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The development of law and legal institutions among the Cherokees / by Thomas Lee Ballenger ; introduction by Chad Smith.
Before the arrival of Europeans to North America, the Cherokee people practiced a form of justice called blood law, or clan law. In this system, responsibility for the punishment of a crime fell to the clan of the victim.
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- ISBN: 9780982690727
- ISBN: 098269072X
- Physical Description: xiii, 174 pages : illustrations, maps, forms ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Tahlequah, Okla. : Cherokee National Press ; ©2010.
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- General Note:
- Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oklahoma, 1938.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-153) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The legal status of the Cherokee Nation -- Acquisition of the Anglo-Saxon idea of law and government -- The uprooting and readjustment of the Cherokee Nation, 1828-1846 -- The Civil War period -- Inter-tribal relationships -- Development of the Cherokee judiciary after 1866 -- Development of the Cherokee judiciary after 1866 (cont.).
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lummi Library | KIG 2000 .B35 2010 | 280087 | Stacks | Available | - |
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