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Applied Indigenous Studies
Term : Fall 2025
Catalog Year : 2025-2026

AIS 304 - Indigenous-state Relations: Comparative Global Contexts


Description: As a critical approach to the study of Federal Indian Law, this course will examine the basic principles of Indian Law in the United States in a comparative context, utilizing both other British-influenced legal systems (Canada, New Zealand, Australia) as well as those of other former colonial powers, such as Spain and France. The course would include an introduction to Federal Indian Law as usually conceived. Letter grade only.

Units: 3

Sections offered: Fall 2025

Course Attributes:
  • LS: Global Diversity
  • GS: American Institutions
  • GS: Indigenous Peoples
  • GS: American Institutions + Indigenous
  • LS: Social and Political Worlds
  • LS: Social & Political Worlds + Global
Prerequisite: Sophomore Status or higher