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Sovereignty means the power to exercise lawful authority over lands, resources, and people. In the United States, sovereignty is exercised through a mix of national, state, county, municipal, and often overlooked, tribal governments. Join Jim Oberly as he helps us examine the history and current status of Native American sovereignty over five classes.

The classes are as follows:

Class #1—After the Seven Years War: King George III and treaty-making as the basis for tribal sovereignty

Class #2—Chief Justice Marshall and the 19th century constitutional place of “domestic dependent nations“

Class #3—The Indian New Deal of the 1930s and the Re-Assertion of Tribal Sovereignty

Class #4—Rectifying Past Encroachment on Tribal Sovereignty: from the Indian Claims Act of 1946 to The Maine Indian Land Claims Settlement of 1980

Class #5—Contested Tribal Sovereignty in the 21st century: casinos, cannabis, and control

Instructor: Jim Oberly had a joint appointment in the History Department and Native American Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and taught courses on tribal sovereignty over his career. He also served as an expert witness in state and federal court cases over disputed matters of tribal sovereignty, involving the Stockbridge-Munsee Community of Mohican Indians, the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, the Lake Superior Chippewas of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, and the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin.

Class Information:  This is a hybrid class - held in-person in UM@M’s room SCI 102 and via Zoom and this class will be recorded. The presenter will be in person. No class on September 23rd due to a prior commitment for the instructor.

All facilities at the University of Maine at Machias (UM@M) are fully handicap compliant.  The facilities used by Sunrise Senior College (SSC) at the college have ramps, elevators and handicap accessible bathrooms.  Our offsite functions and activities have various limitations and restrictions and may not be fully handicap accessible.  SSC will endeavor to identify limitations at these to you in advance.

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This class is available to all current Maine Senior College (MSCN) Members. The general public not wishing to join Sunrise Senior College at this time may attend this class for a $20.00 fee.

Important:  If you are not a current member of Sunrise Senior College (SSC) but are planning on joining SSC as a member today, when questioned about your membership make sure you select the response that “Your SSC membership is current” when checking out so the we can properly bill you for this class.

Sunrise Senior College (SSC) is a membership-based organization. Our SSC members receive special benefits as current members when they register for this course. Any member of another MSCN college is also able to enjoy this course, but may occur some additional charges. If you are a member of the general public, you can take this course but will have to pay additional fees associated with being a non-member. For any attendee that is not a current member of Sunrise Senior College, any materials required for the course are your responsibility. When checking out, please carefully read and answer the questions asked associated with this specific course so that you are charged appropriately for this class. Failure to do this may result in your being cancelled from the course. We hope you enjoy this offering.