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Many Native languages are dying, and their loss has deep and profound implications for our world.
Esta tradición es tan fuerte en EEUU que se alienta a todos los abogados a ofrecer al menos 50 horas de servicio voluntario pro bono al año.
Despite the American Indian Religious Freedom Act, passed by the US Congress 40 years ago, Native Americans still struggle to protect public lands where they practice their religions.
This tradition is so strong in the US that all lawyers are encouraged to volunteer at least 50 hours of pro bono service per year.
Indigenous people from around the world revere certain traditional foods as sacred. Activists, scholars and chefs are revitalizing these food systems.
Like their predecessors, today's feminists can get mired in disagreements over strategies and goals. The celebrated feminist text suggests a more constructive approach.
Democratic Senator Jon Tester of Montana has a moderate image in a state that doesn't often elect Democrats. But as he faces reelection, his move to torpedo Trump's VA nominee may threaten that image.
It's time to admit the age of pristine nature is over. In its place is humanity and planet-shaping technologies, from gene editing to climate engineering. Earth Day in a Synthetic Age.
The Second Amendment was barely taught in constitutional law classes two decades ago. That changed after a 2008 Supreme Court ruling that ensured a federal right to keep and bear arms.
A Supreme Court case deals with the narrow issue of tribal salmon fishing rights in the Northwest, but raises fundamental questions about justice for American Indians.
A legal scholar explains how even in the early days of the republic, Americans struggled to agree on who had the final say on immigration issues.
You can probably hear Hawking's famously computer-generated voice in your head. His example showed tech as a tool that enables people with disabilities to fully participate in and contribute to the world.
Years after their trials, he got in touch with the victims he thought he had helped. They described feeling ‘dumped’ by the system.
Compared to the average US citizen, American Indians and Alaskan Natives live shorter lives and are at greater risk for a number of health problems.
Predicting human behavior is big business. But science may never be able to do so with perfect certainty.
For medieval cultures, the dying process and death itself was a 'transition,' not a rupture.
Think you've had the sex talk so now you're done? Think again.
On Indigenous Peoples' Day, a Native American scholar explains why water means more than just sustenance for life and how it's the place of the divine.
A professor of constitutional law gives a preview of what to expect when the travel ban cases reach the highest court this fall.
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Professor of Criminal Law, The University of Montana
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Associate Professor of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Montana
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Professor of Constitutional Law, The University of Montana
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Professor of English, The University of Montana
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Ph.D. candidate in Experimental Program, The University of Montana
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Professor of Philosophy, The University of Montana
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Associate Professor of Quantitative Psychology, The University of Montana
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Associate Dean for Clinical and Experiential Education; Professor of Law, The University of Montana
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Associate Professor of Journalism, The University of Montana
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Executive Director of the Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities, and Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning, The University of Montana
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Assistant Professor of Law & Co-Director, Margery Hunter Brown Indian Law Clinic, The University of Montana
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Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, The University of Montana
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Professor of Communication Studies, The University of Montana
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Director of the African-American Studies Program and Associate Professor of History, The University of Montana
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Associate Professor, Counselor Education, The University of Montana
