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Aboriginal Title In The Canadian Legal System: The Story Of Delgamuukw V. British Columbia, Robert T. Anderson

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Canada is grappling with legal issues surrounding indigenous property rights on a scale not seen in the United States since the mid-nineteenth century. Fundamental questions of fairness and justice related to indigenous peoples’ property rights are in flux in the province of British Columbia–an area the size of the states of California, Oregon, and Washington combined. The recognition of aboriginal rights in the Canadian Constitution in 1982 and recent judicial developments made it clear to the provincial government that nearly the entire province may be subject to aboriginal title claims. Consequently, the aboriginal nations and B.C. government have embarked on …

Preface, William H. Rodgers Jr.

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In the 2006-07 term, the U.S. Supreme Court gave us a flood of new thought on the topic of environmental law.

Too bad.

[Addresses cases interpreting the Clean Water Act, the Superfund law, the Clean Air Act, and the Endangered Species Act. In the Summer 2008 Pocket Part for Volume 1.]

Indian Law Research In Washington, Penny A. Hazelton

Chapters in Books

1. Introduction
2. Federal Indian Policy
3. Indian Law Terminology
4. Scope of Federal, Tribal, and State Power over Indians
5. Practitioner's Checklist
6. Research Tools
7. Conclusion
8. Washington State Tribal Directory
9. Basic Rules of Jurisdiction in Indian Country (Criminal)