Indigenous Law & Policy Center
The Indigenous Law & Policy Center houses the Certificate Program and provides services to Native students and students studying Indigenous Law. Staff in the Center provide classes for first year law students to ensure they are receiving all of the assistance they need. The Center also organizes teams for the National Native American Law Students Association Moot Court Competition and provides guidance and direction for the local NALSA chapter. Center staff work with other groups on campus, such as the American Indian and Indigenous Studies department, the Native American Institute and MSU Extension.
The Center and Indian Law Clinic co-host an annual Indigenous Law Conference and a yearly speaker series, both of which bring speakers from around the country to discuss issues involving indigenous justice systems, tribal sovereignty, and self-determination. Past conferences include:
- 2021: 18th Annual ILPC/TICA Indigenous Law Conference
- 2020: QuaranTICA: A Series of Panels on Indian Country and COVID
- 2019: 16th Annual ILPC/TICA Indigenous Law Conference
- 2018: 15th Annual ILPC/TICA Indigenous Law Conference
- 2017: 14th Annual ILPC/TICA Indigenous Law Conference
- 2016: 13th Annual ILPC/TICA Indigenous Law Conference
- 2015: Indigenous Law Conference/Tribal In-House Counsel Association Conference
- 2014: Dismantling Barriers in American Indian Education
- 2013: Nd’Nakweshkodaadimin: A Gathering of Anishinaabe Scholars
- 2012: Off-Reservation Gaming in Michigan: A New Gamble
- 2011: Beyond the Tribal Law and Order Act
- 2010: Persuasion and Ideology
- 2009: International Indigenous Peoples
- 2008: Forty Years of the Indian Civil Rights Act: History, Tribal Law and Modern Challenges
- 2007 (Spring): The Indian Child Welfare Act at 30: Facing the Future
- 2007 (Fall): American Indian Law and Literature
- 2006: Indigenous Justice Systems of North America
- 2005: Tribal Constitutional Issues in the Self-Determination Era