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RECORD NUMBER: 38 OF 556| Main Title | American Indian law in a nutshell | |||||||||||
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| Author | Canby, William C. | |||||||||||
| Publisher | Thomson/West, | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 2004 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 54497053 | |||||||||||
| ISBN | 0314146407 (pbk. : alk. paper) | |||||||||||
| Subjects | Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc | |||||||||||
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| Edition | 4th ed. | |||||||||||
| Collation | liii, 496 p. ; 19 cm. | |||||||||||
| Notes | Includes index. |
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| Contents Notes | 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. |