American Indian and Indigenous Rights

Catalog description

Examines the rights of American Indian peoples with an emphasis on asserting indigenous rights in national as well as international forums. Challenges students to address issues related, but limited to: treaty rights, land rights, water rights, self-determination, rights to a distinct culture, religion, language, spiritual practices, customs, ceremonies, nationhood, autonomy, to seek redress and justice, rights to education, rights to protect from destruction and violence, rights to economic development, rights to protect lands from military, ecological, cultural, and environmental threats, and other rights that may effect the lives of American Indian people.