Cases and materials on Federal Indian Law / by David H. Getches, Charles F. Wilkinson, Robert A. Williams, Jr., Matthew L.M. Fletcher.

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Other Authors: Getches, David H., Wilkinson, Charles F., 1941-, Williams, Robert A., Jr., 1955-, Fletcher, Matthew L. M.
Other title:Federal Indian law : cases and materials.
Federal Indian law.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: St. Paul, MN : West/Thomson Reuters, [2011]
Edition:Sixth edition.
Series:American casebook series.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Indians and Indian law
  • PART ONE : THE HISTORY OF FEDERAL INDIAN LAW AND POLICY: The European doctrine of discovery and American Indian rights
  • The federal-tribal treaty relationship : the formative years (1789-1871)
  • Centuries of shifting law and policy
  • PART TWO : FEDERAL INDIAN LAW AND POLICY IN CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVE: The federal-tribal relationship
  • Tribal sovereignty and the challenge of nation-building
  • Tribal sovereignty and jurisdiction : congressional and judicial recognition and limitations
  • Tribal and state conflicts over civil regulatory and adjudicatory jurisdiction
  • The nation-building challenge : federal Indian law and reservation development
  • Indian religion and culture
  • Water rights
  • Fishing and hunting rights
  • PART THREE : THE FRONTIERS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' RIGHTS: Rights of Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians
  • Comparative and international legal perspectives on indigenous peoples' rights.