Government 205 - RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

Pending CAP approval. The status of indigenous peoples is dizzyingly complex. This course examines rights claims asserted by indigenous peoples under both domestic and international laws. It then explores the status of indigenous persons in the US, looking at relationships between tribes and tribal members, between states and tribes and between tribes and the federal government, comparing these issues with the treatment of indigenous peoples around the globe. The second half of the course explores contemporary issues, such as the protection of sacred sites, the repatriation of indigenous remains, the treatment of indigenous children, and subsistence and other issues associated with environmental development.