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Ambiguous Justice : Native Americans and the Law in Southern California, 1848-1890 / Vanessa Ann Gunther.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gunther, Vanessa Ann.
- Series:
- American Indian studies series (East Lansing, Mich.)
- Native American series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc--California--History--19th century.
- Indians of North America.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (204 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- East Lansing, Michigan : Michigan State University Press, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In 1769, Spain took action to solidify control over its northern New World territories by establishing a series of missions and presidios in what is now modern California.To populate these remote establishments, the Spanish crown relied on Franciscan priests, whose role it was to convince the Native Californian population to abandon their.
- Contents:
- American law, 1850-1865
- American law, 1865-1890
- Native American law
- Justice and municipal courts
- County and district courts
- Native women and the law.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-187) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-60917-040-7
- OCLC:
- 905917510
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