Tar Creek: The Quapaw Tribe, the EPA, and Tribal Self-Determination, 1980–2010

Author examines the way that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) managed the clean-up of mining pollution on Quapaw land at the Tar Creek mine site; outlines frameworks of historic case law and contemporary sovereignty agreements, critically analyses the EPA’s process and its failure to recognize Quapaw sovereignty and self-determination within these contexts. References: Clean Water Act (CWA, 1972) Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA, 1974) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA, 1976) Clean Air Act (CAA, 1977) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, 1980) The Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 Indian Education Act of 1972 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 Executive Order No. 13,175 Fletcher v. Peck (1810) Johnson v. McIntosh (1823) Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831) Worcester v. Georgia (1832) Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council (1984) State of Washington, Department of Ecology v. United States Environmental Protection Agency (1985)
Author/Creator
Raymond Anthony Nolan
Open Access
No
Primary Source
No
Citation
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 33, no. 1, Spring, 2018, pp. 70-86
Publication Date
2018
Subjects
Law & Justice » Case Law
Rights » Sovereignty
Government » United States Government
Law & Justice » Legislation, Bills, Treaties, Agreements
Rights » Political Process
Science & Technology » Environment
Government » Self-Government
Rights » Land Rights
Location
United States
United States » Oklahoma
Resource Type
Articles -- Scholarly, peer reviewed
Format
Text -- PDF
Text -- HTML
Language
English
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