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Federal Indian law and policy : an introduction / Keith Richotte, Jr.
Penn Museum Library KF8205 .R54 2025
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Richotte, Keith, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Indians of North America.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 768 pages ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Eagan, MN : West Academic, [2025]
- Summary:
- "Federal Indian Law and Policy: An Introduction is designed to help students, instructors, and others without a legal background to learn and teach about the legal landscape that shapes Native America. Covering both the historical foundations that continue to inform the present as well as hot button issues facing Native America today, each of the thirty chapters is a concise, readable synopsis of an aspect of this dynamic, ever evolving field of law. Anyone interested in any aspect of Native America, regardless of their familiarity with the law, will find their own studies, classes, and knowledge enhanced by this text."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The historical foundations. Pre-USA foundations
- The early treaty era
- The removal era
- Westward expansion and reservations
- The allotment era
- Plenary power I : the end of treaties and beginning of criminal law
- Plenary power II : the Constitution, treaties, and American citizenship
- The IRA era
- The termination era
- The self-determination era
- Contemporary Native America. Treaties and the canons of construction
- Indians and the U.S. Constitution
- Recognition of nations, individuals, and land
- Trust responsibility
- Land I : Indian tribe
- Land II : diminishment
- Public Law 280
- Criminal jurisdiction
- Civil jurisdiction
- Taxes
- Sovereign immunity
- The Indian Civil Rights Act
- Indian Child Welfare Act
- Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
- Cultural resources
- Natural resources
- Religion
- Diversity in Indian law and Indian country
- Tribal law and courts
- International law.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798895450796
- OCLC:
- 1571457833
- Publisher Number:
- 90104338207
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