Indian law stories

Goldberg, Carole E. (Added Author). Washburn, Kevin (Kevin K.), 1967- (Added Author). Frickey, Philip P., 1953- (Added Author).

Summary: "Indian Law Stories, penetrates the often complex and unfamiliar doctrine of federal Indian law, exposing the raw conflicts over sovereignty and property that shaped legal rulings. Fifteen distinguished authors describe gripping cases involving Indian nations over more than two centuries, each story emphasizing initiative in tribal communities and lawyering strategies that have determined the fate of nations.

Record details

ISBN: 1599417294
ISBN: 9781599417295 (pbk.)
ISBN: 1599417294 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
ix, 627 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Foundation Press/Thomson Reuters, 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:	At head of title: Foundation Press.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	The judicial conquest of native America : the story of Johnson v. M'Intosh / Lindsay G. Robertson -- The tribal struggle for Indian sovereignty : the story of the Cherokee cases / Rennard Strickland -- Water, legal rights, and actual consequences : the story of Winters v. United States / Judith V. Royster -- Who is an Indian? : The story of United States v. Sandoval / Gerald Torres -- The distorted history that gave rise to the "so called" plenary power doctrine : the story of United States v. Kagama / Sidney L. Harring -- The apex of Congress' plenary power over Indian affairs : the story of Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock / Angela R. Riley -- Erasing Indian country : the story of Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States / Joseph William Singer -- Mark the plumber v. tribal empire, or non-Indian anxiety v. tribal sovereignty? : The story of Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe / Sarah Krakoff -- A step backward in the government's representation of tribes : the story of Nevada v. United States / Ann Carey Juliano -- Property, power, and American "justice" : the story of United States v. Dann / Rebecca Tsosie -- Sheep, sovereignty, and the Supreme Court : the story of Williams v. Lee / Bethany R. Berger -- What's race got to do with it? : The story of Morton v. Mancari / Carole Goldberg -- How a $147 county tax notice helped bring tribes more than $200 billion in Indian gaming revenue : the story of Bryan v. Itasca County / Kevin K. Washburn -- Three stories in one : the story of Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez / Gloria Valencia-Weber -- Challenging the narrative of conquest : the story of Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association / Amy Bowers and Kristen A. Carpenter -- Beating a path of retreat from treaty rights and tribal sovereignty : the story of Montana v. United States / John P. LaVelle -- Aboriginal title in the Canadian legal system : the story of Delgamuukw v. British Columbia / Robert T. Anderson.