American indian tribal law
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American indian tribal law
(Aspen elective series)
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, c2011
- : pbk
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Includes index
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American Indian Tribal Law is an engaging narrative text that examines the development of tribal justice systems from pre-contact, through colonization, and into our modern era of self-government. A unique offering in its field, American Indian Tribal Law describes modern tribal government activities and explores how disputes are resolved within American Indian nations. For courses or seminars on American Indian Law or Tribal Governments, this text features:
a survey of over 300 tribal courts nationwide and over 565 Indian tribes, each following their own law
incisive looks at flashpoints in tribal law, such as
the Cherokee Freedmen citizenship disputes
same sex marriage in Indian Country
constitutional crises in tribal governments
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