TG 112
Intro to Federal
Indian Law

About the Course

This course is an introduction to Federal Indian Law, focusing on the impacts to modern ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥n Tribal Governments. Particular attention will be given to the relationship between Federal Indian Law and tribal justice systems in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥.

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Unit 1
  1. Early Foundations of Federal Indian Law
  2. Royal Proclamation of 1763
  3. U.S. Constitution
  4. Treaties
  5. Marshall Trilogy (1823-1832)
  6. Removal and Reservations
  7. Crow Dog Case (1883)
  8. Assimilation
  9. Russians in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ and U.S. Purchase (1867)
  10. Early Years in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ after Purchase
Unit 2
  1. Beginning the Special Relationship and Events Leading to the Settlement of Land Claims
  2. Early Education and Effects of the Nelson Act (1905)
  3. Early ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Native Land Cases and Acts
  4. Citizenship: United States, State of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥, Tribal
  5. Indian Reorganization Act (1934)
  6. Cohen’s Handbook of Federal Indian Law: Case’s ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Natives and American Laws
  7. World War II
  8. Indian Country Statute (1948)
  9. Termination Era 1950′s, Public Law 280
  10. ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Statehood and Build Up to ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Native Land Claims
Unit 3
  1. Settlement of Aboriginal Claims and the Enhancement of Tribal Self-Determination 
  2. ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), 1971
  3. Indian Self Determination and Education Act (ISDEAA), 1975
  4. Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), 1978
  5. Subsistence (ANILCA, 1980) 
Unit 4
  1. Tribal Recognition, Sovereignty, and Jurisdiction
  2. Federal Recognition of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Tribes and Relations with the State of ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥
  3. ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction: Major Case Law Affecting ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥ Tribal Sovereignty
  4. Modern Tribal Governments in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥
  5. General Principles of Federal Indian Law