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American Indians and the law

Indian tribes have a legal status unique among America's racial and ethnic groups: they are also sovereign governments that engage in governmental relations with Congress. The self-rule of Native tribes long predates the founding of the United States, and that peculiar status has led to legal a...

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Main Author: Duthu, N. Bruce.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Books, 2009, ©2008.
Series:Penguin library of American Indian history
Subjects and Genres:
Federally recognized Indian tribes.
Indians of North America > Law and legislation.
Indians of North America > Politics and government.
Indians of North America > Legal status, laws, etc.
Online Access:Table of contents
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Table of Contents:
  • The dignity of tribal governments
  • 1978 : a watershed year in Indian law
  • Creeping constitutionalism from the temple
  • Identifying the contours of Indian country
  • Stewards of the natural world
  • Revitalizing tribal economies
  • Individual rights and tribal communal interests
  • A question of institutional fit
  • Avoiding mistakes of the past
  • Conventions on tribal sovereignty.

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