Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy

 

 

Colorado Law has long enjoyed one of the nation’s strongest teaching and research programs in Indian Law. Dean S. James Anaya, former U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, has led the growth of our program, including additional emphases on international law and indigenous rights. Faculty also focus on law within indigenous groups.

Faculty and students are heavily involved in projects with indigenous groups throughout the United States, the Americas, and the world. Teaching, research, and service projects have students working with:

  • indigenous groups,
  • U.N. bodies in New York and Geneva,
  • other intergovernmental bodies, such as the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights,
  • national, state/provincial/regional, and municipal governmental entities,
  • NGOs, and
  • multinational firms.

Faculty and students work on projects at the intersection of indigenous rights and other areas of law, such as natural resources, environmental law, international law, and intellectual property. For example, faculty and students have been heavily engaged in projects related to the World Intellectual Property Organization.

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Indigenous Rights- LLM Quotes

Kristen Carpenter

"Our faculty’s research and teaching engages the entire world. From a seminar this August in Morocco to student work with U.N. bodies in Geneva and New York, Colorado Law is building intellectual bridges across the world."

Kristen A. Carpenter
Council Tree Professor of Law
Independent Expert Member, U.N. Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Carla Fredericks

"The American Indian Law Program (AILP) has profound experience leading impactful initiatives for indigenous peoples nationally and around the world. The AILP is home to several highly respected and distinguished scholars on Indigenous Peoples’ rights, including Dean James Anaya, former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Charles Wilkinson, chair of the board of the Getches-Wilkinson Center. The AILP's continued excellence in the field of indigenous peoples law will complement LLM students' goals and areas of interest, whether it be impact litigation, economic development, policy advocacy, individual legal services, or tribal governance in Indian and indigenous peoples law."

Carla Fredericks
Associate Clinical Professor
Director, American Indian Law Clinic
Director, American Indian Law Program