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NALSA to host guest speaker ■Cherokee Chief Chad Smith is expected to draw a crowd during his visit on Monday By Lisa Toth Oregon Daily Emerald He is the great-grandson of Red bird Smith, a Cherokee patriot who fought for the allotment of Cherokee lands at the turn of the century. His Cherokee name, Corn tassel, was giv en to him by his grandmoth er. Chief Chad Smith, the principal chief of the Chero kee Nation, will be speak ing at the Uni versity on Oct. 9. Smith is a friend and former student of Ren nard Strickland, the Dean of the Knight Law Center. Strickland, whose heritage comes from the Osage and Chero kee tribes, met Smith at the Uni versity of Tulsa, where Strickland founded the Indian Law Program. Smith has a legal background in test cases designed to protect and expand the sovereignty of the Cherokee nation. He holds a bach elor’s degree in education from the University of Georgia, a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Wisconsin and a doctorate in law from the University of Tulsa. He is a profes sor of Indian Law at Dartmouth College. Smith was appointed to his po sition as principal chief last year, and Strickland participated in the ceremony. Donna Ralstin-Lewis, Native American Law Student Associa tion vice president, said Smith will attend a luncheon with tribal and University leaders in the Knight Library from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. From 2:30 to 3:45 p.m., Smith will be teaching the Indian Law class, regularly taught by Professor Mary Wood. All area Cherokee people are in vited to a meeting with Smith at 4:30 p.m. in the Knight Law Cen ter. A community dinner will fol low at 5:30 p.m. in the University Longhouse behind the Knight Law Center. A public lecture will conclude the evening at 7:30 p.m. in Room 175 of the Knight Law Center. Ral stin-Lewis said the topic of Smith’s speech is: “Challenges and Oppor tunities for a 21st Century Indian Tribe.” “It’s important for law students because he is a very accomplished law attorney,” Ralstin-Lewis said. “He is the chief of one of the largest sovereign nations in the United States, and I think it is im portant that we show him the re spect he deserves.” Mike Miller, communications coordinator for the Cherokee Na tion, said Smith will address the repression of Indian cultures that has existed for hundreds of years and is now being addressed by the federal government. Miller said Smith will take a his torical perspective of what the Cherokee Nation has experienced and where the future of the nation is headed. “He has a very dry sense of hu mor combined with knowledge and passion for topics he is speak ing on, and that makes for an inter esting and powerful presentation,” Miller said. “Usually, if he speaks for five minutes, you feei like you are absorbing and learning a lot.” Miller said he encourages Native Americans and Cherokees to at tend the event on Monday because it will be a chance to hear the head of the second-largest Native Amer ican nation, with more than 500 federally recognized tribes in the United States. Laura Baxter, from the Pit River tribe, is a second-year law student at the University with a focus in Indian and Environmental Law. As this year’s NALSA president, Bax ter is looking forward to hearing Smith speak. “We are such a small minority, Native Americans, and it is really important that other people see us,” she said. Baxter said people like Smith serve as role models for students studying Indian law. She said it is one of the hardest fields to under stand because of the jurisdiction issues with which it is associated. “[Smith] has done so much, and the Cherokee nation is so huge. It’s a country of its own,” she said. “It’s like having the president come to speak, or a diplomat from another country.” Four years ago, Wilma Mankiller, the former president, spoke at Oregon State University, and Baxter said she drew a huge crowd. Ralstin-Lewis said they are expecting a crowd of over 200 visi tors Monday. “I hope students come away from his presentation with expo sure of seeing the different nations and the different challenges they face day in and day out,” Baxter said. The presentation is hosted by University President Dave Frohn mayer, the School of Law and NALSA. 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