The eagle returns : the legal history of the Grand Traverse band of Ottawa and Chippewa indians / Matthew L.M. Fletcher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fletcher, Matthew L. M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ottawa Indians--Michigan--Grand Traverse Bay Region--History.

Ottawa Indians.

Ottawa Indians--Legal status, laws, etc--Michigan--Grand Traverse Bay Region.

Ottawa Indians--Michigan--Grand Traverse Bay Region--Government relations.

Ojibwa Indians--Michigan--Grand Traverse Bay Region--History.

Ojibwa Indians.

Ojibwa Indians--Legal status, laws, etc--Michigan--Grand Traverse Bay Region.

Ojibwa Indians--Michigan--Grand Traverse Bay Region--Government relations.

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan--History.

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan.

Grand Traverse Bay Region (Mich.)--History.

Grand Traverse Bay Region (Mich.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An absorbing and comprehensive survey, The Eagle Returns: The Legal History of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians shows a group bound by kinship,geography, and language, struggling to reestablish their right to self-governance. Hailing from northwest Lower Michigan, the Grand Traverse Band has become a well-known national leader in advancing Indian treaty rights, gaming, and land rights, while simultaneously creating and developing a nationally honored indigenous tribal justice system. This book will serve as a valuable reference for policymakers, lawyers, and Indian peopl

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1. The Story of the 1836 Treaty of Washington; 2. The Story of the 1855 Treaty of Detroit; 3. The Story of the Dispossession of the Grand Traverse Band Land Base; 4. The Story of the Federal Recognition of the Grand Traverse Band; 5. The Story of the Grand Traverse Band's Treaty Rights Fight; 6. The Story of the Development of Modern Tribal Law and Justice Systems; 7. The Story of the Grand Traverse Band's Gaming Operations; Afterword: Carcieri v. Salazar and the Band's Future Land Base; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781628951219

1628951214

9781609170042

1609170040

OCLC:

775866692