Tribal governance takes a long view based in Native peoples’ deep history with these lands.
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Professor of History, University of Idaho
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Assistant Professor of History, University of Idaho
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Professor of International Environmental Law , University of Idaho
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Professor of Community & Landscape Resilience, University of Idaho
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Assistant Professor, University of Idaho
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Assistant Professor and Pyrogeographer, University of Idaho
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Idaho
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Professor of English, University of Idaho
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Assistant Professor, University of Idaho
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Professor of Wildland Fire Science, University of Idaho
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Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Idaho
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University of Idaho
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Associate Professor of History, University of Idaho
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University of Idaho