Natalie is an expert in Indian law and public lands law, and especially the connection between the two. She left her role as Deputy Solicitor for Land Resources at the Department of the Interior, where she advised Secretary Haaland, the Deputy Secretary, the Solicitor and Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on issues related to America’s public lands. In this role, she provided daily counsel to the BLM, the largest land manager in the United States. She worked directly with the White House on public lands issues, including leading the legal team for all BLM monuments and withdrawals, and counseled the agency on incorporation of Indigenous Knowledge and co-stewardship in federal lands management. Before joining DOI, she spent nearly 20 years at the Native American Rights Fund Anchorage office where she served as lead or co-lead litigator on more than 25 high-profile, high-impact federal and state cases. She received her J.D. from Harvard Law School and her B.A. magna cum laude from Harvard College. One of nine children, she is a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, Imatobby family.
Presenting in the following sessions:
Nov 13, 2025
1:45-3:00 PM
Session 3
1.25 MCLE
Co-Stewardship of Federal Lands and Waters in Uncertain Times
Sam Cohen, Natalie Landreth, Lena Ortega, and Jill Grant will discuss the laws that govern co-stewardship of federal land and waters, the paths taken to secure co-stewardship agreements, and the activities they perform under these agreements, following the prior administration's significant progress and in the face of rapidly changing times.
