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Fire and the spirits : Cherokee law from clan to court / by Rennard Strickland ; foreword by Neill H. Alford, Jr.
This text chronicles the origins of the Cherokee system of laws form the ancient spirit decrees to the merging of tribal laws and Anglo-American law. These Indians enacted their first law in 1808 in Georgia. They later wrote a constitution, established courts and enacted laws that were in accord with the old tribal values and that reflected the whiteman's legal system.
Record details
- ISBN: 0806112271
- ISBN: 9780806112275
- Physical Description: xx, 260 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [1975]
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-254) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The Cherokees: people of the fire -- Traditional law ways and the spirit world -- Changing Cherokee conditions -- Stages in development -- Tribal goals and values in Cherokee law -- Corpus of the Cherokee written laws -- Lawyers, judges, and sheriffs: Cherokee courts in operation -- Cherokee Supreme Courts apply their law, 1867-1898 -- Criminal punishment: a case study of tribal change -- The end of Cherokee law -- Survival of traditional Cherokee ways -- Cherokee legal history: chronology, 1540-1907 -- Summary of early laws of the Cherokees, 1818-1829 -- Cherokee constitution -- Jefferson to the Cherokee deputies, January 9, 1809.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | Indian #475 | 275423 | Stacks | Available | - |
| Lummi Library | KIG 2000 .S77 1975 | 242266 | Stacks | Available | - |
| Lummi Library | KIG 2000 .S77 1975 | 247657 | Stacks | Available | - |