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American Indian law in a nutshell / by William C. Canby, Jr.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0314146407 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9780314146403 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: liii, 496 pages ; 19 cm.
  • Edition: 4th ed.
  • Publisher: St. Paul, MN : Thomson/West, c2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Historical overview of federal Indian law and policy -- The special relationship between the federal government and the tribes -- Indian tribal governments -- Indian tribal sovereignty -- Indian treaties -- Criminal and civil jurisdiction in Indian country -- Public Law 280: a federal grant of jurisdiction to the states -- Taxation and regulation in Indian country -- Indian gaming -- Individual rights and Indian law -- Indian lands -- Alaska natives -- Indian water rights -- Indian hunting and fishing rights.
Subject:
Indians of North America > Legal status, laws, etc.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.

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