The U. S. Supreme Court's Explication of "Federal Plenary Power:" An Analysis of Case Law Affecting Tribal Sovereignty, 1886-1914
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David E. Wilkins
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 3, Summer, 1994, pp. 349-368
Description
Article defines “plenary power” and examines its roots and use by the United States Government against Indigenous peoples in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.