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Fragile Gains: Two Centuries Of Canadian And United States Policy Toward Indians, Ralph W. Johnson
Fragile Gains: Two Centuries Of Canadian And United States Policy Toward Indians, Ralph W. Johnson
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The United States and Canada share a common history in their policies toward and legal treatment of the Native Americans that historically have occupied both countries. The Royal Proclamation of 1763 established a policy of recognizing Aboriginal title and treating with Indians that was binding on the colonies that preceded both countries, and influenced both governments in later dealings with tribes. Assimilationist themes are evident as well in the national policy toward Indians in both countries. Nevertheless, historically and in the present, national policies and laws of the two governments can be contrasted. This Article sets forth a detailed comparison …
Tribal Jurisdiction Over Indian Children: Mississippi Band Of Choctaw Indians V. Holyfield, Diane Allbaugh
Tribal Jurisdiction Over Indian Children: Mississippi Band Of Choctaw Indians V. Holyfield, Diane Allbaugh
American Indian Law Review
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United States V. Renville: The Unsettling Condition Of The Settled Law Applying The Assimilated Crimes Act To Indians, Sharon Womack Doty
United States V. Renville: The Unsettling Condition Of The Settled Law Applying The Assimilated Crimes Act To Indians, Sharon Womack Doty
American Indian Law Review
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Criminal Jurisdiction Over Nonmember Indians: The Legal Void After Duro V. Reina, Douglas B. Cubberley
Criminal Jurisdiction Over Nonmember Indians: The Legal Void After Duro V. Reina, Douglas B. Cubberley
American Indian Law Review
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Survey Of Civil Jurisdiction In Indian Country 1990, Sandra Hansen Esq.
Survey Of Civil Jurisdiction In Indian Country 1990, Sandra Hansen Esq.
American Indian Law Review
No abstract provided.
To Feel The Summer In The Spring: The Treaty Fishing Rights Of The Wisconsin Chippewa, Charles F. Wilkinson
To Feel The Summer In The Spring: The Treaty Fishing Rights Of The Wisconsin Chippewa, Charles F. Wilkinson
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In this Article, adapted from his Oliver Rundell Lecture delivered at the University of Wisconsin Law School in April 1990, Professor Charles Wilkinson explores the historical and contemporary conflict arising out of the Chippewa people's assertion of nineteenth century treaty fishing rights. A key to comprehending the Chippewa's position is a realization that they are governments whose sovereign rights predate the United States Constitution and are preserved in federal treaties and statutes. The Chippewa's survival as a people depends upon a recognition of their sovereign prerogatives, an understanding of their history, a respect for their dignity and a just application …