Native Nations Law & Policy

Mission and Structure

The mission of the UCLA Native Nations Law & Policy Center is to support Native Nations nationally in enhancing their governmental institutions and laws, to strengthen cultural resource protections, and to address critical public policy issues by bringing together the University's academic resources and the knowledge and experience of tribal leaders and knowledge-holders.

The NNLPC includes the following programs and projects:

Research and Publications
Tribal Legal Development Clinic
Tribal Learning Community and Educational Exchange
Think Tank on Indian Country Issues

News and Events

Breaking News:
Professor Carole Goldberg, Faculty Advisory Committee Chair of UCLA School of Law's Native Nations Law and Policy Center, has been awarded a $1.5 Million Grant from National Institute of Justice to conduct a study on the administration of justice in Indian country...[more]

Special Event:
October 16 - 17, 2008
Indian Country's Winning Hand: 20 Years of IGRA Conference, Radisson Fort McDowell Resort & Casino, Scottsdale, AZ. www.law.asu.edu/ILPA
A balanced twenty-year retrospective of the successes, failures and impact of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988.

Faculty Advisory Committee

Professor Carole Goldberg(Chair)
Professor Stuart Banner
Professor Scott Cummings
Professor Randall Peerenboom
Professor Kal Raustiala
Professor Duane Champagne (Turtle Mountain Chippewa, Sociology)
Professor Paul Kroskrity (Anthropology)
Professor Peter Nabokov (World Arts & Cultures)
Professor Daniel Solorzano (Department of Education)