This past April, Native Law Group partner Thomasina Real Bird began her term as president of the National Native American Bar Association and Foundation. Real Bird previously served as NNABA treasurer and NNABA Foundation treasurer, both volunteer roles, for three...
President-elect Biden delivered groundbreaking news to Indian Country on Thursday, Dec. 17, when he announced the nomination of Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM) to be the next Secretary of the Interior. Haaland, a member of the Pueblo of Laguna, will be the first Native...
Native Law Group is currently seeking candidates for its Summer 2021 Clerkships in both of our office locations: Louisville, Colorado and Washington, D.C. Please indicate your office preference in your cover letter. Remote participation is negotiable. Required...
This year, the attorneys and staff at Patterson Earnhart Real Bird & Wilson LLP are joining forces with the nonprofit Cheyenne River Youth Project in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, to help bring Santa Claus to more than 1,500 Lakota children. Through the annual Wo...
Two vaccine developers recently announced successful late-stage clinical trials, with Pfizer trials reporting more than 90% efficacy and Moderna trials reporting almost 95% efficacy at preventing COVID-19. Both Pfizer and Moderna have indicated they will be applying...
Earlier this week, on October 23, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission issued wireless spectrum licenses to Indian tribes through the FCC’s first-of-its-kind Rural Tribal Priority Window. The FCC granted 154 applications to use the 2.5 GHz band spectrum. The...
