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              [6]Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse 

Online Learning Opportunity: Violence Against Native Women

   Offered by UCLA Extension (Los Angeles, California), in cooperation
   with the Tribal Law and Policy Institute

   Copyright 2003 Sarah Deer
   Published: December 9, 2003
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Course Outline

   Who: Anyone seeking training and education on the laws and policies
   that impact Native (American Indian and Alaska Native) women victims
   of violence in the United States. No prior experience or training
   necessary.

   What: A 10-week course covering tribal, state, and federal laws and
   regulations impacting the lives and safety of Native women. Course
   will cover the crimes of domestic violence, sexual assault, and
   stalking.

   Where: Virtually anywhere! This course is available to anyone who has
   regular access to a PC computer or Macintosh computer with reliable
   access to the Internet. The computer needs to have either Internet
   Explorer 5.0 (or higher) or Netscape Navigator 4.77 (or higher). You
   can take the course from home, school, or work. You will not need to
   travel or leave your community to benefit from this course.

   When: January 21-March 24, 2004. Students are expected to login to the
   class a minimum of 2-3 times per week (anytime, day or night) to
   participate in discussions, download required readings, and submit
   assignments.

   FOR MORE INFORMATION, OR TO ENROLL, VISIT
   [7]www.uclaextension.edu/tribal or call (310) 206-6671

   Other questions:

   Instructor: Sarah Deer, J.D., Staff Attorney, Tribal Law and Policy
   Institute. You can contact Sarah directly at 323-650-5467 or
   [8]sarah@tribal-institute.org

   Cost: $515 for 10 week course. If you have never taken a course from
   UCLA Extension before, you can receive a $25 discount. Special note:
   Tribal governments who receive a grant from the Office on Violence
   Against Women are pre-approved to use their grant training funds to
   pay for this course.

   Textbook: All students will need a required course reader, which will
   be available for purchase online. Cost is not expected to exceed $25.

   Credits: This course is available for 4.5 units of college credit. You
   will need to check with your home institution to determine whether
   this credit is transferable to your own school.

     The following projects are a part of the Minnesota Center Against
                       Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA):

   [9]MINCAVA Electronic Clearinghouse | [10]The Link Research Project |
                [11]Violence Against Women Online Resources
   [12]VAWnet (Applied Research Forum) | [13]Minnesota Rural Project for
                           Women and Child Safety
            MINCAVA is directed by [14]Jeffrey L. Edleson, PhD.

     File Last Modified: 18. Copyright © 1995–2005 Minnesota
                     Center Against Violence and Abuse

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