Faculty and Staff

Nazune Menka is Denaakk’e (Koyukon Athabaskan) and Lumbee and currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Law and as the Faculty Director for the Center for Indian Law & Policy at Seattle University School of Law (SU Law). By building coalitions, legitimating a plurality of worldviews, and increasing self-determination for Native Nations, peoples, and communities, Professor Menka believes a more just and equitable society is possible. Before joining SU Law, Professor Menka served as the Executive Director of the Center for Indigenous Law & Justice at Berkeley Law. Prior to serving as Executive Director, Professor Menka served in several capacities at Berkeley Law including in the Environmental Law Clinic as a Supervising Attorney, as a Lecturer, and as the Tribal Cultural Resources Project Policy Fellow.

Brooke joins Seattle University School of Law after spending nine years as a Staff Attorney with the Northwest Justice Project where she provided direct representation and advocacy on behalf of tribal members throughout Washington State. Brooke is Nez Perce and grew up within the community of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. Brooke most recently served as a guest-lecturer for the Law School's Incarcerated Parents Advocacy Clinic on the topic of the Indian Child Welfare Act. Brooke has particular expertise in Indian estate planning and probate, enforcing application of the Indian Child Welfare Act, protecting the rights to secure housing, tribal and non-tribal public benefits, and the education rights of Native American students. Brooke is a University of Washington School of Law graduate; has served on the Boards for the National Native American Law Students Association, the Washington State Bar Association Indian Law Section, and the Northwest Indian Bar Association.