Gabe Galanda is among the Indigenous contributors whose work appears in a new collection of essays about one of the most influential thinkers of our time. Of Living Stone: Perspectives on Continuous Knowledge and the Work of Vine Deloria, Jr. features more than 30 original pieces by Indigenous leaders, artists, scientists, activists, scholars, legal experts, and humorists, in tribute to Deloria.
Gabe’s essay is titled, “In the Spirit of Vine Deloria, Jr.: Indigenous Kinship Renewal and Relational Sovereignty.” Gabe heeds Deloria’s inspiring call for the renewal of Indigenous kinship tradition and counsels for what Gabe calls “relational sovereignty,” whereby Indigenous human existence is exalted and protected over individual power and profit.
His Deloria tribute essay is among a series of scholarly essays that Gabe has published since 2023 about existential challenges facing Indigenous peoples:
Gabe Galanda is an Indigenous rights attorney and the managing lawyer at Galanda Broadman. He has been named to Best Lawyers in America in the fields of Native American Law and Gaming Law from 2007 to 2024, and dubbed a Super Lawyer by his peers from 2013 to 2024.
