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Federal Preemption: A Roadmap For The Application Of Tribal Law In State Courts, Jackie Gardina Jan 2010

Federal Preemption: A Roadmap For The Application Of Tribal Law In State Courts, Jackie Gardina

American Indian Law Review

This article contends that state courts are not necessarily free to apply state law when the courts are exercising concurrent adjudicative jurisdiction with tribal courts. Instead, Indian law principles of preemption direct state courts to apply tribal law in certain cases. A guiding principle emerges from the preemption analysis: if a tribe has legislative jurisdication over the dispute, tribal law must ordinarily be applied. In these instances, a state's laws, including its choice-of-law rules, are preempted by federal common law because their application interferes with the federal government's and the tribes' interest in promoting tribal self-government, including the tribes' ability …


When Canons Go To War In Indian Country, Guess Who Wins? Barrett V. United States: Tax Canons And Canons Of Construction In The Federal Taxation Of American Indians, John Lentz Jan 2010

When Canons Go To War In Indian Country, Guess Who Wins? Barrett V. United States: Tax Canons And Canons Of Construction In The Federal Taxation Of American Indians, John Lentz

American Indian Law Review

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The Conflict Between State Tests Of Tribal Entity Immunity And The Congressional Policy Of Indian Self-Determination, Aaron F.W. Meek Jan 2010

The Conflict Between State Tests Of Tribal Entity Immunity And The Congressional Policy Of Indian Self-Determination, Aaron F.W. Meek

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.


Just Say No (To American Capitalism): Why American Indians Should Reject The Model Tribal Secured Transactions Act And Other Attempts To Promote Economic Assimilation, Aaron Drue Johnson Jan 2010

Just Say No (To American Capitalism): Why American Indians Should Reject The Model Tribal Secured Transactions Act And Other Attempts To Promote Economic Assimilation, Aaron Drue Johnson

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.


Native Hawaiians And The Ceded Lands Trust: Applying Self-Determination As An Alternative To The Equal Protection Analysis, R. Hōkūlei Lindsey Jan 2010

Native Hawaiians And The Ceded Lands Trust: Applying Self-Determination As An Alternative To The Equal Protection Analysis, R. Hōkūlei Lindsey

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals' Enforcement Of The Fair Labor Standards Act In Solis V. Matheson: A Discussion Of Laws Of General Applicability And Their Impact On Tribal Sovereignty And Independence, Doug Nix Jan 2010

The Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals' Enforcement Of The Fair Labor Standards Act In Solis V. Matheson: A Discussion Of Laws Of General Applicability And Their Impact On Tribal Sovereignty And Independence, Doug Nix

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.


Displacing The Judiciary: Customary Law And The Threat Of A Defensive Tribal Council: A Book Review Of Raymond D. Austin, Navajo Courts And Navajo Common Law: A Tradition Of Tribal Self-Governance (2009), Ezra Rosser Jan 2010

Displacing The Judiciary: Customary Law And The Threat Of A Defensive Tribal Council: A Book Review Of Raymond D. Austin, Navajo Courts And Navajo Common Law: A Tradition Of Tribal Self-Governance (2009), Ezra Rosser

American Indian Law Review

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Defining Indian Status For The Purpose Of Federal Criminal Jurisdiction, Katharine C. Oakley Jan 2010

Defining Indian Status For The Purpose Of Federal Criminal Jurisdiction, Katharine C. Oakley

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.


Values In Transition: The Chiricahua Apache From 1886-1914, John W. Ragsdale Jr. Jan 2010

Values In Transition: The Chiricahua Apache From 1886-1914, John W. Ragsdale Jr.

American Indian Law Review

Law confirms but seldom determines the course of a society. Values and beliefs, instead, are the true polestars, incrementally implemented by the laws, customs, and policies. The Chiricahua Apache, a tribal society of hunters, gatherers, and raiders in the mountains and deserts of the Southwest, were squeezed between the growing populations and economies of the United States and Mexico. Raiding brought response, reprisal, and ultimately confinement at the loathsome San Carlos Reservation. Though most Chiricahua submitted to the beginnings of assimilation, a number of the hardiest and least malleable did not. Periodic breakouts, wild raids through New Mexico and Arizona, …


Wind-Energy Ventures In Indian Country: Fashioning A Functional Problem, Crystal D. Masterson Jan 2010

Wind-Energy Ventures In Indian Country: Fashioning A Functional Problem, Crystal D. Masterson

American Indian Law Review

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The Evolution Of The Applicability Of Erisa To Indian Tribes: We May Finally Have Congressional Intent, But It's Still Flawed, Alicia K. Crawford Jan 2010

The Evolution Of The Applicability Of Erisa To Indian Tribes: We May Finally Have Congressional Intent, But It's Still Flawed, Alicia K. Crawford

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.


Another Blow To Tribal Sovereignty: A Look At Cross-Jurisdictional Law-Enforcement Agreements Between Indian Tribes And Local Communities, Andrew G. Hill Jan 2010

Another Blow To Tribal Sovereignty: A Look At Cross-Jurisdictional Law-Enforcement Agreements Between Indian Tribes And Local Communities, Andrew G. Hill

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.


Worcester V. Georgia: A Breakdown In The Separation Of Powers, Matthew L. Sundquist Jan 2010

Worcester V. Georgia: A Breakdown In The Separation Of Powers, Matthew L. Sundquist

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.