Alaska natives and American laws [[electronic resource] /] / written by David S. Case and David A. Voluck

• Autore: Case David S
• Pubblicazione: Fairbanks, AK, : University of Alaska Press, c2012
• Edizione: 3rd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (520 p.)
• Disciplina: 342.79808/72
• Soggetto topico: Alaska Natives - Legal status, laws, etc; Alaska Natives - Government relations
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: VoluckDavid A (David Avraham)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword to the Third Edition; Foreword to the Second Edition; Foreword to the First Edition; Acknowledgments to the Third Edition; Acknowledgments to the Second Edition; Acknowledgments to the First Edition; 1. The Federal Relationship to Alaska Natives; I. The Federal-Native Relationship Generally; II. History of the Alaska Native Relationship; III. The Modern Relationship; IV. General Conclusions; 2. Aboriginal Title; I. Introduction; II. The Obligation to Protect Aboriginal Title; III. Extinguishment of Aboriginal Title; IV. Recognition and Other Rights to Compensation ; V. Aboriginal Title in AlaskaVI. Conclusion; 3. Reservations; I. Introduction; II. Development and Decline of the Alaska Reservation Policy; III. Some Conclusions; 4.Native Allotments and Townsites; I. Generally; II. Allotments; III. Native Townsites; IV. Jurisdictional Issues; V. Conclusion; 5. ANCSA: The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; I. Introduction; II. Background: ANCSA's Compromises; III. ANCSA's Provisions; IV. ANCSA's Evolution; V. Conclusions; 6. History of Alaska Native Services; I. Overview; II. Education; III. Economic Development; IV. Welfare Benefits and Services ; V. Indian Health ServiceVI. The Indian Self-Determination Act; VII. Conclusion; 7. Native Entitlement to Services; I. Introduction; II. Sources of Federal Authority to Provide Human Services; III. Federal Social Service Obligations; IV. Beyond Due Process and Statutory Entitlement; V. Indian Preferences; VI. Conclusion; 8. Subsistence in Alaska; I. Protecting Subsistence Generally; II. Federal Preemption in Alaska; III. Subsistence and ANCSA; IV. Possibilities for Tribal Control; V. Conclusions; 9. Modern Alaska Native Governments and Organizations; I. Introduction ; II. Governmental OrganizationsIII. Economic Profit Corporations; IV. Nonprofit Development and Service Corporations; V. Multiregional Political Organizations; 10. Sovereignty: Alaska Native Self-Government ; I. Introduction; II. Native American Sovereignty in General; III. Legal History of Alaska Native Sovereignty; IV. ANCSA and Subsequent Events; V. State and Native Jurisdiction in Alaska; VI. "Recognition"; VII. Tribal Courts; VIII. Tribal Land Transfers; IX. Conclusion; Bibliography; Table of Cases, Statutes, Regulations, and Materials; Opinions Cited; Cases Cited ; Selected Statutes, Regulations, and MaterialsIndex
• Sommario/riassunto: Now in its third edition, Alaska Natives and American Laws is still the only work of its kind, canvassing federal law and its history as applied to the indigenous peoples of Alaska. Covering 1867 through 2011, the authors offer lucid explanations of the often-tangled history of policy and law as applied to Alaska's first peoples. Divided conceptually into four broad themes of indigenous rights to land, subsistence, services, and sovereignty, the book offers a thorough and balanced analysis of the evolution of these rights in the forty-ninth state.This third edition brings the volume fu
• Titolo autorizzato: Alaska natives and American laws
• ISBN: 1-60223-176-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462148603321
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