Join the Fort Hall Business Council and Boise State University Tribal Advisory Board for a rescheduled “lunch and learn” event about Tribal sovereignty on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 1 p.m. via Zoom. Gaylen Edmo will provide an introduction to the topic, followed by time for questions. This session is open to students, staff and faculty.
To attend the session, use the following link: What is Tribal Sovereignty?
About Gaylen Edmo
Gaylen Edmo attended the United States Naval Academy Preparatory School, where he wrestled for the Navy, before transferring to Boise State University to finish his wrestling career. He earned a B.A. in environmental studies with a minor in sustainability from Boise State and a juris doctor from the University of Idaho, focusing on Federal Indian Law and Natural Resources-Environmental Law.
Edmo gained legal experience clerking for Echo Hawk and Olsen, the Native American Rights Fund and the U.S. District Court for Idaho. He’s worked for the Tribal Water Resources Department, the Tribal Resident Fisheries Program, and served on the Fort Hall Business Council from 2022 to 2024. He also worked as a post-graduate law fellow with the Native American Rights Fund and as an adjunct professor at the University of Idaho, College of Law.
Currently, Edmo serves as the Tribes’ Fish and Wildlife policy analyst, focusing on treaty rights protection and natural resource management. He is admitted to practice law by the Supreme Court of New Mexico and enjoys spending his free time hunting and being outdoors with his wife, Alana and their two sons, Orrin and Jovanii.