Winners of the 9th Annual
NNALSA Writing Competition
1st: Dan Lewerenz, University of Wisconsin, “Historical Context and
the Survival of the Jay Treaty Free Passage Right”; Sponsor: Holland &
Knight LLP
2nd: Jessica Bell, Columbia, “Fair Treatment and Meaningful
Involvement: Protecting Tribal Interests in Natural Resources”;
Sponsor: Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry LLP
3rd: Karla General, Syracuse University
Law School, “INDIGENOUS LAND RIGHTS IN THE UNITED STATES: An
Alternative to the Land-into-Trust Process in the Wake of Recent
Developments in International Indigenous Rights Law”; Sponsor: Orrick,
Herrinton & Sutcliffe LLP
Congratulations