The National Native American Bar Association (NNABA) will host its annual meeting on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at the Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, AZ. The meeting agenda, sponsor packets, and site to buy a ticket to the dinner can be accessed using the buttons below.
Event FAQs:
- Will NNABA be at FedBar in April? Many NNABA members will be at the Federal Bar Association Indian Law Conference. This year, NNABA has strategically scheduled its annual gathering immediately following NABA-AZ’s Annual Golf Tournament and in advance of the Federal Bar Association’s Annual Indian Law Conference, creating a meaningful opportunity to engage with Native attorneys, tribal leaders, judges, and legal practitioners who will be convening in Arizona that week.
Please note that NNABA’s activities remain distinct from NABA-AZ and the Federal Bar Association’s Conference, and registration is required specifically for NNABA programming, including our Justice is Medicine Dinner.
- Will NNABA be charging for the annual meeting? The Justice is Medicine Awards dinner will be ticketed, and there are sponsorships available. The day program will not require payment but we will be posting a registration link to assist us in space planning and catering for breakfast and lunch.
- What is the dress code? Business casual, business smart, business formal, and rez chic are all common apparel choices for the NNABA meeting and dinner.
- Is NNABA seeking sponsorships for the meeting? Yes, NNABA depends on sponsorships to diffuse the cost of the meeting and ensure it is accessible to as many members and students as possible. Please contact NNABA to discuss sponsorship options and for a sponsorship packet. Sponsors receive tickets to the Justice is Medicine award dinner.
If you would like to sponsor the meeting, please contact President Rani Williams at [email protected].
We look forward to seeing you in Arizona!
NNABA 53rd Anniversary Justice is Medicine Sponsorships
The NNABA Board developed this year’s sponsorship framework using words and concepts from our native languages that are meaningful to our communities and relate to NNABA’s values and mission. For questions or to commit to a sponsorship, please contact NNABA at [email protected].
Nibwaakaawin (Ojibwe): wisdom and intelligence
Nibwaakaawin sponsors support NNABA’s work to develop and share legal and cultural knowledge and experience within the native legal community and the legal profession. These efforts enable the development of wisdom and judgment critically needed to advance justice for native communities and native success in the legal profession. Gift: $10,000.
ᎦᏚᎩ (Gadugi, Cherokee): to work together
ᎦᏚᎩ sponsors value and support NNABA’s work creating space and community for native attorneys and allies. Within this special community, we can share, nurture productive relationships, and work together for native justice and native excellence in the legal profession. Gift: $5,000.
Onipaʻa (‘Olelo Hawai’i): steadfast
Onipaʻa sponsors celebrate NNABA’s steadfast commitment to advancing native people in the legal profession and justice for native communities. Onipaʻa sponsors are also onipaʻa—steadfast in their support for NNABA and our national community of native lawyers. Gift: $2,500.
Kijire Nagu (Winnebago/Ho-Chunk): to help on life’s journey
Kijire Nagu sponsors deeply value the relationships NNABA enables native attorneys to create and nurture across the profession so that we can be helpers to each other and our communities. Gift: $1,500.
Herome (Muscogee/Creek): generous, kind, or giving
Herome sponsors honor indigenous people’s traditional gifting ways as fundamental to our culture and one way that we take care of each other. They inspire generosity in all our efforts. Gift: $750.