Tuesday, March 3, 2015

UAA Prof. Ongtooguk presents guest lecture to Prof. Fortson's Tribal Courts and Alaska Native Rights class

UAA Prof. Paul Ongtooguk
Prof. Ryan Fortson, J.D. , Ph.D., Legal Studies faculty in the Justice Center, recently invited Prof. Paul Ongtooguk, Director of the Center for Research and Alaska Native Education (CRANE) in the UAA College of Education, to speak to his "Tribal Courts and Alaska Native Rights" class.

Prof. Ongtooguk discussed Alaska Natives' perception of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), land rights, and ANCSA corporations and their impact on Alaska politics.