An Unbroken Chain of Injustice: The Dawes Act, Native American Trusts, and Cobell v. Salazar

Discussion on the injustice of the federal government's actions regarding Indian land rights and the class action lawsuit regarding the federal government’s failure to fulfill its fiduciary duty for assets held in trust by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Author/Creator
Armen H. Merjian
Open Access
Yes
Primary Source
No
Citation
Gonzaga Law Review, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 609-658
Publication Date
2011
Subjects
Government » United States Government » Policy
Government » Fiduciary Obligations
Law & Justice » Human Rights
Law & Justice » Legislation, Bills, Treaties, Agreements
Rights » Political Process
First Nations, Tribes, Reserves
Law & Justice » Case Law
Government » United States Government
Government » United States Government » Bureau of Indian Affairs
Rights » Land Rights
Location
United States
United States » Montana
United States » South Dakota
Resource Type
Articles -- General
Format
Text -- PDF
Language
English
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