American Indian law in a nutshell /

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Author / Creator:Canby, William C., 1931-
Edition:5th ed.
Imprint:St. Paul, MN : West, c2009.
Description:lvii, 548 p. ; 19 cm.
Language:English
Series:West nutshell series
Nutshell series.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7718501
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ISBN:9780314195197
031419519X
Notes:Includes index.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.