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AMER IND 485

AMERICAN INDIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LAW

3 credits.

Exploration of an array of issues from compensation for, or restoration of, lost resources, the ability to site or maintain major facilities, the allocation of water supplies, and pollution control. Principle of jurisdiction, sovereignty, and federal trust duties will also be covered.

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Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Learning Outcomes: 1. Characterize the key principles governing Federal Indian law, specifically Natural Resource legislation including the principles of tribal sovereignty, the federal trust relationship, the exercise of Congress' plenary power, and the construction of Indian treaty rights. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify the historical and legal foundations giving rise to the current legal status of tribes in relation to tribal resources. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Analyze regulatory questions involving tribal governments' natural resources in relation to the states and the Federal government. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Critique major Natural Resource legislation affecting Indian tribes and surrounding areas. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Characterize the key principles governing Federal Indian law, specifically Natural Resource legislation including the principles of tribal sovereignty, the federal trust relationship, the exercise of Congress' plenary power, and the construction of Indian treaty rights. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify the historical and legal foundations giving rise to the current legal status of tribes in relation to tribal resources. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Analyze regulatory questions involving tribal governments' natural resources in relation to the states and the Federal government. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Critique major Natural Resource legislation affecting Indian tribes and surrounding areas. Audience: Undergraduate

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