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CRJ 463 - American Indian Law & Federal Indian Policy


This course is an introduction to Federal-Indian law/policy. Sovereignty, jurisdiction, Federal Indian relationship, federal, state, and tribal policies, laws, and issues will be examined. Analysis of twentieth-century events that have shaped American Indian rights under the United States Constitution and the history of those legal developments will be explored. The course will also cover the detailed assessment of the 1968 Indian Bill of Rights and American Indian efforts toward achieving limited sovereignty and unlimited rights over the past three decades.

Prerequisite: CRJ 101 and upper division standing; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3