tribal sovereignty


A Cherokee woman with wavy, chest length, dark brown hair sits in a chair of a dark theatre, staring off into the distance, chin resting on her hand. She is wearing black tights, a light blue dress, a black cardigan, and thick silver rings.
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Mary Kathryn Nagle is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation and attorney who specializes in tribal sovereignty and Indigenous people’s rights and safety.

Updated 07/11/22 | Location: Colorado | Subjects: ,

Carla Fredericks is chief executive officer of The Christensen Fund, a nonprofit focused on supporting the rights and self-determination of Indigenous people.

Updated 07/11/22 | Location: Michigan | Subjects: ,

Matthew L.M. Fletcher is the Harry Burns Hutchins Collegiate Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, where he teaches federal Indian law, tribal law, Anishinaabe legal and political philosophy, constitutional law, federal courts, and ethics.

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Kim Tallbear-Dauphine is an associate professor of Native studies at the University of Alberta in Canada.

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Dina Gilio-Whitaker is policy director and senior researcher at the Center for World Indigenous Studies.

Updated 12/15/21 | Location: Illinois | Subjects: ,

Patty Loew is a journalism professor and director of the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research at Northwestern University.