There is power in the process of engaging legal systems to protect, recognize, and/or uphold Indigenous rights and responsibilities. This conversation with Professor Natsu Taylor Saito, hosted by Professor Beth Rose Middleton Manning and the Aoki Center, will consider three legal systems - Indigenous legal systems, Federal Indian Law, and International law focused on Indigenous Human Rights--centering examples of engaging and navigating these systems to reach empowering outcomes, even in the face of duress and resistance. While the US has not recognized international decisions in favor of Indigenous rights, the process of engagement and the outcomes still have powerful ramifications for Indigenous peoples, epistemologies, and homelands.

Hosted by Dr. Beth Rose Middleton Manning and The Aoki Center for Critical Race & Nation Studies.