On November 7 at 7 PM, Gabe Galanda will speak on issues of tribal belonging, kinship, and disenrollment at the University of Southern California, as part of the 23rd Annual Red Nation International Film Festival. As part of a Master Class, Gabe will deliver a talk titled: “Devolution: From Kinship to Disenrollment.” He will explain how, as result of colonialism, federalism, and capitalism, tribal kinship societies have devolved to disenrollment and self-termination,
Gabriel S. Galanda is the managing lawyer of Galanda Broadman, PLLC, in Seattle. Gabe is a descendant of the Nomlaki and Concow Tribes, belonging to the Round Valley Indian Tribes of Northern California.