Intergovernmental Relations: Working with Others

1.5 credits · Undergraduate

Topics include how and why it is necessary to develop and maintain successful relationships with other Indigenous governments and organizations, community organizations, and municipal, provincial/territorial, or federal governments. Administrators examine how authorities, rights, laws/regulations, and interests shape outcomes, whether negotiating treaties, exercising rights in areas with overlapping jurisdictions, or developing partnerships for economic development or service delivery. Examines Indigenous and treaty rights, application of the Indian Act , treaty negotiations, alternative partnerships, lands and resources issues.