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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455459503321

Titolo

Fish in the lakes, wild rice, and game in abundance [[electronic resource] ] : testimony on behalf of Mille Lacs Ojibwe hunting and fishing rights / / James M. McClurken, compiler ; with Charles E. Cleland ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

East Lansing, Mich., : Michigan State University Press, c2000

ISBN

1-60917-155-1

0-585-31537-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (583 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

McClurkenJames M

ClelandCharles E. <1936->

Disciplina

346.77604/69549

Soggetti

Indians of North America - Hunting - Law and legislation - Minnesota

Indians of North America - Fishing - Law and legislation - Minnesota

Ojibwa Indians - Minnesota

Electronic books.

Mille Lacs Indian Reservation (Minn.)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Table of contents omits section 2.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. Primary testimony presented on behalf of the Mille Lacs band in Minnesota v. Mille Lacs band of Chippewa Indians (97-1337) -- section 3. Supporting testimony.

Sommario/riassunto

On 13 August 1990 members of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe filed a lawsuit against the State of Minnesota for interfering with the hunting, fishing, and gathering rights that had been guaranteed to them in an 1837 treaty with the United States. In order to interpret the treaty the courts had to consider historical circumstances, the intentions of the parties, and the treaty's implementation. The Mille Lacs Band faced a mammoth challenge. How does one argue the Native side of the case when all historical documentation was written by non- Natives? The Mille Lacs selected six