{"id":5,"date":"2012-08-08T15:36:33","date_gmt":"2012-08-08T15:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www3.law.harvard.edu\/orgs\/nalsa\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-07-23T12:40:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T16:40:24","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orgs.law.harvard.edu\/nalsa\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to NALSA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Halito! Y\u00e1&#8217;\u00e1t&#8217;\u00e9\u00e9h! Wuneekeesuq! Aloha! Kia ora!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Harvard Law School (HLS) Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) chapter is a student-run organization open to Native- and Indigenous-identifying students, allies, and any students interested in topics such as federal Indian law, Indigenous rights, or tribal law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NALSA fosters community for Native and Indigenous students at HLS, while also raising awareness and advocating for issues impacting Native and Indigenous communities, both on- and off-campus. NALSA is a social, academic, political, and advocacy resource for Indigenous law students and their allies at Harvard Law School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each year, NALSA engages in both internal-facing and external-facing activities, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hosting NALSA community social events<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inviting Native and Indigenous speakers to HLS campus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advocating for Native and Indigenous faculty at HLS and beyond<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promoting broader inclusion of Indian Law issues in the law school curriculum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engaging with National NALSA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attending the Federal Bar Association Indian Law Conference (Fed Bar)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fostering community among indigenous HLS students &amp; allies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increasing awareness of indigenous issues, including tribal sovereignty, self-determination, food sovereignty, and sustainability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supporting student and faculty research into Federal Indian Law and other legal issues related to indigenous people<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connecting Harvard Law Students to the Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>NALSA is also the hub for recruiting new students to Harvard Law School that are Native American, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, or otherwise Indigenous. 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