TAB- Student Group: Native American Law Students Association (NALSA)

NALSA provides academic, social, and cultural support to Native American students at the University of Colorado Law School, and to any and all students interested in federal Indian or tribal law.  NALSA hosts and supports numerous events throughout the academic year that provide education on Native issues, connect interested students to Indian law practitioners, and facilitate interaction with other Native American student organizations and members of the local Native community.  For more information on NALSA, please contact Marissa Garcia (Marissa.Garcia@colorado.edu), Alana Martin (Alana.Martin@colorado.edu); Ryan Thompson (Ryan.Thompson@colorado.edu), or Jonathan (L.J.) Kuhlman (Jonathan.Kuhlman@colorado.edu).

Past Activities

Every year in September, NALSA hosts a social for the incoming students to meet the current NALSA membership. In early November, NALSA also sponsors the Fall Harvest Feast, a Native American community potluck for law students, members of the Colorado Indian Bar Association (CIBA) and Native American community members. NALSA has also participated in National NALSA Moot Court, the Federal Bar Association's Indian Law Conference, the Denver March Pow Wow, and the annual CIBA Red Rock Ramble fundraiser. In 2009, CU NALSA co-hosted the 17th Annual National NALSA Moot Court Competition with the University of Denver NALSA Chapter (the event was held at the Wolf Law Building).

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