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ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ partnership offers free courses in tribal governance

The University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks will host a series of free courses focused on tribal governance and stewardship.

The series, hosted by ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ’s tribal governance program, is part of a broader effort to bridge conversations among representatives across ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ and western Canada from government agencies, academic researchers, land-owning entities such as Native corporations, and Indigenous communities and governments.

The series is open and free to academic researchers, planners, land managers and owners, tribal and First Nation government leaders and employees, Indigenous leaders, government agency personnel, and university students. If students plan to take the course for one ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ college credit, tuition scholarships are available. 

The first pilot course in the series, titled Indigenous-Led Land Planning in ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ and Canada, will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays every other week, April 5-May 5, from 1:30-4 p.m. The course will be hosted virtually via Zoom and has unlimited seating. 

The course will be led by Indigenous elders, scholars and professionals and co-facilitated by ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ faculty and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel.

Those interested in registering for this free or for-credit course can . 

The series is a partnership between the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ tribal governance program, the , the and the .  Courses are partially funded by the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ tribal governance program’s Investing in Sustainable Stewardship award. This award comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s competitive grant program for educational institutions serving ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Natives and Native Hawaiians.

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