Indian Land Tenure Foundation Board of Directors Elects Samantha Skenandore to Board Chair for Third Year

MADISON — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that Samantha Skenandore, an attorney in the firm's Real Estate and Indian Law and Policy practice groups, has been elected as Board Chair by the Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF) Board of Directors for a third year in a row.

In her role as Board Chair of the ILTF, Skenandore leads an 11-member board made up of Indian landowners, tribal representatives, and those with a lifelong commitment to Indian land issues and rights.

Skenandore focuses her practice on both federal Indian law and tribal law, advising tribal and corporate clients in tribal governance, governmental affairs, corporate transactions, real estate, labor issues and litigation. She represents corporate entities, both tribal and nontribal, in matters involving financing, minority or women-owned certification, labor relations, complex commercial real estate matters and government relations. Skenandore received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and her Juris Doctor from the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law.

About Indian Land Tenure Foundation
The Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF) is a national, community-based organization serving American Indian nations and people in the recovery and control of their rightful homelands. They work to promote education, increase cultural awareness, create economic opportunity, and reform the legal and administrative systems that prevent Indian people from owning and controlling reservation lands.