Indigenous Flame: Tribal Disenrollment pt 1 with Gabe Galanda, Indigenous Rights Attorney at Galanda Broadman

In case you missed the live conversation on Twitter spaces, catch up here! On this episode of Indigenous Flame, Johnnie Jae spoke with Gabe Galanda of Galanda Broadman to discuss Tribal Disenrollment within NDN Country. 

Gabe is an Indigenous rights attorney and the managing lawyer at Galanda Broadman.

His practice focuses on complex, multi-party litigation and crisis management, representing Indigenous nations, businesses and citizens. He has been named to Best Lawyers in America in the fields of Native American Law and Gaming Law from 2007 to 2021, and dubbed a Super Lawyer by his peers from 2013 to 2021.

Gabe is skilled at defending Indigenous nations and business against legal attack by governmental or private parties, as well advocating for the human rights of Indigenous citizens. He advocates against tribal disenrollment and other Indigenous human rights abuse.  He also assists Indigenous clients with transactions and strategy related to various economic diversification initiatives.

Gabe speaks writes frequently about tribal litigation sovereignty and Indian civil rights issues, having been published over 100 times in such other national periodicals as National Law Journal, Business Law Today, Gaming Law Review & Economics, and Indian Gaming magazine.  Most notably, he co-authored a law review article titled, “Curing the Tribal Disenrollment Epidemic: In Search of a Remedy,” which was published by Arizona Law Review in 2015.

In his "spare" time, Gabe founded and now operates Huy, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing religious, cultural and other rehabilitative opportunities for American Indian prisoners.  Serving as Chairman of the Huy Board of Advisors, he has lead the organization’s amicus curiae efforts before the U.S. Supreme Court and federal and state appellate courts across the country.

Gabe belongs to the Round Valley Indian Tribes of California, descending from the Nomlaki and Concow Tribes.

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