Rebecca Tsosie is regents professor of law at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law with the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program and special advisor to the vice provost for diversity and inclusion for the University of Arizona. She has extensive experience working with tribal communities across Indian country and currently serves as appellate judge for the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation's Supreme Court and San Carlos Apache Tribe's Court of Appeals. Professor Tsosie has written and published widely on doctrinal and theoretical issues related to tribal sovereignty, environmental policy, and cultural rights.
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