Alaska natives and American laws

Case, David S. (Author). Case, David S. Special relationship of Alaska natives to the federal government. (Added Author).

Summary: Comprehensive historical and legal analysis of the application of the principles of federal Indian law to Alaska Natives. A review and analysis of legal principles applicable to Alaska natives in several substantive areas. Refutes the assumption that passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act in 1971 extinguished the special legal status of Alaska natives as aboriginal people.

Record details

ISBN: 0912006080
ISBN: 9780912006086
ISBN: 0912006099
ISBN: 9780912006093
Physical Description: print
xxii, 586 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: [Fairbanks, Alaska] : University of Alaska Press, 1984.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Revised edition of: The special relationship of Alaska natives to the federal government. 1978.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-558) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	The federal relationship to Alaska natives -- Aboriginal title -- Reservations -- Native allotments and townsites -- History of native services and programs in Alaska -- Native entitlement to human services -- Subsistence in Alaska -- Traditional Alaska native societies -- Modern Alaska native governments and organizations -- "Sovereignty" : the Alaska native claim to self-government.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Also issued online.