Elizabeth Kronk Warner portrait
  • Jefferson B. & Rita E. Fordham Presidential Dean and Professor of Law, College Of Law - Dean

Publications

  • Laboratories of the Future: Tribes and the Rights of Nature, 111 Calif. L. Rev. __ (forthcoming 2023). Accepted, 01/2023.
  • SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, 53 Environmental Law Institute 10124 (2023) (with Uma Outka) (invited). Published, 01/2023.
  • #Includetheirstories: Rethinking, Reimagining, and Reshaping Legal Education, 2022 Utah L. Rev. 709 (2022) (with Leslie P. Culver). Published, 07/2022.
  • The Indigeneity of Environmental Justice: A Case Study, in The Cambridge Handbook on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Development (Sumudu Atapattu, Carmen G. Gonzalez, and Sara Seck, eds.) (forthcoming). Published, 03/17/2021.
  • Complicated Environmental Regulation in Indian Country, The Regulatory Review (UPenn) (March 15, 2021). Published, 01/2021.
  • The Precipice of Justice: Equity, Energy, and the Environment in Indian Country and Rural Communities, 42 Energy L. J. 281 (2021) (with Ann M. Eisenberg). Published, 01/2021.
  • Living in Two Worlds, Taking Our Space: Women of Color and Antiracism in the Legal Academy, 73 Rutgers L. Rev. 933 (2021). Published, 01/2021.
  • Making America A Better Place for All: Sustainable Development Recommendations for the Biden Administration, 51 Environmental Law Institute 10310 (2021). Published, 01/2021.
  • Indian Country Post McGirt: Implications for Traditional Energy Development and Beyond, 45 Harvard Environmental L. Rev. 249 (2021). Published, 01/2021.
  • Renewable Energy Depends on Tribal Sovereignty, ___ Kansas L. Rev. __(2021). Published, 01/2021.
  • Changing Consultation, 54 U.C. Davis L. Review 1127 (Dec. 2020)(with Kathy Lynn and Kyle Whyte). Published, 12/2020.
  • Indian Law in 2018 Kansas Annual Survey of Law Volume XXVIII (Hon. Steve Leben, et al. eds. Kansas Bar Association) (forthcoming). Accepted, 01/2020.
  • Learning From Tribal Innovations: Lessons in Climate Change Adaptation, 49 Environmental Law Reporter 11130 (December 2019) (with Morgan Hepler). Published, 01/2019.
  • Voices in Devon A. Mihesuah and Elizabeth Hoover, eds., Indigenous Food Sovereignty in the U.S.: Restoring Cultural Knowledge, Protecting Environments, and Regaining Health (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2019) (forthcoming). Published, 01/2019.
  • Reversing Course on Environmental Justice Under the Trump Administration, 54 Wake Forest L. Rev. 393 (2019) (with Uma Outka). Published, 01/2019.
  • Tribal Treaty Rights: A Powerful Tool in Challenging Energy Infrastructure, 51 Conn. L. Rev. 843 (2019). Published, 01/2019.
  • Native American Natural Resources (4th ed. Carolina Academic Press Summer 2018). Published, 07/2018.
  • Energy Justice (Edward Elgar Summer 2018) (Accepted/In-Process). Published, 07/2018.
  • Raping Indian Country, 38 Colum. J. of Gender and Law 31 (2018) (with Sarah Deer). Published, 01/2018.
  • Valuable Lessons to Learn from Tribal Innovation, 64 Federal Lawyer 6 (April 2017). Published, 04/2017.
  • Returning to the Tribal Environmental “Laboratory”: An Examination of Environmental Enforcement Techniques in Indian Country, 6 Michigan Journal of Environmental and Administrative Law 341 (Spring 2017). Published, 03/2017.
  • Environmental Protection in Indian Country: The Fundamentals, 47 Environmental Law Reporter 10905 (November 2017). Published, 01/2017.
  • Indian Law in 2017 Kansas Annual Survey of Law Volume XXVIII (Hon. Steve Leben, et al. eds. Kansas Bar Association) (2017). Published, 01/2017.
  • Environmental Justice: A Necessary Lens to Effectively View Environmental Threats to Indigenous Survival, 26 Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems 343 (Summer 2017). Published, 01/2017.
  • Tips for Practicing in Tribal Courts, 85 Kansas Bar Association Journal 24 (April 2016). Published, 04/2016.
  • Looking to the Third Sovereign: Tribal Environmental Ethics as an Alternative Paradigm, 33 Pace Environmental Law Review 397 (Spring 2016). Published, 03/2016.
  • Indian Law in 2016 Kansas Annual Survey Volume XXVII (Hon. Steve Leben, et al. eds. Kansas Bar Association) (2016). Published, 01/2016.
  • Ethics and Indian Country, 63 Federal Lawyer 4 (April 2016). Published, 01/2016.
  • Everything Old is New Again: Enforcing Tribal Treaty Provisions to Protect Climate Change Threatened Resources, 94 Nebraska L. Rev. 916 (2016). Published, 01/2016.
  • Working to Protect the Seventh Generation: Indigenous Peoples as Agents of Change, 13 Santa Clara J. of Int’l L. 273 (2015). Published, 03/2015.
  • Indigenous Adaptation in the Face of Climate Change, 31 Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law 129 (2015). Published, 03/2015.
  • Justice Brandeis and Indian Country: Lessons from the Tribal Environmental Laboratory, 47 Arizona State Law Journal 857 (2015). Published, 03/2015.
  • Protecting Indigenous Knowledge in the Age of Climate Change, 27 Georgetown International Environmental Law Review 585 (2015). Published, 03/2015.
  • Indian Law in 2015 Kansas Annual Survey Volume XXVI (Hon. Steve Leben, et al. eds. Kansas Bar Association) (2015). Published, 01/2015.
  • South of South: Examining the International Climate Regime from an Indigenous Perspective in International Environmental Law: Perspectives from the Global South (Cambridge University Press 2015). Published, 01/2015.
  • Tribes as Innovative Environmental “Laboratories”, 86 University of Colorado Law Review 789 (2015). Published, 01/2015.
  • Environmental Law Applicable in American Indian Country in Comparative Environmental Law and Regulation (Elizabeth Burleson, Ling Heng Lye and Nicholas Robinson eds West) (September 2014). Published, 01/2014.
  • Indian Law in 2014 Kansas Annual Survey Volume XXV (Hon. Steve Leben, et al. eds Kansas Bar Association) (2014). Published, 01/2014.
  • Examining Tribal Environmental Law, 39 Columbia Journal of Environmental Law 42 (2014). Published, 01/2014.
  • Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples: The Search for Legal Remedies (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2013). Published, 01/2013.
  • Native American Natural Resources (3d ed. Carolina Academic Press 2013). Published, 01/2013.

Presentations

  • Cutting Sign: A Personal and Legal Path, Presentation to the Securities and Exchange Commission (hybrid event. Presentation, Presented, 02/28/2023.
  • From Consultation to Consent: Beyond Box Checking, Environmental Distinguished Lecture at Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, FL. Presentation, Presented, 10/12/2022.
  • Tribal Treaty Rights Speaker Series: Environmental Justice and Effective Consultation in Indian country, presentation to federal employees (virtual). Presentation, Presented, 09/28/2022.
  • What & Why: Deciding to Become a Dean, Eleventh Annual Promoting Diversity in Law School Leadership Workshop hosted by Seattle University School of Law in Seattle, WA. Presentation, Presented, 09/16/2022.
  • Cutting Sign to a Career in Environmental Law within the Legal Academy, Future Environmental Law Professors Workshop hosted by the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University (virtual). Presentation, Presented, 09/09/2022.
  • Securing Indigenous Futures, Law and Society Annual Conference in Lisbon, Portugal. Panel, Presented, 07/16/2022.
  • Strategic Planning and Advancement, Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Conference, Destin, Florida (multiple panels, invited). Panel, Presented, 07/2022.
  • AntiRacist Lawyering: Building an Anti-Racist-Centered Practice, Practising Law Institute (virtual, invited). Panel, Presented, 05/16/2022.
  • Rights of Nature and Tribes, SRP Sustainability Conference of American Legal Educators hosted at the Beus Center for Law & Society, Arizona State University. Panel, Presented, 05/13/2022.
  • An Overview of the Unique Concerns and Interests of Tribal Communities Facing the Effects of Environmental Injustice and Climate Change, DOJ ENRD Academy (virtual). Panel, Presented, 05/10/2022.
  • Tribal Authority, 34th Annual Indian Law Symposium (Restatement of the Law of American Indians) hosted virtually by the University of Washington School of Law. Panel, Presented, 04/21/2022.
  • The Precipice of Justice, hosted virtually by the Foundation of the Energy Law Journal. Panel, Presented, 04/04/2022.
  • Environmental Justice in Indian Country, at the session on Environment, Climate, and Cultural Heritage: Native American Perspectives hosted by Columbia University’s The Italian Academy. Presentation, Presented, 11/19/2021.
  • How Can Our System Be More Reflective of our Community in Seeking Civil Rights and in Dispensing Justice?, Annual Utah Bar Association Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. Other, Presented, 07/29/2021.
  • Incorporating Racial Justice Issues in the Classroom, SEALS Annual Conference (virtual presentation). Panel, Presented, 07/26/2021.
  • Law School Unmasked: Critical Thinking, LSAC (virtual presentation). Panel, Presented, 06/29/2021.
  • Antiracist Lawyering: How All Attorneys Can Build a Racial-Justice-Centered Practice, PLI (virtual). Panel, Presented, 05/19/2021.
  • Leading Social Change to End Violence as part of the University of Utah’s Gender-Based Violence Consortium’s Symposium (virtual). Presentation, Presented, 04/16/2021.
  • Indian Country Post-McGirt: Implications for Traditional Energy Development and Beyond (with Heather Tanana) at the Harvard Environmental Law Review Environmental Justice Symposium (virtual). Presentation, Presented, 04/15/2021.
  • Ethics Session as part of the 2021 Annual Federal Bar Association Indian Law Conference (held virtually). Presentation, Presented, 04/09/2021.
  • Indian Law 101 hosted virtually by the Federal Bar Association and myLawCLE . Presentation, Presented, 04/05/2021.
  • Diversity, Pluralism, and Repair: The Way Forward as part of the 20th Annual Women and the Law Conference hosted by Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Panel, Presented, 04/02/2021.
  • Real Talk Mentoring: A Conversation with Elizabeth Kronk Warner hosted virtually by the University of Kansas. Presentation, Presented, 03/25/2021.
  • Taking Our Space: Women of Color and Antiracism in Legal Academia hosted virtually by the Rutgers Law Review. Presentation, Presented, 03/05/2021.
  • Native American Rights and Original Territory hosted virtually by Environmental and Energy Law at George Washington University School of Law. Presentation, Presented, 02/26/2021.
  • Final Round Judge, 2021 Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson Appellate Advocacy Competition hosted virtually by the University of Washington School of Law. Other, Presented, 02/22/2021.
  • Raping Indian Country, presented as part of the Confronting Violence Against Indigenous Women and Peoples Symposium hosted virtually by the Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society. Presentation, Presented, 02/05/2021.
  • Faculty Focus, hosted virtually by the AALS. Presentation, Presented, 11/17/2020.
  • Land Back: A Critical Conversation About Reconciliation, hosted virtually by the University of Utah. Presentation, Presented, 11/16/2020.
  • McGirt’s Civil Jurisdiction Implications, hosted virtually by the University of Tulsa NALSA Chapter. Presentation, Presented, 11/04/2020.
  • First Nations Panel at the Global Forum on Rights of Nature and the Right to a Healthy Environment (virtual). Panel, Presented, 10/01/2020.
  • The Art of Self Promotion, Aspiring Law Teachers Workshop at the SEALS Annual Conference. Presentation, Presented, 08/03/2020.
  • Designing your Teaching Package, Aspiring Law Teachers Workshop at the SEALS Annual Conference. Presentation, Presented, 08/02/2020.
  • Reflections on Leadership by a Law School Dean, Profiles in Leadership, Eccles School of Business, University of Utah. Presentation, Presented, 01/17/2020.
  • Tribal Environmental Law, Global Change and Sustainability Center Seminar, University of Utah. Presentation, Presented, 01/14/2020.
  • Future of Legal Education, Law and Leadership Conference: Regulating the Legal Profession, BYU Law School, Provo, UT. Presentation, Presented, 10/18/2019.
  • First Nations Vote Rights – Planting for the Future, Salt Lake City, UT. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 09/26/2019.
  • Tribal Environmental Law, Annual Utah Indian Law Section Seminar, Salt Lake City, UT. Presentation, Presented, 09/16/2019.
  • Learning from Tribal Innovations: Lessons in Climate Change Adaptation, S.J. Quinney College of Law Faculty Workshop. Presentation, Presented, 08/28/2019.
  • Mni Winconi, Tribal Sovereignty, and Treaty Rights: Lessons from Dakota Access Pipeline, Fifth Annual Sustainability Conference of American Legal Educators at Arizona State University in Phoenix, Ariz. Presentation, Presented, 05/10/2019.
  • Civil and Regulatory Jurisdiction: Reservation Status, Muscogee (Creek) Nation District Court Continuing Legal Education Conference in Tulsa, OK. Presentation, Presented, 05/03/2019.
  • Pipelines and Indigenous Communities, 3rd Annual North American Environment, Energy, & Natural Resources Conference in Houston, TX. Presentation, Presented, 04/25/2019.
  • Energy Justice and the Green Energy Transition, Annual AALS Conference in New Orleans, LA. Presentation, Presented, 01/06/2019.
  • Indian Law and Policy in the Era of Trump: Flashpoints and Challenges, Annual AALS Conference in New Orleans, LA. Presentation, Presented, 01/03/2019.
  • Sovereignty Trust and Resilience,” for Native American Heritage Month celebration at Veteran’s Administration in Leavenworth, KS. Presentation, Presented, 11/30/2018.
  • Raping Indian Country, Presentation to KU University Community Forum, Lawrence, KS. Presentation, Presented, 10/31/2018.
  • Inherent Tribal Authority to Protect Reservations, Regulating for the Seventh Generation: Tribal Nations and Environmental Law hosted by the Connecticut Law Review, Hartford, CT. Presentation, Presented, 10/26/2018.
  • Raping Indian Country, keynote presentation at Indigenous Female Leadership: Disrupting Dominant Discourses hosted by Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 10/08/2018.
  • Raping Indian Country, Keeping Legends Alive hosted by Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, KS. Presentation, Presented, 09/22/2018.
  • Justice for Natives?: Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence in Indian Country, 2018 Unity Day, Kansas City, MO. Presentation, Presented, 09/12/2018.
  • The Impact of Climate Change on Indigenous Communities, Presentation at the Annual Unitarian Universalist Conference in Kansas City, MO. Presentation, Presented, 06/22/2018.
  • Environmental Justice and the Social Pillar of Sustainable Development, Presentation at the 4th Annual Sustainability Conference of American Legal Educators in Phoenix, AZ. Presentation, Presented, 05/11/2018.
  • Improving Tribal/Federal Consultation Following the Dakota Access Pipeline Controversy, Presentation at the 47th Annual ABA SEER Conference in Orlando, FL. Presentation, Presented, 04/20/2018.
  • Navigating the Path to Tenure and Promotion, Presentation at Annual AALS Conference in San Diego, CA. Presentation, Presented, 01/06/2018.
  • Standing Together: The Intersection of Tribal Law and Sustainability, Presentation to the federal National Benefits Center in Overland Park, KS. Presentation, Presented, 12/01/2017.
  • At a Crossroads: Native American Sovereignty, Water Rights, & Climate Change, Webinar for ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice. Presentation, Presented, 11/03/2017.
  • Introduction to Federal Indian Law and Policy, Regions V and VI Intergovernmental Meetings in Kansas City, MO. Presentation, Presented, 09/14/2017.
  • Environmental Protection in Indian Country 101, Environmental Law Institute in Washington, DC. Presentation, Presented, 07/26/2017.
  • Diversity and Inclusion Inside and Outside the Classroom, AALS Workshop for New Law School Teachers in Washington, D.C. Presentation, Presented, 06/23/2017.
  • Introduction to Federal Indian Law and Policy, NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop in Lawrence, KS. Presentation, Presented, 06/19/2017.
  • Lessons Learned from the Dakota Access Pipeline Controversy, Annual Arkansas Bar Association Conference in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Presentation, Presented, 06/16/2017.
  • Recent Legal Developments in Federal Indian Law, KU Law Recent Legal Developments CLE in Lawrence, KS. Presentation, Presented, 05/19/2017.
  • Managing for Climate Change: Tribal Climate Change Policy Priorities and Opportunities for Co- Management, National Adaptation Forum in St. Paul, MN. Presentation, Presented, 05/10/2017.
  • Protecting the Seventh Generation in the Era of Climate Change: Tribal Resiliency and Adaptation, KU Environmental Studies and Geography Colloquium, Lawrence, KS. Presentation, Presented, 04/27/2017.
  • Indian Law Update, CLE Presentation as part of the Annual Kansas Bar Association Survey, Topeka, KS. Presentation, Presented, 04/26/2017.
  • Tribal Water Quality, Annual KU Indigenous Festival and Powwow in Lawrence, KS. Presentation, Presented, 04/01/2017.
  • Inherent Tribal Authority to Protect Reservations (focusing on water resources), Tribes and Environmental Law Webinar, Association of Clean Water Administrators hosted in Washington, D.C. Presentation, Presented, 03/14/2017.
  • Guarding Against Exploitation: Protecting Traditional Knowledge in the Modern Era, presented at the conference, “Who Owns Traditions Reconceptualizing the Protection of Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge, hosted by Case Western Reserve University School of Law (Nov. 11, 2016). Presentation, Presented, 11/11/2016.
  • Legal Dimensions of the Protest at Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, Keeping the Sacred Conference hosted by Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence, KS. Presentation, Presented, 10/21/2016.
  • Tribal Water Law and Policy, 2016 Kansas Planning Conference, Lawrence, KS. Presentation, Presented, 10/07/2016.
  • Examining the Legal Issues Related to the Standing Rock Sioux Protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline, University of Kansas School of Law, Lawrence, KS. Presentation, Presented, 09/27/2016.
  • Tribal Environmental Law, BYU Law Colloquium Class, Provo, Utah. Presentation, Presented, 09/02/2016.
  • Environmental Justice in Indian Country, Second Annual Sustainability Conference of American Legal Educators, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law – Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona. Presentation, Presented, 05/13/2016.
  • 2016 Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples Lecture, keynote lecture with Professor Maxine Burkett, University of Oregon. Presentation, Presented, 04/25/2016.
  • Tribal Sovereignty & Climate Change for Alaska Natives, Alaska Policy & Climate Adaptation Webinar Series (online presentation). Presentation, Presented, 01/19/2016.