The goal of the Indian Law Section of the Oregon State Bar is to encourage a greater understanding and improve the practice of Indian law throughout Oregon. The ILS represents a wide spectrum of attorneys who handle cases, transactions and other matters involving Indian law, including attorneys in private practice, attorneys who work as in-house attorneys for Indian tribes, attorneys for non-profit organizations advocating for tribal rights, and attorneys who serve as tribal court judges for Indian tribes in Oregon. The ILS was organized in 1995 by practitioners working in Indian country in Oregon and is open to all members of the Bar as well as non-attorneys. Membership can include persons who are attorneys, tribal court judges, tribal leaders and tribal members, or anyone else interested in Indian law issues. The ILS currently has 170 members.
The activities of the ILS are governed by an Executive Committee of members with officers elected on an annual basis and members-at-large serving two-year terms. This website is a new effort by the Executive Committee to provide information to ILS members and the public about section activities and other events that may be of interest to practitioners of Indian law, as well as to post articles that were previously published in paper format in the section’s newsletter The Arrow’s Edge. We welcome your comments and input about this website as we look to expand the information available here to include a referral listing for Indian law practitioners, links to Oregon tribes, and other content that will be of interest to our members. Contact information for Executive Committee members is provided, and we encourage you to let us know how we can improve the functionality of this site.