Indian Gaming 2017 Tradeshow and Conference

Elizabeth Homer
Attorney (DC, NM), Principal
Homer Law Chartered


Prior to establishing Homer Law, CHTD., Elizabeth Lohah Homer, a member of the Osage Nation of Oklahoma, completed a three year term of appointment as Vicechairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission. A proponent of collaborative rulemaking, Ms. Homer was instrumental in effecting tribal involvement in the Commission's regulatory processes through the establishment of tribal advisory committees and other consultative activities during her tenure with the Commission. Ms. Homer has had a distinguished career in public service. She served as the Director of the Office of American Indian Trust at the U.S. Department of the Interior where she worked closely with tribal governments and federal policy makers to advance issues and policies of concern to American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments as well as Native Hawaiians. As the Director of the Office, she supervised the implementation of a number of Administration policy priorities in the areas of tribal natural and cultural resources, consultation, and negotiated rulemaking, including President Clinton's Executive Orders regarding Sacred Sites and Tribal Consultation. A recognized authority on federal Indian law and policy, she also served on several U.S. diplomatic delegations to the United Nations and the Organization of American States on matters concerning the civil and political rights of indigenous peoples. Ms. Homer earned her Juris Doctorate degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law. She is a member of the State Bar of New Mexico and the Bar of the District of Columbia as well as the American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, and Native American Bar Association.

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