Description
Book SynopsisThis book explores the complexities of the present Indian situation, particularly with regard to legal and political rights.
Trade ReviewA pioneering work, responsible in vision and treatment, it focuses on the judicial branch of government, giving an overview of federal Indian law in perspective of political and legal rights. * Los Angeles Times *
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. American Indians in Historical Perspective
- Discovery, Conquest, and Treaty-Making (1532-1828)
- Removal and Relocation (1828-1887)
- Allotment and Assimilation (1887-1928)
- Reorganization and Self-Government (1928-1945)
- Termination (1945-1961)
- Self-Determination (1961-Present)
- 2. Federal Responsibility and Power over Indian Affairs
- Roots of Federal Responsibility
- The Sources of Federal Power
- 3. Indian Country
- 4. The Evolution of Tribal Governments
- Traditional Forms of Tribal Government
- Transitional Tribal Governments
- Tribal Government in Modern Perspective
- Tribal Government and Contemporary Problems
- 5. The Indian Judicial System
- The Development of the Indian Court System
- Tribal Judges
- Tribal Courts and the 1968 Indian Civil Rights Act
- Federal Review of Tribal Court Decisions
- The Tribal Court System: An Assessment
- 6. The Role of Attorneys, Advocates, and Legal Interest Groups in the Indian System of Law
- Indian Attorneys and American Society
- Attorneys and Advocates in an Indian Setting
- Indian Legal Services Attorneys
- Indian Legal Interest Groups
- 7. The Criminal System of Justice in Indian Country
- Federal Statutes and Criminal Law
- Criminal Jurisdiction: Bringing Order to a Complex Maze
- Law Enforcement and Criminal Prosecution
- Special Problems in Law Enforcement
- 8. The Civil System of Justice in Indian Country
- Traditional Civil Law
- The Civil System in Operation
- Immunity from State Encroachment
- The Indian-State Conflict of Laws
- 9. Public Policy and the Legal Rights of Indians
- The Civil Liberties of American Indians
- American Indian Religious Freedom
- The Right to Basic Governmental Services
- Bibliographic References
- Index of Cases
- Index of Topics
