Tribal Management

An introduction to tribal management concepts and issues, indigenous political systems to include duties and powers of local government, customary law and justice in Alaska emphasizing the organization of Native governance and management under federal Indian law and Alaska statechartered local government and tribal court process and implementation.

This course examines government-to-government relationships, tribal governing structures, etc. Issues and topics include sovereignty, treaties, Federal and Alaska state court cases and Federal and State laws and regulations and the history of social, political, and economic issues that affect the current situation of tribal governments in Alaska.

An introduction to tribal finance applications, functions, program and organizational management, budgeting, program reporting and bookkeeping basics.