Rebecca Tsosie
Rebecca Tsosie is a Regents Professor at the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona. Professor Tsosie, who is of Yaqui descent, is a faculty member for the Indigenous Peoples’ Law and Policy Program at the University of Arizona, and she is widely known for her work in the fields of Federal Indian law and indigenous peoples’ human rights. Prior to joining the UA faculty, Professor Tsosie was a Regents' Professor and Vice Provost for Inclusion and Community Engagement at Arizona State University. Professor Tsosie was the first faculty Executive Director for ASU’s Indian Legal Program and served in that position for 15 years. Professor Tsosie has published widely on sovereignty, self-determination, cultural pluralism, environmental policy and cultural rights. She teaches in the areas of Federal Indian Law, Property, Constitutional Law, Critical Race Theory, and Cultural Resources Law. Professor Tsosie is a member of the Arizona Bar Association and the California Bar Association. Professor Tsosie serves as a Supreme Court Justice for the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation and as an Associate Judge on the San Carlos Tribal Court of Appeals. She received her B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Selected Publications
- American Indian Law: Native Nations and the Federal System (7th ed. 2015) (co-author, with Carole E. Goldberg, Robert N. Clinton, & Angela R. Riley).
- Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples: Comparative Models of Sovereignty, in Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples: The Search for Legal Remedies 79 (Randall S. Abate & Elizabeth Ann Kronk eds., 2013).
- Indigenous Human Rights and the Ethics of Remediation: Redressing the Legacy of Radioactive Contamination for Native Peoples and Native Lands, 13 Santa Clara J. Int'l L. 203 (2015).
- Complete List of Publications
Education
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President's Postdoctoral Fellowship University of California, Los Angeles1993
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J.D. UCLA School of Law1990
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B.A. University of California, Los Angeles1987
Admitted to Practice
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Arizona
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California
Work Experience
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Regents Professor of Law
James E. Rogers College of Law; The University of Arizona
2016 - present -
Regents Professor of Law; Faculty Co-Chair, Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Progra
James E. Rogers College of Law; The University of Arizona
2020 - 2022 -
Regents Professor of Law; Faculty Co-Chair, Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program; Special Advisor to the Provost for Diversity and InclusionJames E. Rogers College of Law; The University of Arizona2017 - 2020
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Regents Professor of Law; Special Advisor to the Provost for Diversity and InclusionJames E. Rogers College of Law; The University of Arizona2016 - 2017
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Vice-Provost for Inclusion and Community EngagementOffice of the University Provost, Arizona State University2015 - 2016
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Regents' Professor of LawSandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University2013 - 2016
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Distinguished Sustainability ScientistGlobal Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University2014 - 2016
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Associate Vice Provost for Academic Excellence and InclusionOffice of the University Provost, Arizona State University2014 - 2015
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Faculty Affiliate, Center on the Future of War,School of Politics and Global Studies, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Arizona State University2011 - 2014
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Faculty Affiliate, Faculty of PhilosophySchool of Historical, Philosophical & Religious Studies, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Arizona State University2011 - 2014
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Senior Sustainability ScientistGlobal Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University2011 - 2014
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William H. Pedrick Distinguished Research ScholarSandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University2005 - 2013
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Professor of LawSandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University1998 - 2013
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Executive Director, Indian Legal ProgramSandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University1996 - 2011
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Lincoln Professor of Native American Law & EthicsSandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University1994 - 1998
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Associate Professor of LawSandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University1994 - 1998
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Visiting Professor of LawSandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University1993 - 1994
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Associate AttorneyBrown & Bain, P.A., Phoenix, Arizona1991 - 1994
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Law Clerk to the Honorable Stanley G. Feldman, Vice Chief JusticeArizona Supreme Court, Phoenix, Arizona1990 - 1991