About the author(s)
This blog is open to guest contributions by Cherokee scholars, journalist, lawyers and etc. The authors include:
- Stacy Leeds. Professor of Law, Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and Director of the Tribal Law and Government Center at the University of Kansas School of Law. She lives in the woods north of Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation with her son, a dog and a barn cat. During the academic year, she frequently burns up the road between Lawrence, Kansas and Tahlequah.
- Steve Russell. Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Indiana University, Bloomington, and visiting trial judge as assigned in Texas. He lives with his mother, one dog and three cats in Bloomington while his wife Tracy has the other two dogs in Georgetown, Texas. All will be reunited at the end of 2009 when he retires.
- Jeff Corntassel. Associate Professor and Graduate Advisor in the School of Indigenous Governance at the University of Victoria (BC, Canada). He lives in Wsanec Nation territory with his wife, daughter, dog and cat.
- Mike Oeser. William H. Hastie Fellow at the University of Wisconsin Law School and Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at Florida A&M University. He has recently called Houston, TX home, but can be found in Tahlequah, OK and Madison, WI regularly. He plans on spending this summer in Albuquerque, NM teaching at PLSI. Then he plans on moving to Orlando, FL for the coming school year. Let’s hope that last one becomes permanent.