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Have American Indians Been Written Out Of The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Jessica M. Wiles Jul 2010

Have American Indians Been Written Out Of The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Jessica M. Wiles

Montana Law Review

Written out of RFRA


Keeping The American Indian Rancher On The Land: A Socio-Legal Analysis Of The Rise And The Demise Of American Indian Ranching On The Northern Great Plains, Raymond Cross Jan 2010

Keeping The American Indian Rancher On The Land: A Socio-Legal Analysis Of The Rise And The Demise Of American Indian Ranching On The Northern Great Plains, Raymond Cross

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This article evaluates the phenomenon of Indian ranching from its rise in the late nineteenth century to its potential demise in the early years of the twenty-first century. The article examines the many intertwined factors -- political, economic, cultural, ecological, and spiritual -- that account for Indian ranching's rise, as well as its impending demise. The article asserts that Indian ranching could well have become the Indian-civilizing strategy that helped bridge the vast socioeconomic gulf that existed, and still exists, between the Indian and non-Indian peoples of the northern Great Plains. The article concludes that Indian ranching's impending demise can …