The Encyclopedia of Native American Legal Tradition

The Encyclopedia of Native American Legal Tradition
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 423
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ISBN-10 : 9780313008689
ISBN-13 : 031300868X
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Book Synopsis The Encyclopedia of Native American Legal Tradition by : Bruce E. Johansen

Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Native American Legal Tradition written by Bruce E. Johansen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1998-02-24 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrating American Indian law and Native American political and legal traditions, this encyclopedia includes detailed descriptions of nearly two dozen Native American Nations' legal and political systems such as the Iroquois, Cherokee, Choctaw, Navajo, Cheyenne, Creek, Chickasaw, Comanche, Sioux, Pueblo, Mandan, Wyandot, Powhatan, Mikmaq, and Yakima. Although not an Indian law casebook, this work does contain outlines of many major Indian law cases, congressional acts, and treaties. It also contains profiles of individuals important to the evolution of Indian law. This work will be of interest to scholars in several fields, including law, Native American studies, American history, political science, anthropology, and sociology.


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