Online Tribal Learning Classes UCLA Extension Spring 2010--SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABL

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 Online Tribal Learning Classes UCLA Extension Spring 2010--SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE

 

Please see the information below and attached regarding online courses offered through the Tribal Learning Community & Educational Exchange Program and UCLA Extension.  Scholarships are available to cover the cost of the class.  The deadline for scholarship applications is Monday, March 22, 2010.  Classes begin the first week of April.

 

Please pass this information on to anyone who might be interested.

 

Thank you and take care,

 

Angela

 

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Please find below and attached some information on our three TLCEE On-line Course offerings for the spring 2010 quarter and share widely!!

Please see the following web sites for more information or if the attachments do not come through:

UCLA TLCEE Program: http://www.tlcee. ucla.edu

TLCEE/UCLA Extension On-line Course Info: www.uclaextension. edu/tribal

Tribal Courses - Scholarship Opportunities

UCLA School of Law, Tribal Learning Community & Educational Exchange (TLCEE)/

UCLA Extension Spring 2010 On-line Courses

APPLICATION DUE: Monday, March 22, 2010

Course Topics:

Introduction to Tribal Legal Studies: 3/30/2010

This course provides an overview of tribal government, tribal court criminal and civil jurisdiction, the Indian Civil Rights Act, and the Indian Child Welfare Act, tribal common law and traditional dispute resolution methods, including an extensive examination of the process of the incorporation of tribal custom and tradition into the court system and the development of tribal common law.

Federal Indian Law and Policy: 4/6/2010

This course provides an overview of the history of federal Indian policy, issues of federal powers and trust responsibility, and state authority under federal Indian law. Students are exposed to modern issues in federal Indian law, such as contemporary attacks on tribal sovereignty and movements within tribal governments toward decolonization.

Indigenous Cultural Resource Protection in CA: In Theory and Practice: 4/6/10

The course explores the meaning of cultural resources and sacred sites from an Indigenous perspective; terminology commonly used in the field; a survey of tribal cultural resource stewardship programs; an in-depth discussion of the federal, state and local; laws that provide the framework for cultural resource protection; non-legal tools available to tribes and individuals; an international perspective on cultural resource protection.

Are there scholarships available?

Ø  Yes! Find the Application Form attached or at www.tlcee.ucla. edu under ‘Classes’ then ‘On-line Classes’

Ø  E-mail the Application Form to DeAnna M. Rivera: rivera@law.ucla. edu

What are the scholarship criteria?

Ø  Financial need

Ø  Sincere interest in learning about the issues facing contemporary Native-nations

Ø  Interest in working with Native communities

Ø  Willingness to learn moderately complex academic and/or legal principles

Ø  Dedication to completing the course and corresponding regularly with the instructor

May I enroll in the course without a scholarship?

Yes! If you plan to take the course with or without a scholarship visit the UCLA Extension Website:www.uclaextension. edu/tribal to enroll.

Thank you for your attention!

 

DeAnna M. Rivera, J.D., LL.M

Director, Tribal Learning Community & Educational Exchange

Lecturer, American Indian Studies

 

Dept: UCLA School of Law and American Indian Studies

Office: Law Room 1470

Mail: Box 951476

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1476

Phone: (310) 794-5216

E-mail: rivera@law.ucla. edu

Web: http://www.tlcee. ucla.edu

On-line Course Info: www.uclaextension. edu/tribal