David Wilkens, author of THE LEGAL UNIVERSE

Professor David E. Wilkins holds the McKnight Presidential Professorship in American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota.

He has adjunct appointments in political science, law, and American studies. He received his doctorate in political science from the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill in 1990.

David’s research and teaching interests include indigenous politics and governance, federal Indian policy and law, comparative politics, diplomacy, and constitutional development.