Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 22, no. 1, 2002, pp. 193-206
Description
Book reviews of 12 books:
Native Nations: Cultures and Histories of Native North America by Nancy Bonvillain.
The Place of the Pike (Gnoozhekaaning): A History of the Bay Mills Indian Community by Charles E. Cleland.
Medicine Trail: The Life and Lessons of Gladys Tantaquidgeon by Melissa Jayne Fawcett.
A Feather Not a Gavel: Working Towards Aboriginal Justice by A. C. Hamilton.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 2, Spring, 1987, pp. 97-125
Description
Looks at the evolution of the Cherokee legal system, from traditional blood feuds to a traditional tribal court system. However, the signing of the New Echota Treaty in 1835 saw the return to blood feuds within the Cherokee Nation.
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.