Four students were selected to receive scholarships from the Minnesota American Indian Bar Association (MAIBA). The announcement was made at the MAIBA Annual Law Student Reception on Nov. 13, 2017 at Mitchell Hamline School of Law. The student recipients included:
- Alphian Metoxen, 2L, a student in the Mitchell Hamline full-time on-campus J.D. program and a citizen of the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin
- Dominic Terry, 3L, a student in the Mitchell Hamline Hybrid J.D. program and a citizen of the Navajo Nation
- Austin Needham, 3L, a student in the Mitchell Hamline Hybrid J.D. program and a citizen of the Red Lake Nation
- Travis Nez, 2L, a student in the Mitchell Hamline full-time on-campus J.D. program and a citizen of the Colorado River Indian Tribes
This event was attended by students and members of MAIBA, including 4th District Judge Jeannice Reding. MAIBA also wants to give special thanks to invited drum group the Red Bone Singers.
Left to right: Mary Al Balber, ’90, a founding member of MAIBA, co-chair of the scholarship committee, and a Red Cliff citizen; Alphian Metoxen, 2L; Dominic Terry, 3L; Travis Nez, 2L; Aarik Robertson ’15, MAIBA President and a citizen of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.