Advanced Indian Law: Culture, Environment, Land, Gaming, Family, and Religion

Catalog description

This course examines advanced topics in Indian law, that go beyond the focus on tribal sovereignty and jurisdiction that are the focus of the Federal Indian Law course. Topics include the federal laws and regulations that shape Native American religious practice, the protection and regulation of Native American cultural property and human remains, tribal land acquisition and use, environmental protections and regulations, Indian gaming, child welfare, water law, and the unique status of Native Alaskan and Hawaiian peoples. This course does not require expert knowledge of the jurisdictional questions surveyed in Federal Indian Law, although some background, either from that course or a review of William Canby, American Indian Law in a Nutshell, is helpful. Elements used in grading: Attendance, class participation, final exam.