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Autore |
Echo-Hawk Walter R |
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Titolo |
In the courts of the conqueror [[electronic resource] ] : the 10 worst Indian law cases ever decided / / Walter R. Echo-Hawk |
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Golden, Colo., : Fulcrum Pub., c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-71883-5 |
9786612718830 |
1-55591-788-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (577 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Indians of North America - Legal status, laws, etc |
Indians of North America - Legal status, laws, etc - History |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Foreword / Patricia Nelson Limerick -- The courts of the conqueror -- A context for understanding Native American issues -- Justice, injustice, and the dark side of federal Indian law -- Johnson v. M'Intosh : how the Indians lost legal title to America -- Cherokee Nation v. Georgia : shutting the courthouse doors -- Connors v. United States & Cheyenne Indians : were the Indian wars legal? -- Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock : breaking the treaties -- United States v. Sandoval : rule by guardianship -- In re adoption of John Doe v. Heim : taking the kids -- Wana the Bear v. Community Construction : taking the dead -- Employment Division v. Smith : taking the religion -- Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Association : taking the holy places -- Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States : confiscating indigenous habitat -- Was genocide legal? -- Reforming the dark side of federal Indian law -- Afterword / by Charles Wilkinson. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A vital contribution not only to Native American history, but also to American history. |
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