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Rennard Strickland, a legal historian of Osage and Cherokee heritage, is considered a pioneer in introducing Indian law into university curriculum. He has written and edited more than 35 books and is frequently cited by courts and scholars for his work as revision editor in chief of the Handbook of Federal Indian Law. Strickland has been involved in the resolution of a number of significant Indian cases. He was the founding director of the Center for the Study of American Indian Law and Policy at the University of Oklahoma. He is the first person to have served both as president of the Association of American Law Schools and as chair of the Law School Admissions Council. He is also the only person to have received both the Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) Award and the American Bar Association's Spirit of Excellence Award. Strickland was the dean of the law school from 1997 to 2002.
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Native American Life, Law, and Culture
October 31-November 4, 2007
at Southeastern Oklahoma State University
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This class focuses on both historic and contemporary aspects of the
Native American Experience. Topics covered will include: the historic Native
American struggle for tribal sovereignty, cultural preservation and economic
survival; American Indian law and policy (both traditional tribal government and
tribal/state/federal relations); popular images of Native people with focus on
film and contemporary culture; and Native American art, philosophy, literature and
creativity. In addition to lectures and classes, students will participate in a
number of creative projects.
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The Class Reading List: (These books and articles supplied
by OSLEP)
- The Indians In Oklahoma
by
Rennard Strickland
- House Made Of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday
- She Had Some Horses by Joy Harjo
- Documents of United States Indian Policy by Francis Paul Prucha
- "Selected Readings for OSLEP session on Native American Life, Law
and Literature, compiled by Rennard Strickland and Robert Tudor
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