{"id":28270,"date":"2022-09-19T09:09:46","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T13:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=28270"},"modified":"2022-09-19T09:11:15","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T13:11:15","slug":"indian-law-attorney-rob-rosette-passes-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/09\/19\/indian-law-attorney-rob-rosette-passes-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian law attorney Rob Rosette passes on"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=row>\r\n<div class=col-7>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/09\/19\/indian-law-attorney-rob-rosette-passes-on\/robrosette\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28273\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1672\" height=\"2508\" data-attachment-id=\"28273\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/09\/19\/indian-law-attorney-rob-rosette-passes-on\/robrosette\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/19\/RobRosette.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1672,2508\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1629903959&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rob Rosette\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Rob Rosette&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rob Rosette. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.rosettelaw.com\/professionals\/robert-rosette\/&gt;Rosette LLP&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/19\/RobRosette.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/19\/RobRosette-683x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/19\/RobRosette.jpg\" alt=\"Rob Rosette\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28273\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-5 align-self-end\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> Rob Rosette. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/www.rosettelaw.com\/professionals\/robert-rosette\/>Rosette LLP<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">Indian law attorney Rob Rosette passes on<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, September 19, 2022<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Indianz.Com<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTribal leaders and friends are paying tributes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosettelaw.com\/professionals\/robert-rosette\/\">Rob Rosette<\/a>, a noted Indian law practitioner who recently passed away.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nRosette was a citizen of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChippewaCree\/\">Chippewa Cree Tribe<\/a>. He established a law firm, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosettelaw.com\/\">Rosette  LLP<\/a>, to represent tribal governments exclusively in <a href=\"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20200619-rosette-law-firm-founder-thankful-family-environment-he-found-asu\">all facets of law and policy<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n&#8220;Prayers for our dear friend Rob Rosette, he has left this world for the heavens,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carlettatilousi\">Carletta Tilousi<\/a>, a council member for the <a href=\"https:\/\/theofficialhavasupaitribe.com\/\">Havasupai Tribe<\/a>, wrote in a <a href=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/carletta.tilousi\/posts\/pfbid0pjVd4E8Zm7D2C1R2GWQ7umaiaUnU9tHtCjSW9h2j166n8ax46xHEgzC5rkBEJNpXl>tribute on social media<\/a> on Sunday. &#8220;He was amazing lawyer, friend, and mentor.&#8221;\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;You really have to believe in the law, Federal Indian law, your tribe&#39;s sovereignty and don&#39;t ever let it go,&quot; said Rob Rosette (&#39;96) who discussed utilizing sovereignty as an economic development resource for developing a tribal government economy. Excellent presentation Rob! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0rEgcWOclj\">pic.twitter.com\/0rEgcWOclj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Indian Legal Program (@asuilp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/asuilp\/status\/1109213386594611200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 22, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nTilousi noted that Rosette, who was based in Arizona, represented her tribe in a <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2005\/03\/24\/scientist_not_s.asp>lawsuit against Arizona State University<\/a>. A researcher at the educational institution took blood samples from Havasupai citizens and <a hrefhttps:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2010\/04\/22\/researcher_denies_wrongdoing_i.asp>allowed their genetic material to be used for studies<\/a> to which they did not consent.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n&#8220;He represented the Havasupai Tribe during the ASU blood case and helped us win the historical case,&#8221; Tilousi wrote in her tribute.  His legal representation led to a <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2010\/04\/21\/havasupai_tribe_resolves_suit.asp> $700,000 settlement<\/a> that went directly to Havasupai people.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n&#8220;Your laughter, smile, and kindness will remain with us forever in our hearts,&#8221; Tilousi wrote.\r\n<P><\/P><div class=\"mt-1 mb-1\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8411603009680747\" data-ad-slot=\"6394965691\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/div><p><\/p>\r\nLeland McGee, a citizen of the <a href=https:\/\/www.cherokee.org\/>Cherokee Nation<\/a> who serves as chief of staff to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tachi-yokut-nsn.gov\/\">Tachi Yokut Tribe<\/a>,   paid tribute to Rosette on social media as well. The tribe, based on the Santa Rosa Rancheria in California, also was represented by  the late Indian law practitioner.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n&#8220;Indian Country has lost a true warrior,&#8221; <a href=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mcgeezoo\/posts\/pfbid02Uc9RMTEK9NHmiXmfEJDyyEoKzDejS31X6YsULU4bUuhM8ga4SH7rfqTonWULAvVAl>McGee wrote<\/a> on Saturday.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n&#8220;Until we meet again, Rob Rosette,&#8221; M. Rutledge, another Cherokee citizen and former attorney, <a href=https:\/\/twitter.com\/Atagahi\/status\/1571612198450958336>wrote on social media<\/a>. &#8220;May your journey be peaceful and your new path be easy.&#8221;\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?attachment_id=28274\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28274\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/19\/RobRosette.jpeg\" alt=\"Rob Rosette\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" class=\"invisible\" \/> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tribal leaders and friends are paying tributes to Rob Rosette, a noted Indian law practitioner.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28274,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,1],"tags":[42,2246,3390,410,3391,3392,3389],"class_list":["post-28270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-law","category-national","tag-arizona","tag-dna","tag-havasupai","tag-law-firms","tag-leland-mcgee","tag-m-rutledge","tag-rob-rosette","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/19\/RobRosette.jpeg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-7lY","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28270"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28270\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}