Native American Law Students Association Blanket Ceremony
May 18, 2026
The School of Law’s Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) Blanket Ceremony took place on May 15, 2026. The ceremony honored Indigenous graduates and those involved in NALSA, the Tribal Law Journal (TLJ), the Pre-Law Summer Institute (PLSI), the Southwest Indian Law Clinic (SILC), and the Law and Indigenous Peoples Program (LIPP).
Graduates included: Marlene Cheryl Armijo (Pueblo of Jemez), M. Tyanne (Ty) Benallie (Diné), Zoe Blevins, Cameron DeLara (Pueblo of San Felipe), Nicolas Estrada, Janvi Ghatalia, Karina Guadarrama, Chase Hobson (Elk Valley Rancheria; Yurok, Hoopa, Modoc, & Klamath), Fouad Rtaïmate-Lagdani, Hollis Pueblo (Pueblo Descent), and Jordan Rosenberg Cobos (Comanche & Taos Pueblo).
