A rare opportunity to hear Professor Vine Deloria, Jr. offer his expertise on indigenous treaties for the 2005 Northwest Indian Fisheries Treaty Conference. -...

This class introduces the student to the international and regional human rights bodies that are available to assist indigenous peoples and their representatives as part of a comprehensive advocacy campaign. Students will work at their own pace to learn about the United Nations, the ILO, the...

Federal Indian Law from early History to the Treaty Tradition. This six-module class provides a grounding in the early years of U.S. federal Indian law and policy, from initial colonial settlement through the Marshall court’s trilogy of federal Indian law decisions to the years of treaty...

Federal Indian Law from the Indian Reorganization Act to Modern Tribal Civil Jurisdiction. The seven modules in this class cover the period from the 1934 federal Indian Reorganization Act, which transferred over 65% of Indian lands into private hands, through the remainder of the 20th century...

The nine modules in this class, presented by the founders and instructors of the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development and the Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management and Policy, are instructive for tribes and individuals both. True nation building creates strong...

Nation Building in Practice. This four-part class containing both videos and written assignments recounts the challenges facing Native-owned enterprises -- what makes them successful and what prevents them from opening or remaining open.  It also addresses entrepreneurship and doing...