Join us for a lunch talk co‑sponsored by NALSA and the American Indian Law Clinic, featuring distinguished speaker Rick Williams. This compelling presentation will delve into the pivotal 1867–1868 treaties, including their negotiation, legal contours, and often overlooked consequences. Students will gain insight into the systemic injustices embedded in these agreements—land deprivation, cultural displacement, and broken promises—while learning from a speaker whose life’s work bridges legal advocacy, higher education, and Indigenous resurgence.

Rick Williams (Oglala Lakota/Northern Cheyenne) is an educator and advocate who served as President & CEO of the American Indian College Fund for 15 years, raising over $200 million for Native students and tribal colleges. He began his career as a paralegal at the Native American Rights Fund in Boulder, working on landmark civil rights cases, and later founded the Truth, Restoration and Education Commission to address Colorado’s Indigenous history and advance land reclamation efforts.

If you’re a current student in the American Indian Law Program (or considering a class in the future) we warmly welcome you to join us for this important conversation.

Non-pizza lunch provided!