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Property Rights And Freedom: The Keys To Improving Life In Indian Country, Adam Crepelle, Walter E. Block Apr 2017

Property Rights And Freedom: The Keys To Improving Life In Indian Country, Adam Crepelle, Walter E. Block

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

American Indians are at the bottom of nearly every indicator of welfare and have been since the founding of the United States. The present paper focuses on but two of the causal agents: lack of private property rights and a dearth of economic freedom. Although addressing these issues will not solve all of Indian country’s problems, strengthening property rights and improving economic freedom will generate opportunities for American Indians to improve their economic and social well-being. This recommendation is easy to implement and aligns well with tribal culture pre-contact.


The Plight Of "Nappy-Headed" Indians: The Role Of Tribal Sovereignty In The Systematic Discrimination Against Black Freedmen By The Federal Government And Native American Tribes, Terrion L. Williamson Jan 2004

The Plight Of "Nappy-Headed" Indians: The Role Of Tribal Sovereignty In The Systematic Discrimination Against Black Freedmen By The Federal Government And Native American Tribes, Terrion L. Williamson

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

This Note concerns the role the government has played in the exclusion of Black Freedmen from Native American nations through its implementation and interpretation of the doctrine of tribal sovereign immunity ("tribal sovereignty" or "tribal immunity"). Part I discusses the background of the Freedmen within the Five Civilized Tribes and provides an overview of the doctrine of tribal sovereign immunity, including its role in the controversy concerning the status of Black Indians. Part II discusses the interpretations given to the doctrine of tribal sovereign immunity by United States courts and executive agencies and the effects of those interpretations on relations …


The Voting Rights Act In Indian Country: South Dakota, A Case Study, Laughlin Mcdonald Jan 2004

The Voting Rights Act In Indian Country: South Dakota, A Case Study, Laughlin Mcdonald

American Indian Law Review

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Eliminating Indian Stereotypes From American Society: Causes And Legal And Societal Solutions, Kim Chandler Johnson, John Terrence Eck Jan 1995

Eliminating Indian Stereotypes From American Society: Causes And Legal And Societal Solutions, Kim Chandler Johnson, John Terrence Eck

American Indian Law Review

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Judicial Reflections Upon The 1973 Uprising At Wounded Knee, Ronald J. Bacigal Jan 1989

Judicial Reflections Upon The 1973 Uprising At Wounded Knee, Ronald J. Bacigal

Law Faculty Publications

This essay presents a view of Wounded Knee from the perspective of federal district judge Robert R. Merhige, Jr., who was part of a judicial task force sent to South Dakota in 1973. Viewing Wounded Knee from the perspective of a trial judge discloses the social forces underlying Wounded Knee and also provides insights into the role of a trial judge in politically sensitive cases.


American Indians And The Bicentennial, Richard B. Collins Jan 1987

American Indians And The Bicentennial, Richard B. Collins

Publications

No abstract provided.