#  Nation Building Classes 

 



#  Nation Building Classes 

 

 

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The Project faculty, staff, and affiliated researchers teach two popular courses at the Kennedy School.

**Nation Building I**, offered in the fall term\*, and **Nation Building II**, offered in the spring semester, allow students to gain a basic understanding of the status and role of Native nations, and, to understand concepts and processes such as political sovereignty, social self-sufficiency, cultural self-determination, economic development, constitutional reform, land and water rights, civil rights, health, education and social welfare as they relate to Native nations.

*\*Nation Building I will be offered in the fall and a second time (per academic year) in the January term starting January 2027.*



 



 

*Previous Nation Building II student and Harvard Kennedy School alum, Patrick Lynch MC/MPA '19 partners with Indigenous filmmakers to tell the story of tribal sovereignty and land stewardship in Alaska.* [*Follow how the Story of Igiugig came together in an article by Ash Center's Dan Harsha.*](https://ash.harvard.edu/story-igiugig-native-sovereignty-alaska)



 

  [### Nation Building I

 ](/nation-building-i)DEV-501M / A-101 / ID 247: Native Americans in the 21st Century: Nation Building I



 

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  [### Nation Building II

 ](/nation-building-ii)DEV-502 / A-102 / EMR-121 / SES 5427: Native Americans in the 21st Century: Nation Building II



 

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