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 milangee
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Best indian law college? can someone pl. tell me which is the best indian law college ,where is it , what r the requirements to qualify in it , what is the procedure to get admission?
Last edited by milangee on Thu Aug 29, 2013 5:52 am, edited 1 time in total.
 BethRibet
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Hi there,

Great question. There is no one place that necessarily is "the" campus for it (though some might tell you where they think the best resources are), but there are definitely law schools which do and do not invest in education for future lawyers interested either in working in tribal courts, or those interested in the area of Federal Indian Law.

For tribal law, what's usually helpful is to find a clinic, and to be sure there are Native faculty (at least one!) who are on the law faculty and teaching in this area. It's helpful if the school in question is an area where there is a proximate tribal court system, as this may be where you're able to network, perhaps intern in the summer, and possibly do an independent study. There's a helpful resource list here: http://www.tribal-institute.org/lists/clinics.htm

For Federal Indian Law, there are a few people who are strong in this area. This was the casebook I learned from: http://www.lexisnexis.com/store/catalog ... Qgod9UYAbw
You'll see that the primary authors are at UCLA, Arizona, and University of New Mexico, all of which are also schools that tend to have more offerings in this area. I would also note that William and Mitchell (in Minnesota) has Sarah Deer on faculty, and University of Nevada, Las Vegas hired Addie Rolnick. One of the most crucial things that may assist in learning in this area is finding the right faculty mentor to learn from, so beyond course offerings, when researching a school, find out who's there that you might want to be taught by. There's no reason not to write to that person and ask more about their work and the resources at the school. Faculty are busy, but if they don't respond, that's a good sign that they might not be that available to you (and if they do, it lets you know this may be a good school to consider!).

Last, if you are native, law schools sometimes have chapters of NALSA (Native American Law Student Association). If there is no chapter, that indicates a stronger likelihood that the school is not well-resourced for Native students. And if there is one, that's a great place to reach out too, to ask more about the school climate and resources.

Good luck!
Beth

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