Kelli Case, JD (she/her/hers)

Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative , Arkansas

Kelli Case, Citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, serves as Senior Staff Attorney for the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative at the University of Arkansas (IFAI). IFAI is the singular national legal research and policy analysis center focused on supporting Tribal governments exercising their sovereignty in the space of food and agriculture law and policy.

Before joining the IFAI, Kelli earned her B.S. in Agribusiness from Oklahoma State University and her J.D. from the University of Tulsa. While in law school, she also completed the Certificate in Native American Law program. Kelli clerked for both the Chickasaw and Pawnee Nation court systems, where she spent time immersed in tribal codes and working to improve the lives of tribal citizens. Since joining IFAI, Kelli has traveled across Indian Country, working with Tribes and Tribal producers on their agricultural pursuits. Her work has focused heavily on the Farm Bill and its impact in Indian Country.

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