Cases and materials on federal Indian law

Getches, David H. (Author). Wilkinson, Charles F., 1941- (Added Author). Williams, Robert A., Jr., 1955- (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0314144226
ISBN: 9780314144225
Physical Description: print
xlvii, 1037 pages : map ; 27 cm + teacher's manual.
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: St. Paul, MN : Thomson/West, ©2005.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: Indians and Indian law -- Part One The history of federal Indian law and policy -- The European Doctrine of Discovery and American Indian rights -- The Federal-Tribal treaty relationship: The formative years (1789-1871) -- A century of shifting policy -- Part Two Federal Indian law and policy in contemporary perspective -- The Federal-Tribal relationship -- Tribal sovereignty and the administration of justice in Indian country -- Tribal sovereignty and jurisdiction: congressional and judicial recognition and limitations -- Tribal and State conflicts over civil regulatory and adjudicatory jurisdiction -- Reservation economic development -- Indian religion and culture -- Water rights -- Fishing and hunting rights -- Part Three The frontiers of indigenous peoples' rights -- Rights of Alaska natives and native Hawaiians -- Comparative and international legal perspectives on indigenous peoples' rights.