In the courts of the conqueror [[electronic resource] ] : the 10 worst Indian law cases ever decided / / Walter R. Echo-Hawk
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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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| 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 | |
| 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 |
| ISBN: | 1-282-71883-5 |
| 9786612718830 | |
| 1-55591-788-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910814019703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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