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Native American sovereignty on trial, a handbook with cases, laws, and documents, Bryan H. Wildenthal

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Native American sovereignty on trial, a handbook with cases, laws, and documents, Bryan H. Wildenthal

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-337) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Native American sovereignty on trial

Nature of contents

legal cases and notesbibliography

Oclc number

51553074

Responsibility statement

Bryan H. Wildenthal

Series statement

ABC-CLIO's on trial series

Sub title

a handbook with cases, laws, and documents

Summary

Provides 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

Table Of 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

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