Jair Peltier is a PhD student in Political Science and International Relations at the University of Southern California. He is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa where he is adjunct faculty at the local tribal community college, TMCC. His research focuses on Indigenous sovereignty with an emphasis on tribal constitutions in the United States. Mr. Peltier currently serves as the Graduate Cultural Ambassador for SEIP's Native American Pasifika Student Lounge on the USC campus.