September 2021 Newsletter
Bozho Jayek,

Here at the Native Nations Law and Policy Center, we are delighted to see students back on campus for the first time in more than a year. We are especially happy to meet the 2Ls and the 1Ls in person for the first time, as well as welcome our inaugural class of Graton Scholars.

This Fall we are pleased to offer our Fall 2021 Speaker Series Event. On September 15th, Professors Emeritus Carole Goldberg and Duane Champagne discussed their recent groundbreaking book: A Coalition of Lineages: The Fernandeño Band of Mission Indians, including introductory remarks from Tribal President Rudy Ortega, Jr.

Please visit our events webpage to find a recording of the event. Find more information on our upcoming events below. 


Megwetch,
 
Angela R. Riley (Citizen Potawatomi Nation)
Professor of Law and Director, Native Nations Law and Policy Center
NNLPC NEWS
Law students support Yurok Tribe effort to access culturally important species
The Tribal Legal Development Clinic and the Frank G. Wells Environmental Law Clinic worked with the Yurok Tribe to research the legal barriers and opportunities for increasing tribal member access to participate in cultural harvesting on tribal ancestral territory.

Read more about the clinic's work with the Yurok Tribe in this article from the UCLA Newsroom.
Graton Scholars
We are so excited that our first cohort of Graton Scholar's have joined us at UCLA Law Native Nations Law & Policy Center. These three students received full-tuition scholarships for their three years at the law school by a generous grant from the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. Please join us in welcoming Ashley Anderson, Shara Burwell and Rachel Hsu. Please read more about them here.
Ashley Anderson (Cherokee)
Shara Burwell
(Leech Lake)
Rachel Hsu
NNLPC Director Professor Angela R. Riley will be featured at the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture 10 Questions: If not now, when? event, the fourth installment of the annual event series that invites the public to join UCLA students, faculty, alumni, and community members in the virtual classroom to engage in vibrant conversation and consider how best to chart a path forward. RSVP now!

TLDC Director, Professor Lauren van Schilfgaarde, will be a speaker at the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian (MMAI) Indigenous People's Day event that will explore the U.S. Indian Boarding Schools and Canadian Residential Schools, the government policies enacted, highlight the resiliency of survivors, and discuss the lingering traumatic effects on Indigenous communities. 

Native Nations Law and Policy Center was mentioned as a resource for collaboration in the Daily Bruin: "Op-ed: Acknowledging Indigenous peoples is only first step, meaningful action required".
Tribal Legal Development Clinic Spotlight
The Tribal Legal Development Clinic welcomed 8 law students for the Fall 2021 semester. Law students will work under the direction of the clinic director, Lauren van Schilfgaarde on tribal projects that include restorative justice, human rights,and cultural resource protection. As always, the Clinic welcomes project solicitations from tribes and tribal organizations. Inquire here!
California Indian Law Association 2021 Conference
The CILA Conference will be virtual this year. The 2021 California Indian Law virtual panel series will take place via Zoom on a biweekly basis, starting on Thursday, October 7, 2021 and ending on December 16, 2021.

Our TLDC Director Lauren van Schilfgaarde will be a panelist on the Ethics-Substance Abuse Panel on Thursday, November 4, 2021.

Register for the series HERE.
Angela R. Riley on CSWAC
Professor Angela R. Riley was profiled for her work on the UCLA Center for the Study of Women Advisory Committee (CSWAC). Read the profile HERE and learn about what she is working on, what she is currently reading, and her thoughts on Hulu's "Reservation Dogs."
EVENTS

Upcoming Fall 2021 Events
TLDC Highlight: The Need for Confidentiality within Tribal Cultural Resource Protection
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
12:15pm - 1:30pm
Via Zoom, register here: https://ucla.in/3AhoyKQ

In going about the work of protecting cultural resources, tribes find themselves in a bind. The protection of one resource almost always requires the exchange of another: sensitive tribal information. Tribes are compelled to reveal a staggering amount of detail to trigger protection for their cultural resources. This compulsion to reveal sensitive information fails to respect Indigenous cultural, intellectual, religious, and spiritual assets. This panel will discuss the current framework of cultural resource protection, the limited means by which tribes can protect their sensitive tribal information, and the need for more enhanced confidentiality protections.
Recent Event Recordings
Book Talk: A Coalition of Lineages: The Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians
Watch recording HERE
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Jessica Govindu ('22) is a Fall 2021 CILA Scholar! She was honored and awarded a $2,500.00 scholarship.
NALSA EVENTS
 
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Event - Monday, October 11, from 12:15 to 1:15pm