Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy

College of Law

Through rigorous research and advocacy work, you will become a specialist in the complex issues facing Indigenous peoples today. In this degree program you will gain proficiency in fields like federal Indian law, Indigenous peoples’ human rights advocacy, environmental law, Indigenous community and economic development, the protection of cultural and natural resources, and critical race theory and practice.

Program faculty engage students in human rights advocacy projects and litigation on behalf of Indigenous peoples. Faculty and students have represented the Rio Yaqui of Mexico, Maya of Belize, the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group of Canada, and other Indigenous and tribal communities in human rights cases and petitions with far-ranging, international reach and impact.

For students interested in academic careers, this program allows you to conduct pioneering research under the guidance of leading scholars within their respective fields.

*Residents of some U.S. Territories may not be eligible. Please see our Eligibility & State Authorization page for more information.