American Indian Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 4, The California Indians, Autumn, 1989, pp. 409-420
Description
Using California land claims to argue that non-Indigenous witnesses and experts must state their personal assumptions, preconceptions, and definitions when presenting evidence for Indigenous land claim cases.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 28, no. 1, 2008, pp. 175-194
Description
Reviews theories and the issues/problems associated with their application by historians and anthropologist. Focus is on two main, competing theories: Hobsbawmian and constructivist.
Law and History Review, vol. 23, no. 1, Spring, 2005, pp. 95-131
Description
Explains how the concept of terra nullius (empty land) once underway was very difficult to reverse, while in North America the opposite occurred where Aboriginal people were recognized as owners of the land.