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On March 24, 2017, at the conclusion of its 34th Session in Geneva, the United Nations Human Rights Council appointed Kristen A. Carpenter as the North American member of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples . Carpenter serves as Council Tree Professor of Law and associate dean...

American Indian Law Professors to Present at Indigenous Storytelling and Law Symposium On March 17-18, Dean S. James Anaya and University of Colorado Law School professors will participate in an interdisciplinary symposium hosted by the Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies exploring ways in which indigenous narratives are spoken,...

CNAIS faculty and Raphael J. Moses Professor of Law Sarah Krakoff will be teaching a seminar focusing on the law and policy affecting the Colorado River. Krakoff's legal specialty concentrates on American Indian law, natural resources and public land law, and environmental justice. The course she offers will be meeting...

PICTURED (L-R): Dean Anaya; President of General Assembly Peter Thomson of Fiji; Ambassador Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee of Ghana; Ambassador Kai Sauer of Finland. Photo credit: CU Law CU Law School Dean James Anaya was recently in the news for his meeting with U.N. General Assembly President, Peter Thomson. Prior...