Patrice H. Kunesh, a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, has been named director of the University of South Dakota's Institute of American Indian Studies.
Kunesh, an assistant professor of law at USD, teaches Indian law, children and the law, legislation and property.
She has worked for the Native American Rights Fund and served as in-house counsel for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation in Connecticut.
In her new position, Kunesh will establish a research agenda for the institute and reach out to tribes.
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