American Indian Law Program at Colorado Law

At Colorado Law, we are committed to education and advocacy in Indigenous Peoples’ Law. Accordingly, our American Indian Law Program offers a full slate of doctrinal and clinical classes to prepare students for tribal, federal, and international law practice. Drawing from the legacy of our earliest alumni, including the famous legal intellectual Vine Deloria ’70, and our relationship with the Native American Rights Fund, our approach to American Indian Law is deeply grounded in Indian Country and in Indigenous communities throughout the world. Our students, faculty, and staff work closely with tribal governments in the United States, especially on issues of treaty rights, natural resources, cultural property, religious freedoms, and economic development. The AILP is also active at the United Nations, where we work to advance Indigenous Peoples’ human rights through The Implementation Project.