Biography
Keith Richotte, Jr. is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. Keith is also currently an assistant professor of law at the University of North Dakota School of Law. He earned his J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 2004, his LL.M. from the University of Arizona School of law in 2007 and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 2009. Keith is also an associate justice on the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Court of Appeals.

Statement
Although I am still relatively new to the academy, I am excited by the possibility of contributing to what is quickly becoming the preeminent scholarly organization devoted to tribal and indigenous issues. I have experience within various organizations both in leadership positions and as a member of various committees. At the University of North Dakota I am the faculty advisor for the Native American Law Student Association, the chairperson of the law school’s Diversity Committee, and a member of the university-wide American Indian Programs Council. I was also recently appointed by the North Dakota Supreme Court to a commission to study racial and ethnic bias in North Dakota Courts. Perhaps most importantly, I serve my tribal community as an associate justice on the Turtle Mountain Court of Appeals. I would appreciate the possibility to bring my experiences to the organization, learn from those who have come before me, and contribute to the positive growth of NAISA.