This free event features a panel that will examine the impact of the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 on Native American voting rights, 100 years after its passage. Panelists will explore the historical and ongoing barriers to voting, the role of state and federal policies, and the efforts within Native communities to secure their right to vote and political empowerment.

This event is co-hosted by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, its Committee for Access, Opportunity & Community Engagement, and the Federal Bar Association Chicago Chapter.

About Torey Dolan, Speaker
Hastie Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School

Torey Dolan is a William H. Hastie Fellow at the University of Wisconsin Law School, focusing her scholarship on Tribal Nations, democracy, and American Indian self-determination within the intersections of Federal Indian Law and Election Law. She has co-authored work for the Boston University Law Review and published pieces in the University of Idaho Law Review and the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review. Previously, she served as a Native Vote Fellow at the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Indian Legal Clinic, leading the Arizona Native Vote Election Protection Project during the 2020 and 2022 elections and contributing to litigation on Tribal sovereignty and election law. Dolan holds a J.D. from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, with a certificate in Federal Indian Law, and a B.A. from the University of California, Davis. She is an enrolled citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.

Cheyenne Rivera, Moderator
Associate, Greenberg Traurig

Cheyenne Rivera focuses her practice on general commercial litigation and other complex business disputes. She has handled a wide range of matters, such as multidistrict litigation, contract disputes, fraud-based claims, securities litigation, and commercial real estate disputes. Cheyenne counsels clients on pre-dispute issues and engages on their behalf in complex business litigation, trials, and mediation in state and federal courts. Cheyenne has deep experience conducting legal research, drafting pleadings and motions, managing discovery processes, and preparing for hearings and trials. Her experience also extends to developing case strategies and effectively communicating with clients and opposing counsel.

As an enrolled member of the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation, Cheyenne focuses her pro bono practice on counseling Native American tribes, American Indian non-profits, and tribal members on diverse issues related to Federal Indian Law and Tribal Law.