Overview of tribal policy, jurisdiction, and rights over environmental resources; analysis of the roles of tribal, state, and federal governments in natural resource regulation and use; examination of the policies shaping water law and the challenges surrounding water resource management; includes tribal rights to land, land use and environmental protection, economic and natural resource development issues, hunting and fishing rights, and treaty-based rights to land, water, wildlife, and other natural resources. Prerequisites: Graduate classification Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
Overview of tribal policy, jurisdiction, and rights over environmental resources; analysis of the roles of tribal, state, and federal governments in natural resource regulation and use; examination of the policies shaping water law and the challenges surrounding water resource management; includes tribal rights to land, land use and environmental protection, economic and natural resource development issues, hunting and fishing rights, and treaty-based rights to land, water, wildlife, and other natural resources. Prerequisites: Graduate classification Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.