ES 309 - Federal Indian Law and Policy

• Demonstrate comprehension of the history of Federal Indian Law - Treaty Era, Allotment, Reorganization, Termination, Self Determination Policies.
• Demonstrate comprehension of the evolution of Federal Indian Policy - Philosophy behind Treaties Era, objectives involving Allotment, resources tied to Reorganization, cost savings tied to Termination, sovereignty tied to Self Determination.
• Identify institutional barriers erected and nurtured through Federal Indian that have worked to marginalize Indigenous nations
• Analytically write focused and well supported statements that address the contemporary application of Federal Indian Law and Policy that maintains or expands Indigenous sovereignty
• Orally present social science founded research that supports the maintenance and expansion of Indigenous sovereignty that navigates the benefits and pitfalls within Federal Indian Law and Policy
• Demonstrate, via writing assignments, a comprehension of the basics of international law and norms pertinent to Indigenous populations since the 1500’s.

1. Analyze how power and social identity affect social outcomes for different cultural and economic groups using methods of social science inquiry and vocabulary appropriate to those methods.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply accurately disciplinary concepts of the social or behavioral sciences.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of and the ability to effectively plan or conduct research using an appropriate method of the social or behavioral sciences.