Shawna Baker

She is an advisor to Indian Health Services and on the Ending the HIV Epidemic Committee in Northwest Portland, Oregon, USA.

In her first year there Baker watched a film called The Ghosts of Mississippi about the pursuit of justice by the family of civil rights activist Medgar Evers and the trial and conviction of his murderer, Byron De La Beckwith.

In 2009, she was recognized as the Outstanding Faculty Member of the year by the James Weldon Johnson Chapter of the National Black Law Students Association.

After two years at Florida Coastal, Baker accepted a five-year contract to assist with the creation of a private charitable foundation.

She was asked by the then recently elected Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., to serve on the Cherokee Nation Gaming Commission.

'[20] In June 2024, Baker was a mentor cyclist in the 40th 'Remember the Removal' bike ride commemorating the Trail of Tears, the forced displacement of Cherokees, in 1830 -1850, from their homelands westwards.

[27] "Essential Estate Planning for the Constitutionally Unrecognized Families in Oklahoma: Same Sex Couples" in Tulsa Law Review (2004) Vol 40 Issue 3 pp 479–525.

They also said that the article provided an overview of the estate and health laws of Oklahoma and covered in detail the documents "that are relevant to representation of all clients, regardless of their family structure" in the state.

She also pointed out that some states also had requirements for "separate statutes for living wills and durable power of attorney for health care", which might also need to be executed to protect the ability of one partner to act as a surrogate for the other.

[17] Baker's ruling recognized that the Freedmen's rights were inherent and extended to them "as a birthright springing from their ancestors' oppression and displacement as people of color".