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Genre/Form: | Cases Trials, litigation, etc |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Wildenthal, Bryan H. Native American sovereignty on trial. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, ©2003 (OCoLC)607027040 Online version: Wildenthal, Bryan H. Native American sovereignty on trial. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, ©2003 (OCoLC)630886224 |
Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Bryan H Wildenthal |
ISBN: | 1576076245 9781576076248 |
OCLC Number: | 51553074 |
Description: | xvi, 359 pages ; 24 cm. |
Contents: | pt. I. Introduction -- Historical background -- Cases -- Impact and legacy -- pt. II. Documents. Laying the foundation: Chief Justice Marshall and the Cherokee Cases. Treaty of Hopewell between the United States and the Cherokee Nation (1785) ; Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831) ; Worcester v. Georgia (1832) ; Indian treaty rights. Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock (1903) ; United States v. Sioux Nation (1980) ; Minnesota v. Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians (1999) ; Tribal criminal jurisdiction. Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe (1978) ; Duro v. Reina (1990) ; Treaty of Fort Sumner between the United States and the Navajo Nation (1868) ; Means v. Chinle District Court (1999) -- Tribal civil jurisdiction. Williams v. Lee (1959) ; Montana v. United States (1981) ; Nevada v. Hicks (2001) ; Tribal gambling. California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians (1987) ; Hotel Employees Union v. Davis (1999) ; Gaming compact between the State of California and California Indian tribes (2000) ; Key people, laws, and concepts ; Chronology. |
Series Title: | On trial. |
Responsibility: | Bryan H. Wildenthal. |
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Abstract:
A survey of Native American tribal law and its place within the framework of the U.S. Constitution from colonial times to today's headlines.Using five major court cases, Native American Sovereignty on Trial examines American Indian tribal governments and how they relate to federal and state governments under the U.S. Constitution.
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"[W]ritten for Indian and non-Indian students who are interested in understanding Indian life and as a general reference for law students and lawyers . . . This work should be required reading in order to develop a basic understanding of the historical basis of Indian sovereignty and the legal issues that have in the past threatened and continue to threaten Indian nations." - American Reference Books Annual "Recommended. General readers and college students of all levels." - Choice Read more...
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