INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY

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The International Affairs Forum at Northwestern Michigan College presents a discussion on indigenous sovereignty tribal rights with Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Harry Burns Hutchins Collegiate Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School. • Fletcher teaches and writes in the areas of federal Indian law, American Indian tribal law, Anishinaabe legal and political philosophy, constitutional law, federal courts, and legal ethics. He also sits as the chief justice of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, and the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. • Fletcher also sits as an appellate judge for the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, the Colorado River Indian Tribes, the Hoopa Valley Tribe, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians, the Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians, the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska, and the Tulalip Tribes. He is a member of the Grand Traverse Band. • This presentation was supported by a grant from the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. • Event date: May 16, 2024 • Venue: Dennos Museum Center Milliken Auditorium, Traverse City, Michigan • The International Affairs Forum of Traverse City is a program of Northwestern Michigan College and an affiliate of the World Affairs Councils of America. • Learn more about IAF and how to support: https://www.tciaf.com • Subscribe follow us: • Newsletter: https://www.tciaf.com/newsletter • Facebook: / iaftraversecity • Instagram: / tciaf • Support: • IAF Membership Sponsorship: https://www.tciaf.com/support • IAF Academic WorldQuest: https://www.tciaf.com/awq-donate

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