American Indians, American Justice / / Clifford M. Lytle, Vine Deloria.

Baffled by the stereotypes presented by Hollywood and much historical fiction, many other Americans find the contemporary American Indian an enigma. Compounding their confusion is the highly publicized struggle of the contemporary Indian for self-determination, lost land, cultural preservation, and...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©1983
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (280 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • I. American Indians in Historical Perspective
  • 2. Federal Responsibility and Power over Indian Affairs
  • 3. Indian Country
  • 4- The Evolution of Tribal Governments
  • 5. The Indian Judicial System
  • 6. The Role of Attorneys, Advocates, and Legal Interest Groups in the Indian System of Law
  • 7. The Criminal System of justice in Indian Country
  • 8. The Civil System of Justice in Indian Country
  • 9. Public Policy and the Legal Rights of Indians
  • Bibliographic References
  • Index of Cases
  • Index of Topics