The Columbia Law Native American Law Students Association is proud to present the winners of the

12th Annual

Indian Law Writing Competition

1st Place- Jason Portwood Hipp, Columbia Law School, “Rethinking Rewriting: Tribal Constitutional Amendment and Reform”

Sponsored by Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP and will be published in theĀ Columbia Journal of Race and Law

2nd Place – Daniel Kin Chung Lee, Seattle University School of Law, “A Century of Uncertainty and the New Politics of Indian Water Settlement: How Tribes and States Can Overcome the Chilling Effect of the PAYGO Act”

Sponsored by Dentons US LLP

3rd Place – Melissa Thaisz, Lewis and Clark Law School, “Native Hawaiians & NAGPRA: Is Federal Recognition the Answer?”

Sponsored by Shanker & Kewenvoyouma, PLLC