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Quick facts for kids Angelique EagleWoman
EagleWoman in 2016
Born	(1969-12-01) December 1, 1969 (age 55)
Nationality	Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate
Other names	Wambdi Awanwicake WasteWin
Education	Stanford University (BA) University of North Dakota (JD) University of Tulsa (LLM)
Occupation	Legal scholar
Known for	First Aboriginal person appointed as a dean of a Canadian law school.

Angelique EagleWoman (whose Dakota name is Wambdi Awanwicake WasteWin) was born in 1969. She is a Dakota law professor and an expert in Indigenous law. She is a member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota Oyate from the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation.

From 2016 to 2018, EagleWoman was the Dean of the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. She was the first Indigenous person to lead a law school in Canada. She left this role in June 2018. Today, she is a law professor and co-director of the Indian Law Program at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Angelique EagleWoman's Early Life

Angelique EagleWoman was born in Topeka, Kansas. She grew up mostly with her mother and brother. Her family faced tough times when she was a child.

When she was 8, she saw her aunt and uncle on TV. They had won a lawsuit against the local police. This happened after her uncle, who was African-American, was badly treated by police.

Moving to the Reservation

As a teenager, Angelique moved with her father and brother. They went to her family's home, the Lake Traverse Reservation. Her grandmother and father had both attended government boarding schools. These schools were often difficult for Indigenous children.

When she was 15, she received her Dakota woman's name, Wambdi Awanwicake Was'teWinyan. This special ceremony took place on her reservation.

Important Mentors

As a young woman, Angelique was guided by Roger Jourdain. He was a former leader of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians. He strongly believed in the right of Indigenous nations to govern themselves.

Angelique EagleWoman's Career in Law

Before becoming a dean, Angelique EagleWoman taught law at several universities. She taught at the University of Idaho College of Law. There, she started a program focused on Native American law. She also taught at Hamline University School of Law and the University of Kansas School of Law.

Her classes often focused on how tribal nations can grow their economies. She also taught about creating legal rules and solving disagreements.

Teaching Indigenous Law

During the 2017-2018 school year, EagleWoman taught important courses. She taught all first-year students about Indigenous Legal Traditions. She also taught all second-year students about Aboriginal Legal Issues. She made sure these courses were taught by an Indigenous law expert.

Legal Work and Bar Associations

Angelique EagleWoman has served on the board for the National Native American Bar Association many times. She is also a member of bar associations in Washington D.C., Oklahoma, and South Dakota.

She worked as a lawyer for her own nation, the Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota Oyate. She also worked as a public defender for the Kaw Nation and the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma.

Becoming a Dean

On January 12, 2016, Lakehead University announced that EagleWoman would be their new Dean of Law. She started in May 2016. This made her the first Indigenous law dean in Canada. Many Indigenous legal groups were happy about her appointment.

In June 2018, she stepped down from her role. She said she experienced unfair treatment at the university.

Current Role

Today, she is a visiting law professor at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law. She teaches in their Indian Law Program. She also teaches classes on contracts and solving legal disputes.

Education and Awards

Angelique EagleWoman has earned several degrees. She has a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science from Stanford University. She earned her law degree (Juris Doctor or JD) from the University of North Dakota School of Law. She also has a Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of Tulsa College of Law. Her master's degree focused on American Indian and Indigenous Law.

Recognitions and Honors

EagleWoman has received many awards for her work and leadership.

• In 2000, she received the Martin Luther King Jr. Award.
• In 2008, she got the Kansas University Center for Indigenous Nation's Crystal Eagle Award. This was for her leadership in Indigenous communities.
• She received the William F. and Joan L. Boyd Excellence in Teaching Award in 2010.
• In 2010, she was named one of twelve national Emerging Scholars.
• Stanford University recognized her as a Distinguished Alumni Scholar in 2010.
• The University of Idaho gave her the Inspirational Faculty Award in 2010.
• She was named the Allan G. Shepard Distinguished Professor at the College of Law for 2011-2012.
• In 2013, she was named one of 9 Notable Women Who Rule American Indian Law.
• She received the University of Idaho Athena Woman of the Year Award for Faculty in 2014.
• In 2016, she received the University of Idaho College of Law Diversity & Human Rights Award.
• Also in 2016, she received the University of Idaho Dr. Arthur Maxwell Taylor Excellence in Diversity Award.
• The Federal Bar Association, Indian Law Section, recognized her for her service in 2016.

Published Works

Angelique EagleWoman has written many articles and a book about law. Her writings often focus on Indigenous rights and legal issues.

• EagleWoman, Angelique, "Envisioning Indigenous Community Courts to Realize Justice in Canada for First Nations" (2019).
• EagleWoman, Angelique and Rice, G. William, "American Indian Children and U.S. Indian Policy" (2016).
• EagleWoman, Angelique, "The Ongoing Traumatic Experience of Genocide for American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States: The Call to Recognize Full Human Rights as Set Forth in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples", (2015).
• EagleWoman, Angelique,"Balancing between Two Worlds: A Dakota Woman's Reflections on Being a Law Professor", (2014).
• EagleWoman, Angelique and Leeds, Stacy, Mastering American Indian Law. (2013).
• EagleWoman, Angelique, "Wintertime for the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate: Over One Hundred Fifty Years of Human Rights Violations by the United States and the Need for a Reconciliation Involving International Indigenous Human Rights Norms", (2013).
• EagleWoman, Angelique, "Bringing Balance to Mid-North America: Re-Structuring the Sovereign Relationships between Tribal Nations and the United States", (2012).
• EagleWoman, Angelique, "Cultural and Economic Self-Determination for Tribal Peoples in the United States Supported by the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples", (2010).
• EagleWoman, Angelique, "A Constitutional Crisis When the U.S. Supreme Court Acts in a Legislative Manner? An Essay Offering a Perspective on Judicial Activism in Federal Indian Law and Federal Civil Procedure Pleading Standards", (2010).
• EagleWoman, Angelique, "Tribal Nations and Tribalist Economics: The Historical and Contemporary Impacts of Intergenerational Material Poverty and Cultural Wealth within the United States", (2010).
• EagleWoman, Angelique, "Tribal Hunting and Fishing Lifeways & Tribal-State Relations in Idaho", (2009).
• EagleWoman, Angelique, "The Eagle and the Condor of the Western Hemisphere: Application of International Indigenous Principles to Halt the United States Border Wall", (2009).
• EagleWoman, Angelique, "Tribal Nation Economics: Rebuilding Commercial Prosperity in Spite of U.S. Trade Restraints - Recommendations for Economic Revitalization in Indian Country", (2009).
• EagleWoman, Angelique, "Fencing Off the Eagle and the Condor, Border Politics, and Indigenous Peoples", (2008).
• EagleWoman, Angelique, "Tribal Values of Taxation within the Tribalist Economic Theory", (2008).
• EagleWoman, Angelique, "The Philosophy of Colonization Underlying Taxation Imposed Upon Tribal Nations within the United States", (2007).
• EagleWoman, Angelique, "Re-Establishing the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate's Reservation Boundaries: Building a Legal Rationale from Current International Law", (2004-2005).
• EagleWoman, Angelique, "Strate v. A-1 Contractors: Intrusion into the Sovereign Domain of Native Nations", (1998).
• EagleWoman, Angelique, "Federal Courts - Indians: The Eleventh Amendment and Seminole Tribe: Reinvigorating the Doctrine of State Sovereign Immunity", (1997).