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Irredeemable America : the Indians' estate and land claims / edited by Imre Sutton, with the assistance of Theodore S. Jojola [and others] ; contributions by Ralph L. Beals [and others] ; cartography by William R. Scharf, with the assistance of Thomas Wikle.
Concerns cases before the United States Indian Claims Commission.
Record details
- ISBN: 0826308066
- ISBN: 9780826308061
- Physical Description: xxiii, 421 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
- Publisher: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press : ©1985.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Focus on the Indian Claims Commission. Land claims in the mainstream of Indian/White land history / Wilcomb E. Washburn -- Indian claims and the American conscience : a brief history of the Indian Claims Commission / Harvey D. Rosenthal -- Issues in land claims : Aboriginal title / Michael J. Kaplan -- What was it worth? Economic and historical aspects of determining awards in Indian land claims cases / Leonard A. Carlson -- Configurations of land claims : toward a model / Imre Sutton -- The anthropologist as expert witness : illustrations from the California Indian land claims case / Ralph L. Beals -- The Pawnee claims case, 1947-64 / David J. Wishart -- The Shoshone claims cases / Omer C. Stewart.Beyond the commission. Incident or event? : land restoration in the claims process / Imre Sutton -- Indian land claims involving private owners of land : a lawyer's perspective / John C. Christie -- Protection of American Indian territories in the United States : applicability of international law / Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz -- From judgment to land restoration : the Havasupai land claims case / John F. Martin -- Alternative approaches to land claims : Alaska and Hawaii / David H. Getches -- The trade and intercourse acts : land claims on the Eastern Seaboard / Jack Campisi -- Relevant laws and treaties. The Indian claims commission act of 1946 -- Treaty with the San Louis Rey, etc., 1852 -- Treaty with the Western Shoshoni, 1863 -- Statute of limitations -- Pamunky Indian Act the commission: Incident or event? Land restoration in the claims process / Imre Sutton. Indian land claims involving private owners of land: a lawyer's perspective / John C. Christie. Protection of American Indian territories in the United States: applicability of international law / Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz. From judgment to land restoration: the Havasupai land claims case / John F. Martin. Alternative approaches to land claims: Alaska and Hawaii / David H. Getches. The trade and intercourse acts: land claims on the Eastern Seaboard / Jack Campisi. Epilogue / Nancy Oestreich Lurie. Appendices: Relevant laws and treaties.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lummi Library | KF 8453 .I77 1985 | 2240278 | Stacks | Available | - |