Adam Crepelle – One of the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development’s 40 Under 40

Adam Crepelle is an associate professor at Southern University Law Center and managing fellow of its Tribal Law & Economics Program. Additionally, he serves on its Native American Law and Policy Institute board. Adam has published in both academic journals as well as popular ones on topics including crime in Indian country, economic development among tribes, federal recognition for tribes etc. Additionally he is an award-winning filmaker with his film Indian Santa screening at various venues such as Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American Indian.

Early Life and Education

Adam Crepelle was born and raised in New Orleans. He attended Louisiana State University for his undergraduate studies before earning a law degree at Southern University Law Center, where he now works as the managing fellow for their Native American Law and Policy Institute as well as serving on its Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence, while simultaneously being an enrolled citizen of United Houma Nation as well as serving on Pascua Yaqui Tribe Court of Appeals Court of Appeals Court of Appeals Court. Additionally, in 2019 Adam was honored to receive one of National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development 40 Under 40 Award honor. Additionally he has published articles both academically as popularly on topics including federal recognition of tribes by Congress as well as crime in Indian country – articles such as tribal federal recognition.

Professional Career

Adam Crepelle serves as Director of the Tribal Law and Economics Program and term assistant professor at Antonin Scalia Law School. Additionally, he is a Campbell Fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution; his research centers around federal Indian law and policy issues related to tribal economic development and criminal justice issues. Recently, Adam was honored as one of National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development’s “40 Under 40.” Additionally, Adam has won multiple film festivals as an award winning filmmaker as well as being published widely across academic journals and popular periodicals alike.

Achievement and Honors

Adam Crepelle from SULC has been honored as one of the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development’s 40 under 40 winners. He serves as an associate professor at Southern University Law Center and as the managing fellow for its Native American Law and Policy Institute, in addition to being appointed a commissioner on the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence. He has published numerous scholarly articles on topics including tribal economic development and federal Indian law and policy. Furthermore, he is an award-winning filmmaker. His film, Indian Santa, has been shown at numerous venues such as the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian. Additionally, he is a member of United Houma Nation and associate justice on Pascua Yaqui Tribe Court of Appeals and currently is a Campbell Fellow at Hoover Institution at Stanford University.

Personal Life

Adam Crepelle is an associate justice of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and assistant professor at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School as well as a Campbell Fellow with Stanford’s Hoover Institution. His research centers around federal Indian Law and policy including tribal economic development and criminal justice issues. Co-Founder of Gulf States American Indian Chamber of Commerce as well as Commissioner with American Bar Association’s Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence Commission; recently recognized among National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development 40 under 40 list.