Injustice in Indian country : jurisdiction, American law, and sexual violence against native women / Amy L. Casselman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Casselman, Amy L., 1984-

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Critical indigenous and American Indian studies ; 2376-547X v. 1.

Critical indigenous and American Indian studies, 2376-547X ; vol. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indian women--Crimes against.

Indian women.

Sex crimes--Law and legislation.

United States.

Indians of North America--Criminal justice system.

Indians of North America.

Criminal jurisdiction--United States.

Criminal jurisdiction.

Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc.

Sex crimes--Law and legislation--United States.

Sex crimes.

Indian women--Crimes against--Law and legislation--United States.

United States. Violence Against Women Act of 1994.

United States. Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010.

Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (United States).

Physical Description:

xiv, 151 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Peter Lang, [2016]

Summary:

"Living at the intersection of multiple identities in the United States can be dangerous. This is especially true for Native women who live on the more than 56 million acres that comprise America's Indian country - the legal term for American Indian reservations and other land held in trust for Native people. Today, due to a complicated system of criminal jurisdiction, non-Native Americans can commit crimes against American Indians in much of Indian country with virtual impunity. This has created what some call a modern day 'hunting ground' in which Native women are specifically targeted by non-native men for sexual violence. In this urgent and timely book, author Amy L. Casselman exposes the shameful truth of how the American government has systematically divested Native nations of the basic right to protect the people in their own communities. A problem over 200 years in the making, Casselman highlights race and gender in federal law to challenge the argument that violence against Native women in Indian country is simply collateral damage from a complex but necessary legal structure. Instead, she demonstrates that what's happening in Indian country is part of a violent colonial legacy - one that has always relied on legal and sexual violence to disempower Native communities as a whole. Injustice in Indian Country tells the story of American colonization through the eyes of Native women as they fight for justice. In doing so, it makes critical contributions to the fields of American law and policy, social justice and activism, women's studies, ethnic studies, American Indian studies, and sociology"--Unedited summary from book cover.

Contents:

Introduction

Literature review and methodology

Historicizing jurisdiction in Indian country

Jurisdiction and sexual violence against native women

Examining the federal response to jurisdiction in Indian country : the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010

The ghost of Kȟan̳ǧí Šún̳ka and the enduring myth of savage justice : the 2013 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act

Differential consciousness, the third space of sovereignty, and strategies for social change

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781433131097

1433131099

OCLC:

908250481

Publisher Number:

99976438545