Fwd: proposed course, Advanced Topics in Fed. Indian Law -- need to demonstrate student interest

[Darren Modzelewski]

Hi all, 

I can't tell you how heartened I am to hear of the amazing collaborative work being done by students in ESPM, NALSA, and SEEJ, to bring an inter-disciplinary Indian Law Practice Project Class to the law school.  As many of you know reviving Indian law at Berkeley has been a struggle since the untimely passing of intellectual giant, Professor Philip Frickey. That, faculty and students have gotten this far in the process is a testament to their commitment not only to Indian law but also to diversifying and improving the educational experiences and opportunities of graduate students campus wide. If I can be so bold, I encourage you take a second to drop Susan a note and express your support for the class. As you know, nothing about the curriculum at the law school changes without student momentum. The creation of this class and the partnership with the Karuk Tribe has been a grass-roots effort and is in need of just a little more support.  Even if you can't take the class or aren't interested in the class but support the idea of the class, please please please email Susan. As with the nascent beginnings of SEEJ, this NDN-LAW practice project needs help from friends and allies. 

Thanks for taking the time to give this some thought.

My very best to you all,

Darren 

 

Dear friends, I hope that this message finds you well.  If you know any students or professors who would be interested in supporting this interdisciplinary version of Advanced Topics in Federal Indian Law, could you share this with them?  

We are asking interested individuals to email Assistant Dean Susan Whitman before or on 9/25, in order to demonstrate student interest in the course.  See below for details.

Thank you very much for your help and all the good work that you do.  Best wishes, Sibyl

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A group of students and faculty have been working to create a new practice-based course opportunity at the law school for students interested in natural resources, public lands, environmental justice, and/or federal Indian law. However, in order to get the course on the spring schedule, we must demonstrate student interest to the administration.

The 2 unit course (Advanced Topics in Federal Indian Law) would give students experience applying environmental and Federal Indian law, as well as experience learning how law and policy affects on-the-ground resource management and peoples’ lives and livelihoods. Law students and Environmental Policy, Science and Management graduate students would work together in groups to produce work-products intended to be used by the Karuk Tribe and/or other community partners. The course would be taught by Scott Williams, a renowned and dynamic local practicing attorney. 

If you think you might be interested in taking this course next semester, please send an email to Susan Whitman (swhi...@law.berkeley.edu) indicating your interest in Advanced Topics in Federal Indian Law on or before Wednesday, 9/25. For additional information about the course, contact Lucy Allen (lucyh...@berkeley.edu).  Please also cc Lucy on your emails, if you would like to receive updates on seminar planning. 

We are developing this seminar in the context the Karuk Tribe - UC Berkeley Collaborative – an ongoing partnership that is working to identify synergistic relationships between Berkeley researchers and Karuk tribal land managers. Collaborative members are currently working on the Klamath Basin Food Security initiative, which aims to support Native American tribes in their goals for revitalizing traditional foods and native lands management across the Klamath region.  To support community partner objectives, some of our work products will address current forest policy frameworks, particularly through identifying policy barriers and opportunities for native foods management in the Klamath region.  For more information on the Collaborative, please contact Dan Sarna and Sibyl Diver (dsa...@berkeley.edu, sdi...@berkeley.edu).  

Thank you very much for your interest and support.

Sibyl Diver
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management
University of California, Berkeley
http://espm.berkeley.edu/
Office: 326 Mulford Hall
Phone: (206) 849-5577
www.sibyldiver.com

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Darren Modzelewski, Ph.D, J.D.
L.L.M. Candidate,
Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program
James Rogers School of Law
University of Arizona

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