New American Indian Law Program to be 'most comprehensive' in Midwest.(Indian Case Law Abstracts)(Brief Article)

Native American Law Report, September, 2004 by Jervis, Bruce

Students at Michigan State University's (MSU) College of Law now have access to what the university calls the "most comprehensive" American Indian Law Program in the Midwest.

The new program joins only one other such program east of the Mississippi River and will ultimately help tribal governments with their policymaking objectives, according to university officials. These goals include conducting research to create, implement and enhance the legal infrastructures of tribal governments on a regional, national and international level.

Program to Instill Indigenous Law Expertise

University officials say the new program will allow students to develop a special expertise in indigenous law, policy and practice. Related to the launch of the...

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