On November 17, 2021, Governor Tim Walk announced the appointment of Sarah Wheelock as a Judge on the Minnesota Court of Appeals. MAIBA would like to congratulate Sarah on her appointment! Sarah, an attorney for the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, will become the first Native American judge to serve on the Minnesota Court of Appeals!…
Thanks to everyone who turned out for our MAIBA Annual Meeting on September 18th at 10:00 a.m. at the LINK Event Center in Prior Lake. And congrats to our new Board: 2021 – 2022 Officers President – Casey MatthiesenVice-President – Dominic TerrySecretary – Veronica NewcomerTreasurer – Susan Allen/Angelique EagleWoman Board of Directors Andrew Adams IIIJennifer Beck-BrownPhil…
The Minnesota American Indian Bar Association (MAIBA) commends the recent announcement of Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland to the National Congress of American Indians for a federal investigation on cemeteries and policies of the federal Indian boarding schools. In her Secretarial memo dated June 22, 2021, she stated the history spanning over one hundred years…
Please join us for our 2021 Annual Membership Meeting on September 18th at 10:00 a.m. at the LINK Event Center in Prior Lake. The event
Join us for our Virtual 2021 Indian Law Conference on Friday, May 7, 2021 Co-Sponsored by the Minnesota American Indian Bar Association and Minnesota CLE Empowering Attorneys, Advocates and Tribal LeadersNational and local experts provide the latest updates and guidance on legal and policy developments affecting Indian tribes, tribal businesses, tribal members and Indian lawyers. Topics to be…
On behalf of Minnesota Women Lawyers (MWL) and the Minnesota American Indian Bar Association (MAIBA), we join our community in grieving the killing of twenty-year-old Daunte Wright, who died on April 11, 2021 after being shot by police during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. Today, our organizations had collaborated to present a session focused on Savanna’s Act:…
Congratulations to this year’s MAIBA Scholarship Recipients: GeWaden Dunkley and Bobbie McNeley. GeWaden Dunkley (Bois Forte) is a 2L at Mitchell Hamline Law School. Bobbie McNeley (Nelson Lagoon Aleut) is a 2L at Mitchell Hamline Law School. Congratulations!
This is our annual event honoring MAIBA Scholarship Recipients as well as other honorees deserving of recognition for their work. While we can’t meet in person this year, MAIBA wants to offer this opportunity to celebrate, to reconnect, and to honor deserving individuals on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 from 6:00pm – 7:00pm. All MAIBA members…
2020 Indian Law Update Critical Insights and Analysis of the Latest Developments Co-sponsored by Minnesota CLE and the Minnesota American Indian Bar Association Tuesday, October…
ANNOUNCING THE 2020-2021 MINNESOTA AMERICAN INDIAN BAR ASSOCIATION LAW STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE: October 28, 2020 APPLICATION COVER FORM: Download HERE. Email completed form to kealaede@gmail.com and…
