(3 units). This course is conducted as a seminar that concentrates upon a selection of critical issues affecting indigenous peoples arising within Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and other countries in which the similarities and differences in domestic law and indigenous aspirations are explored in detail from a comparative perspective. In the past, the seminar included sessions on: the discovery doctrine, aboriginal and treaty rights, self-determination and jurisdiction, domestic constitutional structuring of the relationship, fiduciary/trustee obligations, community recognition processes, economic development, taxation, land claims, religious freedom and natural resources. The seminar also examines current and evolving international indigenous rights standards. The seminar has been developed in partnership with the University of Oklahoma and has expended to include a number of other law schools in Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. The course is structured so as to include a weekly component of a fully interactive videoconference linkage with the students and professors from the other participating law schools. Course Component: Seminar
(3 units). This course is conducted as a seminar that concentrates upon a selection of critical issues affecting indigenous peoples arising within Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and other countries in which the similarities and differences in domestic law and indigenous aspirations are explored in detail from a comparative perspective. In the past, the seminar included sessions on: the discovery doctrine, aboriginal and treaty rights, self-determination and jurisdiction, domestic constitutional structuring of the relationship, fiduciary/trustee obligations, community recognition processes, economic development, taxation, land claims, religious freedom and natural resources. The seminar also examines current and evolving international indigenous rights standards. The seminar has been developed in partnership with the University of Oklahoma and has expended to include a number of other law schools in Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. The course is structured so as to include a weekly component of a fully interactive videoconference linkage with the students and professors from the other participating law schools. Course Component: Seminar
