Cases and materials on Federal Indian Law

Getches, David H. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780314200372
ISBN: 0314200371
ISBN: 9780314200365
ISBN: 0314200363
Physical Description: print
xliii, 1037 pages : maps ; 27 cm + teacher's manual.
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: St. Paul, MN : Thomson/West, ©2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages ix-xiii) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction : Indians and Indian law -- The European doctrine of discovery and American Indian Rights -- The federal-tribal treaty relationship : the formative years (1789-1871) -- Centuries of shifting law and policy -- The federal-tribal relationship -- Tribal sovereignty and the challenge of nation-building -- Tribal sovereignty and jurisdiction : congressional and judicial recognition and limitations -- Tribal and state conflicts over civil regulatory and adjudicatory jurisdiction -- The nation-building challenge : federal Indian law and reservation development -- Indian religion and culture -- Water rights -- Fishing and hunting rights -- Rights of Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians -- Comparative and international legal perspectives on indigenous peoples' rights.