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UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

JAMES E. ROGERS COLLEGE OF LAW


May 25, 2022

UPCOMING EVENTS

June 1

DC Area Alumni

Reception

June 8

Innovations in Healthy Aging Summit

June 27-29

 State Bar of Arizona

Annual Convention

Greetings,


This week, we highlight the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program (IPLP). This unique program provides classroom and clinical education in federal Indian law, tribal law and policy, and Indigenous peoples human rights. Our IPLP program works with tribes and Indigenous communities around the world.


This spring has been an exciting time for the IPLP program. Thanks to a generous gift from the law firm of Galanda Broadman PLLC, we recently dedicated a new room at the law school for use by the Indigenous Governance Program, a collaboration between IPLP and the University of Arizona Native Nations Institute. The firm has been a longtime supporter of IPLP and other human rights initiatives at University of Arizona Law.


Last weekend, our graduation festivities included a dedicated ceremony for IPLP grads. We enjoyed celebrating with the new graduates of the program, including Leonard Mukosi, who is featured in this week’s newsletter.


At the University of Arizona, we are mindful that our school is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. The IPLP program and other initiatives honor that history.

Until the footnotes,


Marc

FEATURE

SJD 2022 Grad Leonard Mukosi Advocates for the Recognition of Indigenous Peoples Data Sovereignty

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Leonard Mukosi, Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Doctor of Juridical Studies (SJD) candidate recalls the first time he learned about University of Arizona Law.  


While working on his Master of Laws (LLM) degree at Michigan State University, Leonard was doing research about the intersection between human rights and addiction, and he learned about “therapeutic jurisprudence,” a term coined by University of Arizona Law Distinguished Research Professor of Law Emeritus David Wexler. Although Leonard had already applied to SJD programs at other law schools, he decided to apply to the law school of the professor who first used the term.   


“When I applied, I didn’t even know what Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy (IPLP) was all about, but it turned out to be the best coincidence ever,” says Leonard, who recently represented the SJD and LLM programs as a graduation student speaker. 


He says his time in the IPLP program not only gave him a stronger academic background but awakened him to the fact that he was not just learning about Indigenous Peoples Law but also studying about himself and his people.  


“I knew I was Indigenous, but I didn’t know the importance and the value tied to that,” he added.  


Leonard’s scholarship during his SJD program explores legal aspects of Indigenous identity, including the sealing and destruction of adoption records from Indigenous adoptees removed from their families as part of a federal government program in the 1950s and 60s. He says his published work is an outcome of the great mentorship that he received during his time as an SJD student.  


“I encountered some of the most compassionate and dedicated professors and mentors,” says Leonard. “In a world where individualism seems to be the dominant practice, people do not help each other, they do not mentor each other, but being here changed my life. 


To learn more about Leonard and his work in the IPLP SJD program, see here.


Congratulations, Leonard, on your graduation and welcome to the LawCat Alumni Family.

AROUND THE COLLEGE

Arizona Law Dedicates Room in Honor of Galanda Broadman Firm’s Indigenous Human Rights Advocacy

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In recognition of the significant financial support and contributions to Indigenous human rights advocacy made by Galanda Broadman PLLC, the law school has dedicated the Galanda Broadman room in the firm’s honor.


The Galanda Broadman room was dedicated on April 27, 2022. The room dedication ceremony included remarks by Professor Robert Williams, Jr., Navajo Nation Chief Justice Emeritus Robert Yazzie, and former chairman of the Skokomish Tribal Council Denny Hurtado.

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The Galanda Broadman Room will provide meeting and advising space for students and faculty in the Indigenous Governance Program, a partnership between University of Arizona Law and the Native Nations Institute.


Over the years the partners of Galanda Broadman PLLC, Gabe Galanda (’00), Anthony Broadman (’07), Joe Sexton (’06), and Ryan Dreveskracht (’09), have made transformational contributions to Indigenous human rights advocacy and have been steadfast supporters of University of Arizona Law’s IPLP Program.

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“Galanda Broadman’s support to the law school and our students and their leadership in advancing Indigenous human rights made naming a room a fitting honor. I can think of few law firms in the country that have made as many significant contributions as Galanda Broadman. I am so proud of Gabe, Anthony, Joe, and Ryan, who all embody the IPLP spirit of community engagement and supporting the next generation of Indigenous lawyers,” said Regents Professor, E. Thomas Sullivan Professor of Law; Faculty Co-Chair, Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program Robert Williams.

Ceremony Celebrates IPLP Graduates

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Prior to the law school’s 2022 commencement, the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy (IPLP) Program hosted an IPLP Graduation Celebration to honor the remarkable accomplishments of IPLP’s JD certificate, LLM, SJD, and MPS 2022 graduates. 


The event featured a blessing by Donald Harvey, Chief Judge of the Tohono O’odham Nation; a presentation of the Robert A. Hershey IPLP Outstanding Tribal Advocate Award by Professor Robert Hershey (’72); and recognition of the members of the class of 2022. 


Students from Arizona Law’s Native American Law Students Association also presented Professor Robert Williams with a surprise NALSA Lifetime Achievement Award.


Congratulations to the class of 2022! The faculty and staff of Arizona Law and the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program are proud of all your accomplishments and are excited to see the impact you will make in your careers.

University of Arizona Law Hosts United Nations Consultation Session

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On May 13, 2022, the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy program hosted a consultation session of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief Ahmed Shaheed. The session was organized by Professor Seánna Howard (LLM ’06), Director of the International Human Rights Advocacy Workshop in coordination with the International Indian Treaty Council. IPLP Professors Heather Whiteman Runs Him and Akilah Kinnison (JD ’12, LLM ’13) participated in the session. 

 

The hybrid live/remote consultation session brought together tribal leaders and other experts on Indigenous peoples’ right to religion to provide input for an upcoming report Mr. Shaheed will present to the UN General Assembly in October.

 

Mr. Shaheed, a career diplomat who has held positions with the UN and in his home country of the Maldives, requested that IPLP host the consultation session to discuss challenges to the expression of beliefs of Indigenous peoples in the United States. The statements and submissions provided will be combined with information regarding similar challenges around the world for Mr. Shaheed’s report.

 

The Special Rapporteur mandate was created by a resolution of the former United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Mr. Shaheed was appointed to the position in 2016.

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Join Us at the Arizona State Bar Convention!


University of Arizona Law is proud to sponsor the Tuesday night signature event at the 2022 State Bar Convention: 


When: Tuesday, June 28 at 5:15 p.m.

Where: Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass - 5594 W Wild Horse Pass Blvd, Chandler AZ 85226

Register: https://azbar.org/convention


For more information on the Convention, see https://www.azattorneymag-digital.com/azattorneymag/2022conmag?folio=7.


We would love to see you there! 

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Teaching Ethical and Legal Frameworks to Support Healthy Aging

Comprarmake, featuring Tara Sklar and Christopher Mathis


Proposal to eliminate mandatory testing requirement for law school admissions

Scripps National News, featuring Marc Miller


Humans vs. Machines

Villanova Magazine, featuring Derek Bambauer

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Twitter, @uarizonalaw

It is an honor to know Gabe Galanda, Anthony Broadman, Joe Sexton, and Ryan Dreveskracht. Their work is some of the defining civil rights representation of our times. 


And year after year they demonstrate an exceptional commitment to sharing their pathbreaking work and nurturing IPLP students. I have no doubt that twenty years from now, our current students will say to people they meet: “let me tell you about the time I met (or heard from or was mentored by) Gabe, Anthony, Joe and Ryan.”


It is equally an honor to be the home of the world’s leading program in Indigenous peoples law and policy. The extraordinary faculty and staff; superb, engaged students; and cutting-edge classes, clinics, scholarship and policy are a model of excellence, and exemplify for us all the possibility of combining theoretical excellence and worldly impact.

Warmly,

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