Honoring Native Tradition and Community Through Academic Excellence
322. Principles of Federal Indian Law. (3)
Principles and basic doctrines of Federal Indian Law are examined within
an inter-disciplinary context. This class is a pre-requisite for
NATV 324, and a suggested pre-requisite for NATV 421 and 423.
324. Contemporary Approaches to Federal Indian Law. (3)
Critical analysis of the traditional Federal Indian law paradigm. Consideration
of alternative analyses predicated on inherent sovereignty and emerging
international indigenous human rights norms from an inter-disciplinary
perspective. Pre-requisite: NATV 322.
325. Tribal Government. (3) While emphasizing the study of traditional American Indian society in comparison with government models of the United States, the course in tribal government will examine the governing structure of Indian tribes from both an historical and contemporary perspective. Using this method, students will be able to appreciate the history, development, and modern aspects of tribal government as a comparative governmental study.
326 Tribal Gaming. (3) This course covers the law
and the politics of gaming as
an exercise of tribal sovereignty, and examines tribal, state, and
federal interests involved in the uniquely tribal enterprise of Native
Nation building.
421. Treaties and Agreements. (3) Selected treaties between the U.S. and Native nations are critically examined. Emphasis is on the history of the treaty making process and other types of agreements between the sovereign Native nations and the United States.
423. Self-Determination and Indigenous Human Rights. (3) Analyzes the emerging norm of self-determination and its impact on indigenous peoples in the international legal system. Colonization, liberation, and the political futures of culturally distinct peoples are examined from inter-disciplinary perspectives.
445. Politics of Identity. (3) Examines Native identities in law, biology, culture, and via self-identification within an inter-disciplinary context. Discussion will focus on federal intrusions, misappropriations, and adaptations that strengthen the sovereignty of Native Nations.
450. Topics in Native American Studies. Topics courses taught by faculty from the University of New Mexico and the surrounding community which vary according to the instructor’s expertise.
480.Building Native Nations: Community Revitalization, Culture,
Decolonization, and Indigenous Thought. (3)
The Building Native Nations course critically engages Indigenous community
revitalization dynamics and its relationship to culture, Indigenous
thought, decolonization. Principals relating to political sovereignty,
cultural self-determination, economic viability, social and economic
justice, and strategic planning underlie the notion of Nation Building
for Native people.
486. Contemporary and Traditional Views on Indigenous Leadership (3)
This course critically examines contemporary and traditional perspectives on Indigenous leadership. Also, the course will theorize on indigenous leadership development. The topics covered include overviews of Indigenous philosophy, Indigenous community, and Indigenous leadership.
Prerequisite: 322 or 324 or 325 or 326 or 421 or 423 or 445 or 480. Restriction: junior or senior standing.
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