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American Indian Law (or Native American Law) refers to the body of law that deals with the American Indian tribes and their relationships with the federal government, the states, and private citizens.
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Hollow Justice by
This book, the first of its kind, comprehensively explores Native American claims against the United States government over the past two centuries. Despite the federal government's multiple attempts to redress indigenous claims, a close examination reveals that even when compensatory programs were instituted, Native peoples never attained a genuine sense of justice. David E. Wilkins addresses the important question of what one nation owes another when the balance of rights, resources, and responsibilities have been negotiated through treaties. How does the United States assure that guarantees made to tribal nations, whether through a century old treaty or a modern day compact, remain viable and lasting?
Call Number: Available OnlineISBN: 9780300119268Publication Date: 2013-10-29
Making Indian Law by
In 1941, after decades of struggling to hold on to the remainder of their aboriginal home, the Hualapai Indians finally took their case to the Supreme Court--and won. The Hualapai case was the culminating event in a legal and intellectual revolution that transformed Indian law and ushered in a new way of writing Indian history that provided legal grounds for native land claims. But Making Indian Law is about more than a legal decision. It’s the story of Hualapai activists, and eventually sympathetic lawyers, who challenged both the Santa Fe Railroad and the U.S. government to a courtroom showdown over the meaning of Indian property rights--and the Indian past. At the heart of the Hualapai campaign to save the reservation was documenting the history of Hualapai land use. Making Indian Law showcases the central role that the Hualapai and their lawyers played in formulating new understandings of native people, their property, and their past. To this day, the impact of the Hualapai decision is felt wherever and whenever indigenous land claims are litigated throughout the world.
Call Number: Available OnlineISBN: 9780300114607Publication Date: 2007-02-28
The Supreme Court's Role in American Indian Policy by Call Number: Available OnlineISBN: 9781593323301Publication Date: 2009-03-01
Print Books at Campbell Library
Encyclopedia of American Indian Civil Rights by
Individual demands for equality and civil rights are central themes in U.S. history and American Indian people are no exception. They have had to deal with white racism and its expression in local and national political institutions while trying to define the rights of individual Indians vis-a-vis their own tribal governments. The struggle has made their civil rights movement unique. This encyclopedia, designed to meet the curriculum needs of high school and college students, provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of American Indian civil rights issues. More than 600 entries cover a variety of perspectives, issues, individuals, incidents, and court cases central to an understanding of the history of civil rights among American Indian peoples. The issue is a complicated one, expanding over a period of more than a century. The history of American Indian civil rights can be traced not only in the courts and the federal legislation, but on the battlefield where a number of civil rights protests have been fought. This encyclopedia clarifies the complicated history of individual rights, water rights, land rights, and other issues in American Indian civil rights. It is thoroughly cross-referenced for ease of use in tracing any particular issue or incident. Each entry is followed by a list of works for further reading on the topic. An appendix of entries on landmark court cases is organized by issue. A selection of photos complements the text. This work is a one-stop source for up-to-date information on all aspects of American Indian civil rights and is essential for high school, public, and university libraries."
Call Number: KF8210.C5 E53 1997ISBN: 0313293384Publication Date: 1997-06-30- Felix S. Cohen's Handbook of federal Indian law byCall Number: KF8205.C6 1982Publication Date: 1982
- Treaties with American Indians: an encyclopedia of rights, conflicts, and sovereignty by This invaluable reference reveals the long, often contentious history of Native American treaties, providing a rich overview of a topic of continuing importance.Call Number: Oversize KF8203.6 .T74 2008 (3 volumes)ISBN: 9781576078808Publication Date: 2008
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