The LCNAA seeks to foster community among Native alumni, create a supportive environment for current Native students, and share our cultural heritage at L&C. We aim for a robust network of Native alumni and allies that embodies L&C’s cornerstones of excellence, equity, community, and service by aspiring to:
Collaborate and serve as a resource with the Native Student Union (NSU) and to support the academic and life success of Native students at L&C.
Support the success of Native alumni in their careers, community and life experiences
Encourage the engagement of Native alumni in the L&C community.
Support L&C in honoring and uplifting Native voices and people.
Serve as a resource to the college to address issues that may impact the interests and concerns of Native students.
Support NSU in the development of events.
Serve as a resource to facilitate networking and mentoring for current Native students and alumni.
Support L&C in encouraging the enrollment of Native students at all three L&C schools.
Help fund the Native Alumni Association Scholarship Endowment
The NAA is raising funds to create an endowed scholarship for undergraduate students with financial need, with a preference for students who have a demonstrated interest in Native American history, culture, or communities. This scholarship will provide a permanent source of support for Native students, a group that is underrepresented on campus.
Lewis & Clark President Robin Holmes-Sullivan has generously offered to match the funds we raise, which gives us an incredible opportunity to make a difference. Our goal is to raise $25,000 as soon as possible but no later than the end of the 2028 calendar year to ensure we can meet the match requirements.
LCNAA welcomes alumni from Lewis & Clark College, Lewis & Clark Law School, and the Graduate School of Education and Counseling. Membership is open to all alumni who self-identify as Native American and Indigenous at the three L&C schools, and welcomes alumni allies who support the LCNAA’s mission.
Meetings and Events
Quarterly Zoom based Alumni meetings.
Support coordination of annual events:
New Student welcome to Native Students (September)
Learn more about the Native American Advisory Committee The Lewis & Clark Native American Advisory Committee is tasked with advising President Holmes-Sullivan on Native/Indigenous matters.
Together with community partner PNW Native Lacrosse, the women’s lacrosse team is elevating the sport’s Indigenous origins, reminding spectators that lacrosse is a Native game.
After nearly two decades at Lewis & Clark Law School, Dr. Carma Corcoran has retired as the Director of American Indian Law, leaving behind a legacy of expanded programming, student mentorship, and national leadership in Indian Law.
Sponsored by Chachalu Tribal Museum and Cultural Center, Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, Oregon Community Foundation, New Expressive Works, and the Ford Family Foundation, Transgressors is an exhibition presenting now and future Indigiqueer ancestors who move beyond boundaries in life and art. The exhibition and related events run through March 13, 2026.
As the 2025-26 Native Artist/Scholar in Residence at Lewis & Clark, Dr. Luhui Whitebear (Coastal Band of the Chumash Nation) will engage in a series of lectures, workshops and events for faculty, students and the campus community throughout the academic year.
Lewis & Clark Law student Vincent Montanic Sheoships ’27 received the 2024 Nelson D. Terry Scholarship. The Scholarship, funded by the Quinault Indian Allottees Association, supports law students who are either Quinault Allottees, or are regional and national applicants with a connection to Quinault culture and heritage.
