Faculty Scholarship

Tribal Data Governance and Informational Privacy:  Constructing "Indigenous Data Sovereignty," 80 Mont. L. Rev. 229 (2019).

Indigenous Sustainability and Resilience to Climate Extremes:  Traditional Knowledge and the Systems of Survival, 51 Conn. L. Rev. 1009 (2019).

Indigenous Peoples and "Cultural Sustainability":  The Role of Law and Traditional Knowledge, in Traditional Ecological Knowledge:  Learning from Indigenous Practices for Environmental Sustainability 229 (Melissa K. Nelson & Daniel Shilling eds., 2018).

Sovereigns or Citizens? The Paradox of Indigenous Self-Determination, in Community as the Material Basis of Citizenship:  The Unfinished Story of American Democracy 118 (Rodolfo Rosales ed. 2018).

Indigenous Peoples, Anthropology and the Legacy of Epistemic Injustice, in The Routledge Handbook of Epistemic Injustice 356 (Ian James Kidd, Jose Medina, & Gaile Polhaus, Jr. eds. 2017).

The Politics of Inclusion:  Indigenous Peoples and U.S. Citizenship, 63 UCLA L. Rev. 1692 (2016).

Indigenous Identity, Cultural Harm, and the Politics of Cultural Production:  A Commentary on Riley and Carpenter's "Owning Red," 94 Tex. L. Rev. See Also 250 (2016).

Indigenous Identity and Sports Mascots:  The Battlefield of Cultural Production, 63 Fed. Law., Mar. 2016 at 9.

American Indian Law:  Native Nations and the Federal System (7th ed. 2015) (co-author, with Carole E. Goldberg, Robert N. Clinton, & Angela R. Riley).

Indigenous Human Rights and the Ethics of Remediation:  Redressing the Legacy of Radioactive Contamination for Native Peoples and Native Lands, 13 Santa Clara J. Int'l L. 203 (2015).

Just Governance or Just War?:  Native Artists, Cultural Production, and the Challenge of “Super-Diversity”, 6 Cybaris:  An Intellectual Property Law Review, no. 2, 2015, at 56.

Exploring Pathways to Trust:  A Tribal Perspective on Data Sharing, 16 Genetics in Medicine 820 (2014) (co-author, with Rosalina James et al.).

Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples:  Comparative Models of Sovereignty, in Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples:  The Search for Legal Remedies 79 (Randall S. Abate & Elizabeth Ann Kronk eds., 2013).

Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples:  Comparative Models of Sovereignty, 26 Tul. Envtl. L.J. 239 (2013).

A Philosophy of Hope and a Landscape of Principle:  The Legacy of David Getches’s Federal Indian Law Scholarship, 84 U. Colo. L. Rev. 155 (2013).

International Trade in Indigenous Cultural Heritage:  An Argument for Indigenous Governance of Cultural Property, in International Trade in Indigenous Cultural Heritage:  Legal and Policy Issues 221 (Chrisoph B. Graber, Karolina Kuprecht, & Jessica C. Lai eds., 2012).

NAGPRA and the Problem of “Culturally Unidentifiable” Remains:  The Argument for a Human Rights Framework, 44 Ariz. St. L.J. 809 (2012).

Indigenous Peoples and Epistemic Injustice:  Science, Ethics, and Human Rights, 87 Wash. L. Rev. 1133 (2012).

Book Review, 27 Wicazo Sa Review, Spring 2012, at 130 (reviewing Walter R. Echo-Hawk, In The Courts of the Conqueror:  The 10 Worst Indian Law Cases Ever Decided (2010)).

Property, Power, and American "Justice":  The Story of United States v. Dann, in Indian Law Stories 325 (Carole Goldberg, Kevin K. Washburn, & Philip P. Frickey eds., 2011).

Forging the Road Ahead:  An Essay on Justice and Transformation in Legal Education, 2 Law J. Soc. Just. 103 (2011).

Reconceptualizing Tribal Rights:  Can Self-Determination Be Actualized within the U.S. Constitutional Structure?, 15 Lewis & Clark L. Rev. 923 (2011).

American Indian Law:  Native Nations and the Federal System (6th ed. 2010) (co-author, with Carole Goldberg, Kevin Washburn, & Elizabeth Rodke Washburn).

Native Women and Leadership:  An Ethics of Culture and Relationship, in Indigenous Women and Feminism:  Politics, Activism, Culture 29 (Cheryl Suzack et al. eds., 2010).

Cultural Sovereignty and Tribal Energy Development:  Creating a Land Ethic for the Twenty-first Century, in Indians & Energy:  Exploitation and Opportunity in the American Southwest 263 (Sherry L. Smith & Brian Frehner eds., 2010).

Indigenous Women and International Human Rights Law:  The Challenges of Colonialism, Cultural Survival, and Self-Determination, 15 UCLA J. Int’l L. & Foreign Aff. 187 (2010).

Keynote Address - Indigenous Peoples and Global Climate Change:  Intercultural Models of Climate Equity, 25 J. Envtl. L. & Litig. 7 (2010).

Who Controls Native Cultural Heritage?:  "Art," "Artifacts," and the Right to Cultural Survival, in Cultural Heritage Issues:  The Legacy of Conquest, Colonization, and Commerce 3 (James A.R. Nafziger & Ann M. Nicgorski eds., 2009).

Native Nations and Museums:  Developing an Institutional Framework for Cultural Sovereignty, 45 Tulsa L. Rev. 3 (2009).

Climate Change, Sustainability, and Globalization:  Charting the Future of Indigenous Environmental Self-Determination, 4 Envtl. & Energy L. & Pol'y J. 188 (2009).

Book Review, 33 Am. Indian Culture & Res. J., no. 3, 2009, at 137 (reviewing Rebuilding Native Nations:  Strategies for Governance and Development (Miriam Jorgensen ed. 2007)).

American Indian Law:  Native Nations and the Federal System (5th ed. 2007) (co-author, with Robert N. Clinton & Carol E. Goldberg).

How the Land Was Taken:  The Legacy of the Lewis and Clark Expedition for Native Nations, in American Indian Nations:  Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow 240 (George Horse Capture, Duane Champagne, & Chandler C. Jackson eds., 2007).

Acknowledging the Past to Heal the Future:  The Role of Reparations for Native Nations, in Reparations:  Interdisciplinary Inquiries 43 (Jon Miller & Rahul Kumar eds., 2007).

Indigenous People and Environmental Justice:  The Impact of Climate Change, 78 U. Colo. L. Rev. 1625 (2007), excerpted in Climate Change:  A Reader 179, 1156 (William H. Rogers et al. eds., 2011).

Cultural Challenges to Biotechnology:  Native American Genetic Resources and the Concept of Cultural Harm, 35 J.L. Med. & Ethics 396 (2007).

Genome Justice:  Genetics and Group Rights (Introduction to Symposium), 35 J.L. Med. & Ethics 352 (2007) (co-author & co-editor of symposium, with Joan L. McGregor).

The BIA’s Apology to Native Americans:  An Essay on Collective Memory and Collective Conscience, in Taking Wrongs Seriously:  Apologies and Reconciliation 185 (Elazar Barkan & Alexander Karn eds., 2006).

Tribal Sovereignty and Intergovernmental Cooperation, in Tribal Water Rights:  Essays in Contemporary Law, Policy, and Economics 13 (John E. Thorson, Sarah Britton, & Bonnie G. Colby eds., 2006).

What Does It Mean “To Build a Nation?” Reimagining Indigenous Political Identity in an Era of Self-Determination, 7 Asian-Pac. L. & Pol’y J. 38 (2006).

Challenges to Sacred Site Protection, 83 Denv. U. L. Rev. 963 (2006).

Going Home Again:  The Heard Museum’s Newest Permanent Exhibit, 19 Native Peoples, Jan.-Feb. 2006, at 46.

American Indian Law:  Native Nations and the Federal System (4th ed. rev. 2005) (co-author, with Robert N. Clinton & Carol E. Goldberg).

Tribal Environmental Policy and National Development Priorities, in War and Border Crossings:  Ethics When Cultures Clash 265 (Peter A. French & Jason A. Short eds., 2005).

The New Challenge to Native Identity:  An Essay on “Indigeneity” and “Whiteness,” 18 Wash. U. J.L. & Pol’y 55 (2005).

Engaging the Spirit of Racial Healing within Critical Race Theory:  An Exercise in Transformative Thought, 11 Mich. J. Race & L. 21 (2005).

American Indian Law:  Native Nations and the Federal System (4th ed. 2003) (co-author, with Robert N. Clinton & Carol E. Goldberg).

Land, Culture and Community:  Envisioning Native American Sovereignty and National Identity in the Twenty-First Century, in The Future of Indigenous Peoples:  Strategies for Survival and Development 3 (Duane Champagne & Ismael Abu-Saad eds., 2003).

The Conflict Between the “Public Trust” and the “Indian Trust” Doctrines:  Federal Public Land Policy and Native Nations, 39 Tulsa L. Rev. 271 (2003).

The Challenge of “Differentiated Citizenship":  Can State Constitutions Protect Tribal Rights?, 64 Mont. L. Rev. 199 (2003).