Please consider nominating someone for the Lawrence R. Baca Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Federal Indian Law.
Past recipients of the Baca Lifetime Achievement Award include Lawrence R. Baca, Professor Rebecca Tsosie, Professor Phil Frickey, John Echohawk, Professor David Getches, Alan Taradash, Professor Carole E. Goldberg, Tom Fredericks, Walter Echo-Hawk, Arlinda Locklear, Professor Charles Wilkinson, Professor Bill Rice, Professor Rob Williams, Eric Eberhard and Heather Kendall Miller, Frank Ducheneaux, Reid Peyton Chambers, Harry Sachse, Hon. Abby Abinanti, Jerry Straus, Frank Pommersheim, Alexander Tallchief Skibine, Lloyd Miller and Susan Work.
2026 Nominations were due February 2, 2026.
Qualifications for the Lawrence R. Baca Lifetime Achievement Award:
1. Nominee must have worked in the field of Indian law for at least twenty years as a practitioner, judge, legislator, leader, scholar or educator;
2. Be of good standing and held in high esteem in his or her professional arena;
3. And have made significant contributions to the field of Indian law through litigation, development of legislation, scholarship or the development of Indian law students or through tribal leadership.
The nomination submission must include:
1. A nominating letter that specifically addresses in narrative form how the nominee meets each of the three Award criteria.
2. A current resume or vitae. Reference to a website where the information can be found is not accepted as a substitute for the written narrative or resume.
The nomination submission may also include:
1. 1-3 letters of support for the nomination.
2. Up to 3 articles about the nominee. Please do not include articles written by the nominee.
The 2026 Award will be presented at a luncheon during the April 9-10, 2026 Indian Law Conference and the recipient must be present to receive the award.
Respectfully,
2026 Indian Law Section Nominations and Awards Committee