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In the courts of the conqueror [[electronic resource] ] : the 10 worst Indian law cases ever decided / / Walter R. Echo-Hawk



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Autore: Echo-Hawk Walter R Visualizza persona
Titolo: In the courts of the conqueror [[electronic resource] ] : the 10 worst Indian law cases ever decided / / Walter R. Echo-Hawk Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Golden, Colo., : Fulcrum Pub., c2010
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (577 p.)
Disciplina: 342.7308/72
Soggetto topico: Indians of North America - Legal status, laws, etc
Indians of North America - Legal status, laws, etc - History
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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.
Sommario/riassunto: A vital contribution not only to Native American history, but also to American history.
Titolo autorizzato: In the courts of the conqueror  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-71883-5
9786612718830
1-55591-788-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910459109403321
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