An encyclopedic work that integrates American Indian law and Native American political and legal traditions. Booknews A wealth of entries on Native American legal tradition cover a wide range of topics that include Native American precedents for the Articles of Confederation and the Bill of Rights; the legal traditions of the Cree, Iroquois, Ponca, Pueblo and other peoples; treaties with the American government; Indian forced relocation; important cases in American jurisprudence; important individuals in Native American legal traditions; acts of Congress; and the occupation of Alcatraz by 300 Native Americans in 1969. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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