LawTalk Ep. 8 - Tribal Practice: Perspectives from Tribal Judges and Practitioners

This episode “Tribal Practice: Perspectives from Tribal Judges and Practitioners” explores a variety of perspectives on practicing law in Indian Country. The program featured three distinguished speakers with diverse backgrounds and experiences in Indian law: Sara Van Norman, founder of Van Norman Law, PLLC in Minneapolis Vanya Hogen, an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe who has practiced Indian law for 25 years. Dennis Puzz, who has served Indian Country in a variety of roles including as Executive Director for the Yurok Tribe and Staff Attorney for the Forest County Potawatomi Community. Rjay Brunkow, the Chief Executive Officer of Indian Land Capital Company, moderated the conversation and audience members were given the opportunity to ask questions at the end. This event was sponsored by the University of Minnesota Law School Board of Advisors’ Academic Engagement Committee. And was originally recorded on April 22, 2021. Learn more about the University of Minnesota Law School by visiting law.umn.edu and following Minnesota Law on Twitter twitter.com/UofMNLawSchool. Find a transcript of this podcast at: https://z.umn.edu/Ep8Transcript