OU Online - Indigenous Peoples Law

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The University of Oklahoma College of Law provides an ideal environment for the study of Native American law and issues concerning Indigenous peoples. Oklahoma contains nearly forty tribal nations and the second largest Native American population in the United States. Approximately half of all Juris Doctor students take an Indian law class while at OU Law, making the Native American law program one of the college’s primary areas of study. The Native American law program prepares students for local or international practice through a range of educational opportunities.

Through the work and the expertise of its faculty, OU Law has long led the country in legal education related to Native American law. This focus has led to programs for lawyers such as the Juris Doctor certificate in Native American law and the Master of Law (LL.M.) degree in Indigenous Peoples Law. These programs have produced prominent attorneys focused on Native American issues that practice throughout Oklahoma and the entire nation. OU Law is the home for the Center for the Study of American Indian Law and Policy, which provides counsel to tribal governments and does legal research in this area.

Recognizing a broader need for Native American legal education, OU Law has built a program specifically for non-lawyers whose careers would benefit from an understanding of the complex rules of Federal Indian law. The Master of Legal Studies in Indigenous Peoples law offers an accelerated program (15 months) that can be taken entirely online. This program offers a strong foundation in Native American law for anyone who deals with contracts, negotiations, or other issues that demand knowledge of Native American self-governance issues, policy, regulation, and business practice.

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