 1991 |
Principal Organizer, Indigenous Claims Conference, University of Arizona College of Law 1991 (November) |
Counsel and Alternative Delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Commission for the National Indian Youth Council (U.N. NGO) 1990 - 1993 |
Consultant, Tohono O'odham Indian Nation, Arizona 1990 - 1992 (tribal land claims legal issues) |
Consultant, Southwest Indian Agricultural Association 1990 - 1992 |
University of Arizona President's Diversity Action Council 1990 - 1992 |
University of Arizona Provost's Special Committee on Faculty Participation in University Governance 1990 - 1992 |
University of Arizona Graduate College Centennial Award Committee 1990? |
Consultant, Passamaquoddy Indian Tribe, Maine 1990 (tribal constitution drafting process) |
Principal Organizer, Tribal Judges Conference and Workshop: Principles of Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction, University of Arizona College of Law 1990 (November) |
Consultant, National Indian Youth Council, United Nations Non-Governmental Organization 1989 - 1993 |
Counsel, Gila River Indian Community Land and Water Users Association 1989 - 1990 |
University of Arizona Provost's Ad Hoc Committee on Indian Programs 1989 - 1990 |
University of Arizona Native American Draft Program Change Request Committee 1989 - 1990 |
University of Arizona Search Committee, Assistant Dean for Native American Student Affairs 1989 |
University of Arizona American Indian Graduate Center Advisory Council 1988 - 1992 |
North Central Association University of Arizona Decennial Accreditation Committee 1988 - 1990 |
National Lecturer, SMH Bar Review Course, Boston, Massachusetts 1982 - 1991 |
| Awards |
| International Advisory Board of the Review of Constitutional Studies |
| Editorial Board, The International Journal of Indigenous Philosophy |
| Editorial Board, H-AMINDIAN, an electronic journal published on the Internet at <http://www.asu.edu/clas/history/h-amindian/> |
| The 1996 Quinlan Lecture, Oklahoma City University School of Law April 9, 1996 |
| National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice Grant 1995 - 1996 |
| Udall Center Faculty Grants Program 1995 - 1996 |
| The Sixth Annual McDonald Lecture on Constitutional Studies, The University of Alberta Law School March 1994 |
| Gustavus Meyers Human Rights Center Award for The American Indian in Western Legal Thought: The Discourses of Conquest 1992 |
| Ford Foundation Research Grant 1992 |
| The George E. Allen Chair of Law, The University of Richmond Law School April 1992 |
| Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Oklahoma Scholar-Leadership Program, University of Oklahoma March 1992 |
| Visiting Scholar, University of Oklahoma School of Law Enrichment Program March 1992 |
| Evans Bunker Distinguished Visiting Scholar, University of Washington School of Law November 1991 |
| James Thomas Lecture, Yale University Law School March 1991 |
| John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Award: Program on Peace and International Cooperation 1989 - 1991 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities Award: Division of Research Programs 1989 - 1991 |
| University of Arizona Office of Minority Student Affairs Outstanding Faculty Member Award 1989 - 1990 |
| University of Arizona Graduate College Research Award 1989 - 1990 |
| University of Arizona Outstanding Native American Faculty Award 1988 - 1989 |
| American Council of Learned Societies/Ford Foundation Fellowship 1985 - 1986 |
| Project Trochos: University of Wisconsin 1985 - 1986 |
| University of Wisconsin Law School Minority Students Organization Teacher of the Year 1985 |
| University of Wisconsin Graduate School Summer Research Fellowship 1985 |
| Smongeski Fellowship, University of Wisconsin 1985 |
| Council for Instructional Development Grant 1983 |
| Rutgers University Research Council Award 1982 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Fellowship Award 1981 |
| H.E.W American Indian Fellowship Recipient 1977 - 1980 |
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