Native Governments in Action

Course Description

One of the striking features of the last four decades in North America has been the growing assertion and exercise by Indigenous peoples of rights of self-determination and self-government. While these rights are by no means secure in either the United States or Canada, Native nations in North America are playing a larger role today in shaping their own futures than at any time in more than a century. Similar developments also are occurring elsewhere in the world, most notably in Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand, which also have seen resurgent Indigenous peoples reclaiming their right to determine for themselves what happens in their communities and on their lands. These developments have drawn attention to an array of issues about Indigenous governance. What does self-government mean in the Indigenous context? How does it differ from self-management or self-administration? How do self-governing nations actually govern? What governance strategies are they using? What tools and capacities do self-governing nations need if they are to be effective at achieving their goals and carrying out the tasks of self-determination? This five day course attempts to answer these and related questions.

Code

LAW 574A

Credits

1

Subject

Law