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From its inception, American Indian Law: Native Nations and the Federal System has merged jurisprudence, history, comparative law, ethnology, and sociology to bring meaning to the tribal-federal relationship. The purposes of the book are to:
To view or download the 2021 Supplement to this book, click here. American Indian Law: Native Nations and the Federal System, now in its Seventh Edition, surveys the tribal-federal relationship. It is primarily devoted to the study of federal Indian law, i.e. the federal law developed to regulate the tribal-federal relationship. This book pursues a broad perspective, merging jurisprudence, history, comparative law, ethnology, and sociology to bring meaning to the tribal-federal relationship. The authors do not merely present the 'black letter' law as is, but also provide the historical, cultural, and jurisprudential tools for a reader to critically analyze the current state of legal doctrine...
The experience of the FernandeƱo Tataviam Band of Mission Indians is an instructive model for scholars and provides a model for multicultural tribal development that may be of interest to recognized and nonrecognized Indian nations in the United States and elsewhere.
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Nonfiction. Native American Studies. PLANTING TAIL FEATHERS recounts the passage in 1953 of the federal statute commonly known as Public Law 280. Public Law 280 brought hardship to the affected reservations in the form of state jurisdiction and a withdrawal of federal services. The goal of the book is to present some of the ideas and legal understanding needed to rebuild tribal governments, economies, and peoples following the implementation Public Law 280.
First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Political Principles and Indian Sovereignty examines the connection between the well being of Indian people, the sovereignty of Indian Nations and the democratic principles on which the United States was founded. Problems faced by Native Americans in health, education and general welfare are linked to the loss of sovereignty caused by the U.S. Government.