Indian Gaming 2018 Tradeshow and Conference

Rebecca Webster
Assistant Professor
University of Minnesota Duluth


Rebecca M. Webster is an enrolled member of the Oneida Nation in Wisconsin. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth in their American Indian Studies Department. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in their Tribal Administration and Governance programs. Prior to joining the American Indian Studies team at Duluth, she served the Oneida Nation as an attorney for 13 years where she provided legal advice for the Nation's administration on government relations, jurisdiction concerns, and a wide variety of tribal land issues. Her research interests focus on advocating for tribal sovereignty while also exploring ways for tribes to improve cooperative relationships with neighboring governments. She also currently serves on the Oneida Land Commission, an elected tribal body responsible for setting land use and acquisition priorities for the Oneida Nation. She received her B.A., M.P.A., and J.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration from Walden University.

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