Indigenous Law & Policy Center Occasional Paper Series
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper ; 2010-01
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erin Oliver
Peter Vicaire
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper
Description
Looks at the three points of law concerning the Supreme Court's Carcieri decision which concerned taking lands into trust for Indian tribes federally recognized in 1934 when the IRA (Indian Reorganizaiton Act) was passed.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 22, no. 2, 1998, pp. 1-69
Description
Historical overview of sovereignty, self-determination and rights issues and suggests engaging in processes that will force acknowledgement by states of Indigenous rights.
Presents a study looking into educational provisions for Michigan Native Americans contained within treaties made between the United States and the Anishinaabe Three Fires Confederacy governments.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 22, no. 1, 1998, pp. 117-136
Description
Anticipating the passage of the 1994 Death Valley National Monument Act, the Timbisha Shoshone passed a resolution calling for the establishment of 160,000 acres of reservation land, located both inside and near the Death Valley National Park.
Discusses the increase in tourism the movie has brought to the town of Forks, Washington and the near by Quileute Indian Reservation and the appropriation of tribal cultural property.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 25, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 107-124
Description
Book reviews of:
The Third Space of Sovereignty: The Postcolonial Politics of U.S.–Indigenous Relations by Kevin Bruyneel.
American Indians and State Law: Sovereignty, Race, and Citizenship, 1790–1880 by Deborah A. Rosen.
Sovereign Subjects: Indigenous Sovereignty Matters edited by Aileen Moreton-Robinson.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 25, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 107-124
Description
Book reviews of:
The Third Space of Sovereignty: The Postcolonial Politics of U.S.–Indigenous Relations by Kevin Bruyneel.
American Indians and State Law: Sovereignty, Race, and Citizenship, 1790–1880 by Deborah A. Rosen.
Sovereign Subjects: Indigenous Sovereignty Matters edited by Aileen Moreton-Robinson.
American Indian Law Review, vol. 23, 1998-1999, pp. 497-503
Description
Discussion of legal issues arising from various cases including, the Oliphant decision that concluded that Indian Nations do not have jurisdiction over non-Indians in criminal cases.