Catalog

Record Details

Catalog Search



American Indian sovereignty and the U.S. Supreme Court : the masking of justice  Cover Image Book Book

American Indian sovereignty and the U.S. Supreme Court : the masking of justice / David E. Wilkins.

Summary:

Himself a Lumbee Indian and political scientist, David E. Wilkins charts the "fall in our democratic faith" through fifteen landmark cases in which the Supreme Court significantly curtailed Indian rights. These case studies--and their implications for all minority groups--are important and timely in the context of American government re-examining and redefining itself.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0292791097
  • ISBN: 9780292791091
  • ISBN: 0292791089
  • ISBN: 9780292791084
  • Physical Description: xv, 403 pages ; 23 cm
  • Edition: 1st University of Texas Press ed.
  • Publisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, 1997.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-389) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Legal masks, legal consciousness -- The era of defining tribes, their lands, and their sovereignty -- The era of congressional ascendancy over tribes: 1886-1903 -- The era of "myths": citizenship, nomadism, and moral progress -- The era of judicial backlash and land claims -- The era of the imperial judiciary -- Removing the masks.
Subject: United States. Supreme Court.
United States. Supreme Court.
USA. Supreme Court.
United States. Supreme Court.
Indians of North America > Legal status, laws, etc.
Justice, Administration of > United States.
Indians of North America > Legal status, laws, etc.
Justice, Administration of.
United States.

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library INDIAN # 546 275594 Stacks Available -
Lummi Library KF 8390 .W55 1997 274010 Stacks Available -
Lummi Library KF 8390 .W55 1997 274360 Stacks Available -
Lummi Library KF 8390 .W55 1997 274361 Stacks Available -

Electronic resources



Additional Resources