Attend virtual Lunch and Learn: What is Tribal Sovereignty

Please join the Fort Hall Business Council-Boise State University Tribal Advisory Board for this rescheduled Lunch and Learn about Tribal Sovereignty over zoom on Thursday, October 24, at 1 p.m. Gaylen Edmo will provide an introduction to the topic, followed by time for questions. This session is open to students, staff and faculty.

Use this link to join the session on October 24: What is Tribal Sovereignty?

Gaylen Edmo attended the United States Naval Academy Preparatory School, where he wrestled for the Navy, before transferring to Boise State University to finish his wrestling career. He earned a B.A. in Environmental Studies with a minor in Sustainability from BSU and a J.D. from the University of Idaho, focusing on Federal Indian Law and Natural Resources-Environmental Law. Edmo gained legal experience clerking for Echo Hawk & Olsen, the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), and the U.S. District Court for Idaho. He has worked for the Tribal Water Resources Department, the Tribal Resident Fisheries Program, and served on the Fort Hall Business Council from 2022-2024. He also worked as a post-graduate law fellow with NARF and as an adjunct professor at the University of Idaho, College of Law. Currently, Edmo serves as the Tribes' Fish and Wildlife Policy Analyst, focusing on treaty rights protection and natural resource management. He is admitted to practice law by the Supreme Court of New Mexico and enjoys spending his free time hunting and being outdoors with his wife, Alana, and their two sons, Orrin and Jovanii.

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