

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 2026 James A. Cooper Memorial Lecture in Cherokee Studies Presents Stacey Leeds (Cherokee Nation)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 05:30 pm
- **Event Description**: The 2026 Annual James A. Cooper Memorial Lecture in Cherokee Studies is pleased to present 'The Future of Tribal Sovereignty, Powered by the Past' by Stacy Leeds (Cherokee Nation), Willard H. Pedrick Dean, Regents Professor and Foundation Professor of Law at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University on January 29, 2026 at 5:30pm in the TJ Holland Education Room of Museum of the Cherokee People. 

Dean Leeds is leading scholar of Indigenous law and policy, with extensive experience in law, higher education, economic development, and conflict resolution. Leeds holds law degrees from the University of Wisconsin (LL.M.) and the University of Tulsa (J.D.), an M.B.A. from the University of Tennessee, and a B.A. in history from Washington University in St. Louis.

As the first Indigenous woman to serve as a law school dean, Leeds led the University of Arkansas School of Law (2011–2018) and later became the university’s inaugural Vice Chancellor for Economic Development (2017–2020). She has held faculty and leadership roles at the University of Kansas, the University of North Dakota, and the University of Wisconsin. She is an elected member of the American Law Institute and the American Philosophical Society. She is a past recipient of the ABA’s Spirit of Excellence Award and the Cherokee National Statesmanship Award.

Leeds is a former Cherokee Nation Supreme Court Justice. She has served as a trial and appellate court judge in many jurisdictions and as a commercial arbitrator.

The annual James A. Cooper Memorial Lecture in Cherokee Studies is sponsored by the WCU Sequoyah Professorship, the WCU Cherokee Studies Program, the WCU College of Arts and Sciences and the Museum of the Cherokee People
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cherokee/2026-james-a-cooper-memorial-lecture-in-cherokee-studies-presents-stacey-leeds-cherokee-nation/200029567804227
- **Event Categories**: art
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Cherokee
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 589 Tsali Blvd, Cherokee, NC, United States, North Carolina 28719
- **lat**: 35.48439
- **long**: -83.31598
- **full address**: 589 Tsali Blvd, Cherokee, NC, United States, North Carolina 28719

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: The Museum of the Cherokee People (https://allevents.in/org/the-museum-of-the-cherokee-people/22884298)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 05:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 589 Tsali Blvd, Cherokee, NC, United States, North Carolina 28719
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Museum of the Cherokee People
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art
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