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A Proposal To The Hanodaganyas To Decolonize Federal Indian Control Law, Robert B. Porter
A Proposal To The Hanodaganyas To Decolonize Federal Indian Control Law, Robert B. Porter
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
In this Article, cast in the form of a letter to President William Jefferson Clinton, Professor Porter argues for the decolonization of federal Indian control law. After detailing the religious and colonialist roots of early Supreme Court decisions dealing with the Indian nations and giving an overview of the evolution of federal Indian policy, Professor Porter argues for the decolonization of federal Indian control law on several grounds: 1. the world community has rejected colonialism policies; 2. federal Indian control law denies basic human rights of self-determination; 3. colonization has partially succeeded in destroying the Indian nations; and 4. decolonization …