 Naomi Bebo
University of California, Los Angeles – Political Science
Naomi is part of the class of 2009 in UCLA's Joint J.D./M.A. program in Law & American Indian Studies. An active member of NALSA, she served as 1L Treasurer, 2L Chairwoman, 3L Alumni Chair, and 4L Student Representative. She also served as a member of the UCLA’s Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs and as an Articles Editor for UCLA’s Indigenous Peoples' Journal of Law, Culture and Resistance.
Naomi's academic interest is in sustainable economic development and international indigenous issues. Naomi hopes to do her Masters' thesis on the role of cultural practitioners in the preservation of cultural beliefs and practices, primarily through a case study of the American Indian Religious Freedoms Act and its enforceable amendments.
Naomi completed her B.A. in political science at UCLA in 2004. After her first summer at UCLA Law, Naomi worked as a public interest law clerk for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Tribal Court; as a summer law clerk for Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Endreson & Perry, LLP, (www.sonosky.com), an Indian law firm representing specifically tribal interests; and recently as a summer law clerk for the Native American Rights Fund (www.narf.org) on the Tribal Supreme Court Project where she engaged in intensive legislative analysis regarding Carcieri v. Kempthorne, cert granted before the Supreme Court.
Naomi is Ho-Chunk and Menominee. She is an avid performer of Native American dance, specializing in women’s fancy shawl, on the powwow circuit. Naomi also regularly performs for several dance groups, including American Indian Dance Theatre, ThunderBeing Dancers; and Bronitsky and Associates, LLC, with whom she recently toured Australia. Naomi also possesses a great love of American Indian art and is an accomplished beadworker.
Contact Information:
Naomi Bebo
Bebo2008@lawnet.ucla.edu
http://www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/nalsa
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