Renewing Indigenous Economies

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The University of Tulsa College of Law presents the Justice Dana Kuehn Symposium on Justice and Law, featuring Terry Anderson and Dominic Parker

Anderson and Parker will explore the economic prosperity of Indigenous nations before European contact, how colonial institutions halted that progress and what is needed to rebuild thriving economies today. Drawing on scholarship in economics and law, the presentation highlights how cultural vitality and economic success are linked, and why strong self-governance and clear legal frameworks are essential for renewal in Indian Country.

Terry L. Anderson is the John and Jean DeNault senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University; past president of the Property and Environment Research Center, Bozeman, MT; and professor emeritus at Montana State. Much of his career focused on developing the idea of “Free Market Environmentalism,” the title of one of his 43 books. More recently he has focused his research on the evolution of Native American property rights institutions. His most recent book with Kathy Ratte is “Renewing Indigenous Economies.” He lives in Montana with his wife, Monica, where they enjoy fishing, hunting, horseback riding and skiing.

Dominic (Nick) Parker is the Anderson-Bascom Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he teaches courses in environmental and natural resource economics. He is also the Ilene and Morton Harris Senior Fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution where he codirects programs on Markets vs. Mandates for the Environment and Renewing Indigenous Economies. Nick’s research includes studies of tribal economic development, environmental markets, oil booms and busts, conflict minerals, wolf reintroductions and the economic origins of regulatory agencies. This research has been featured in hundreds of media outlets including The Economist, Wall Street Journal , Freakonomics Radio , the Atlantic , Washington Post , Reason and Tribal Business News .

Monday, Nov. 16, 2026

4:30 p.m. Lecture

UTulsa Law offers one hour of CLE credit for members of the legal community at no cost.

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