American Indian Sovereignty and Law

American Indian Sovereignty and Law
Author: Wade Davies
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 649
Release: 2009-02-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 0810862360

American Indian Sovereignty and Law: An Annotated Bibliography covers a wide variety of topics and includes sources dealing with federal Indian policy, federal and tribal courts, criminal justice, tribal governance, religious freedoms, economic development, and numerous sub-topics related to tribal and individual rights. While primarily focused on the years 1900 to the present, many sources are included that focus on the 19th century or earlier. The annotations included in this reference will help researchers know enough about the arguments and contents of each source to determine its usefulness. Whenever a clear central argument is made in an article or book, it is stated in the entry, unless that argument is made implicit by the title of that entry. Each annotation also provides factual information about the primary topic under discussion. In some cases, annotations list topics that compose a significant portion of an author's discussion but are not obvious from the title of the entry. American Indian Sovereignty and Law will be extremely useful in both studying Native American topics and researching current legal and political actions affecting tribal sovereignty.

The Trail of Tears

The Trail of Tears
Author: Herman A. Peterson
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2010-10-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 0810877406

The Removal of the Five Tribes from what is now the Southeastern part of the United States to the area that would become the state of Oklahoma is a topic widely researched and studied. In this annotated bibliography, Herman A. Peterson has gathered together studies in history, ethnohistory, ethnography, anthropology, sociology, rhetoric, and archaeology that pertain to the Removal. The focus of this bibliography is on published, peer-reviewed, scholarly secondary source material and published primary source documents that are easily available. The period under closest scrutiny extends from the passage of the Indian Removal Act in 1830 to the end of the Third Seminole War in 1842. However, works directly relevant to the events leading up to the Removal, as well as those concerned with the direct aftermath of Removal in Indian Territory, are also included. This bibliography is divided into six sections, one for each of the tribes, as well as a general section for works that encompass more than one tribe or address Indian Removal as a policy. Each section is further divided by topic, and within each section the works are listed chronologically, showing the development of the literature on that topic over time. The Trail of Tears: An Annotated Bibliography of Southeastern Indian Removal is a valuable resource for anyone researching this subject.

Indian Law Stories

Indian Law Stories
Author: Carole E. Goldberg
Publisher: Foundation Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Electronic books
ISBN: 9781599417295

Softbound - New, softbound print book.

The Extraordinary Book of Native American Lists

The Extraordinary Book of Native American Lists
Author: Arlene Hirschfelder
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 585
Release: 2012-03-22
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0810877104

While Native Americans are perhaps the most studied people in our society, they too often remain the least understood and visible. Fictions and stereotypes predominate, obscuring substantive and fascinating facts about Native societies. The Extraordinary Book of Native American Lists works to remedy this problem by compiling fun, unique, and significant facts about Native groups into one volume, complete with references to additional online and print resources. In this volume, readers can learn about Native figures from a diverse range of cultures and professions, including award-winning athletes, authors, filmmakers, musicians, and environmentalists. Readers are introduced to Native U.S. senators, Medal of Freedom winners, Medal of Honor recipients, Major League baseball players, and U.S. Olympians, as well as a U.S. vice president, a NASA astronaut, a National Book Award recipient, and a Pulitzer Prize winner. Other categories found in this book are: History Stereotypes and Myths Tribal Government Federal-Tribal Relations State-Tribal Relations Native Lands and Environmental Issues Health Religion Economic Development Military Service and War Education Native Languages Science and Technology Food Visual Arts Literary and Performing Arts Film Music and Dance Print, Radio, and Television Sports and Games Exhibitions, Pageants, and Shows Alaska Natives Native Hawaiians Urban Indians Including further fascinating facts, this wonderful resource will be a great addition not only to tribal libraries but to public and academic libraries, individuals, and scholars as well.

Aboriginal Law Handbook

Aboriginal Law Handbook
Author: Shin Imai
Publisher: Scarborough, Ont. : Carswell
Total Pages: 329
Release: 1993
Genre: Autochtones - Canada - Droit - Ouvrages de vulgarisation
ISBN: 9780459557775

Indigenous Water Rights in Law and Regulation

Indigenous Water Rights in Law and Regulation
Author: Elizabeth Jane Macpherson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2019-08-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 1108473067

A detailed study of the engagement of state law with indigenous rights to water in comparative legal and policy contexts.

The American Indian in Western Legal Thought

The American Indian in Western Legal Thought
Author: Robert A. Williams Jr.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 365
Release: 1992-11-26
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0198021739

Exploring the history of contemporary legal thought on the rights and status of the West's colonized indigenous tribal peoples, Williams here traces the development of the themes that justified and impelled Spanish, English, and American conquests of the New World.

A Lawyer in Indian Country

A Lawyer in Indian Country
Author: Alvin J. Ziontz
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2011-03-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0295800208

In his memoir, Alvin Ziontz reflects on his more than thirty years representing Indian tribes, from a time when Indian law was little known through landmark battles that upheld tribal sovereignty. He discusses the growth and maturation of tribal government and the underlying tensions between Indian society and the non-Indian world. A Lawyer in Indian Country presents vignettes of reservation life and recounts some of the memorable legal cases that illustrate the challenges faced by individual Indians and tribes. As the senior attorney arguing U.S. v. Washington, Ziontz was a party to the historic 1974 Boldt decision that affirmed the Pacific Northwest tribes' treaty fishing rights, with ramifications for tribal rights nationwide. His work took him to reservations in Montana, Wyoming, and Minnesota, as well as Washington and Alaska, and he describes not only the work of a tribal attorney but also his personal entry into the life of Indian country. Ziontz continued to fight for tribal rights into the late 1990s, as the Makah tribe of Washington sought to resume its traditional whale hunts. Throughout his book, Ziontz traces his own path through this public history - one man's pursuit of a life built around the principles of integrity and justice.

Native Acts

Native Acts
Author: Joanne Barker
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2011-09-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 0822348519

An exciting series combining a strong teenage appeal with a clear structural syllabus.