Make the Trail to SNAIL!
Summit for Northwest American Indian Law
University of Oregon School of Law (Kalapuya Ilihi)
More Information and Register: https://law.uoregon.edu/SNAIL2026
Presented by Oregon Law’s chapter of the Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) and partners— including the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP —the inaugural Summit for Northwest American Indian Law (SNAIL) will take place at the William W. Knight Law Center from 1:00 to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 7, 2026.
With the goal of convening Indian Law practitioners, community organizers and leaders, and law students to promote the study and practice of Indian Law while raising awareness of legal issues facing Indian Country, NALSA has selected Moving Beyond Acknowledgmentas the theme for SNAIL 2026. Through this theme, they hope to encourage current and future attorneys and advocates to move past acknowledgment—to meaningfully engage with decolonization through actions that speak louder than words.
- 12:30 – 1:00 p.m. | Event Check-In (Wayne Morse Commons)
- 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Opening Remarks (Room 110)
- 1:30 – 1:45 p.m. | Break
- 1:45 – 2:45 p.m. | Panel #1: Perspectives from the Private Practice (Room 110)
- 2:45 – 3:00 p.m. | Snack Break [light refreshments provided] (Wayne Morse Commons)
- 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Panel #2: Representing Tribal People(s) and Interests (Room 110)
- 4:15 – 5:15 p.m. | Keynote Address: Moving Beyond Acknowledgment (Room 110)
- 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. | Community Dinner & Closing Reception (Many Nations Longhouse)
Panel #1 —Elaine Albrich, Caleb Norris, & Dawn Winalski
Panel #2 — Direlle Calica, Vanessa Jackson, & Tim Simmons
Closing Blessing — Noah Coon