John Echohawk, Executive Director of the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), and Samuel Kohn Class of 2009, now a Research Attorney at NARF, will be giving a lecture on the current legal landscape of Federal Indian law, and how the Native American Rights Fund has advanced the sovereign rights of tribal nations in the US over the past 42 years. These attorneys will discuss paradigm- shifting changes in Federal Indian law in the past year, the effectiveness of legal action as a tool to secure Native American rights, sources of motivation and inspiration for working in the public interest, and potential careers working on behalf of Native American tribes that require legal aid and low income legal assistance. Mr. Echohawk is a founding member of the Native American Rights Fund, and is recognized as one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America by the National Law Journal. Mr. Kohn was a Native American Studies major, a 2012 graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law ! School. Their dual perspective will present a unique opportunity to juxtapose long-term perspectives on the evolution of Federal Indian Law, with a demonstration of positive contributions that recent Dartmouth graduates can make.