TRIBAL PEOPLES: INDIGENOUS AND JEWISH APPROACHES TO TRADITIONAL LAW, JUSTICE, AND SELF-DETERMINATION (REMOTE)

Join Alaska Tribal Judge Voluck for this course examining Alaska Native Tribal law as a living traditional legal system founded in community, relationship to the environment, and unique sovereign powers within American law. Explore historical connections between Indigenous rights and Jewish advocacy; explore commonalities between traditional Indigenous and Jewish laws, as well as the unique aspects of each Tribal people. Topics include: Indigenous Sovereignty and Justice Systems; Indian Child Welfare Act and Primacy of Family, Identity, Communal Responsibility; Relationship to the environment; Approach to the Sacred and Ceremonial; and Law as a Lived Moral Practice. Reading materials will be provided prior to class.