/cnais/ en /cnais/2016/11/07/american-indian-law-students-create-video-voting-guide <span>American Indian Law Students Create Video Voting Guide</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T16:34:07-07:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 16:34">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 16:34</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cnais/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/fredericks_with_law_students.jpeg?h=e57ba774&amp;itok=GgWsb7P8" width="1200" height="600" alt="Carla Fredericks with American Indian law students"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/cnais/taxonomy/term/2"> News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cnais/taxonomy/term/90" hreflang="en">American Indian Law Clinic</a> <a href="/cnais/taxonomy/term/92" hreflang="en">Fredericks</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cnais/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/fredericks_with_law_students.jpeg?itok=eFJkgVpy" width="1500" height="1125" alt="Carla Fredericks with American Indian Law Clinic Students"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><div class="image-caption image-caption-right"><p></p><p>Julia LaManna, Johanna Kron, Carla Fredericks, and Derik Goatson at أغجاض±²¥ Law</p></div>Although أغجاض±²¥ adopted a mail-in ballot voting process partly&nbsp;to make voting easier for state residents, it unfortunately had a negative impact on members of the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation in southern أغجاض±²¥. The only community polling place on the reservation was the Towaoc Polling station that was closed in 2013. But some students in أغجاض±²¥'s American Indian Law clinic had a great idea and with the help of their Director, Carla Fredericks - they created a webinar to help local voters better understand the process.<p>&nbsp;</p><blockquote><p>“This was a very valuable project for the community, but importantly, the students were able to gain valuable skills in communicating and collaborating with the tribe to build a tool that would best meet their needs as a community and empower their membership,â€‌ said Fredericks, who directs the أغجاض±²¥ Boulder American Indian Law Clinic. “In the end, that’s a lot of what practicing Indian law is about.â€‌</p></blockquote><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Read more about this story and أغجاض±²¥'s <a href="http://www.colorado.edu/law/academics/programs/indianlaw" rel="nofollow">American Indian Law Program</a> - a CNAIS affiliated program - in the <a href="http://www.colorado.edu/today/2016/11/04/students-create-voter-awareness-video-native-tribe" rel="nofollow">أغجاض±²¥ Boulder Today</a>. &nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 07 Nov 2016 23:34:07 +0000 Anonymous 224 at /cnais