American Indian Natural Resources Law
Explores American Indian natural resources law, covering resource compensation, facility siting, water allocation, pollution control, jurisdiction, sovereignty, and federal trust duties.
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What you’ll be able to do
Characterize the key principles governing Federal Indian law, specifically Natural Resource legislation including the principles of tribal sovereignty, the federal trust relationship, the exercise of Congress' plenary power, and the construction of Indian treaty rights.
Identify the historical and legal foundations giving rise to the current legal status of tribes in relation to tribal resources.
Analyze regulatory questions involving tribal governments' natural resources in relation to the states and the Federal government.
Critique major Natural Resource legislation affecting Indian tribes and surrounding areas.
Source: UW Guide 1· UW Guide 2
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Exploration of an array of issues from compensation for, or restoration of, lost resources, the ability to site or maintain major facilities, the allocation of water supplies, and pollution control. Principle of jurisdiction, sovereignty, and federal trust duties will also be covered.
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- Compensation for lost resources, facility siting, water supply allocation, and pollution control
- Jurisdiction, sovereignty, and federal trust duties
- Historical and legal foundations of tribal legal status regarding resources
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- Characterizing key principles of Federal Indian law regarding natural resources
- Analyzing regulatory questions involving tribal natural resources and state/federal relations
- Critiquing major natural resource legislation affecting Indian tribes
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