American Indian law in a nutshell /
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Author / Creator: | Canby, William C., 1931- |
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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 |
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.