02992nam 2200565 a 450 991079155900332120200520144314.00-295-80020-8(CKB)2560000000055649(EBL)3444265(SSID)ssj0000470823(PQKBManifestationID)11346539(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000470823(PQKBWorkID)10416687(PQKB)11094755(OCoLC)701095615(MdBmJHUP)muse6981(Au-PeEL)EBL3444265(CaPaEBR)ebr10442201(MiAaPQ)EBC3444265(EXLCZ)99256000000005564920090309d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA lawyer in Indian country[electronic resource] a memoir /Alvin J. Ziontz ; foreword by Charles WilkinsonSeattle University of Washington Pressc20091 online resource (319 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-295-98935-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-283) and index.The road to Neah Bay -- The road to Neah Bay begins in Chicago -- The University of Chicago, the army, and Seattle -- Becoming a lawyer -- Seven years of lawyering in West Seattle -- Creating a law firm -- Indian fishing rights : joining the struggle -- The Makahs -- Recovering lost property : Ozette, Tatoosh, and Waadah -- The Lummi Tribe -- Indian fishing rights : eighty years of suppression, twenty years of confrontation -- The big bang : U.S. v. Washington begins -- U.S. v. Washington : the trial -- U.S. v. Washington : closing arguments and Judge Boldt's decision -- The U.S. Supreme Court has the last word : consequences of the Boldt decision -- The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation -- The Northern Cheyennes fight strip-mining -- The Northern Cheyennes and the Hollowbreast case -- The Oliphant case : a setback for tribal government -- Writing about the Indian Civil Rights Act -- Leaving law for academia -- A firm of tribal attorneys -- Representing fishermen of the Alaska Peninsula -- The Mille Lacs Band of Chippewas -- The Wanda Boswell case -- The Northern Arapaho Tribe -- Photographing the Northern Cheyennes -- The Makah whale hunt -- A life in being.LawyersUnited StatesBiographyIndians of North AmericaCivil rightsIndians of North AmericaLegal status, laws, etcLawyersIndians of North AmericaCivil rights.Indians of North AmericaLegal status, laws, etc.340.092Ziontz Alvin J1479712Wilkinson Charles1479713MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791559003321A lawyer in Indian country3695954UNINA