Distinguished Native American Attorney, Entrepreneur to speak April 1

The University of Nebraska College of Law will host a presentation on "The Future of Trust Land" by Lance Morgan on April 1. The presentation will be held from noon to 1:00 p.m. in Room 117 of Ross McCollum Hall, East Campus Loop and Fair Streets.

Visitor parking is available in Lot 20 south of Ross McCollum Hall. The discussion is free and open to the public.

Morgan is the CEO and one of the initial founders of Ho-Chunk Inc., the development corporation for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. Ho-Chunk Inc. was started in 1994 to diversify the tribe's business interests away from gaming. Ho-Chunk Inc. has grown to be significantly larger than the tribe's casino, with business interests ranging from home manufacturing, retail, distribution, construction, hotels, apartments and Internet companies, including Indianz.com and AllNative.com.

Ho-Chunk Inc. won the prestigious Innovations in American Government Award in 2001. In 2000, it won the Honoring Contributions in the Governance of American Indian Nations (Honoring Nations) award. In 1999, Ho-Chunk Inc. was named one of the 20 effective economic initiatives for tribes.

Prior to working for Ho-Chunk Inc., Morgan worked as an attorney in the Indian Law Department of the Minneapolis law firm of Dorsey & Whitney. He has spoken at more than 20 national and regional conferences on various tribal economic development subjects.

Morgan has a law degree from Harvard University and a business degree in economics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is a member of the Winnebago Tribe.

CONTACT: Denice Archer, College of Law, (402) 472-2161