Native American Law: Casebook & Recommended Resources

One copy of this casebook is available in the first-floor Reserve collection. This casebook circulates for two hours (in-library use). A student can renew this casebook if no one else has requested it.
Following the introductory chapter, this casebook contains three parts:
Part One: The History of Federal Indian Law and Policy
Part Two: Federal Indian Law and Policy in Contemporary Perspective
Part Three: The Frontiers of Indigenous Peoples' Rights

One print copy of this nutshell is available in the first-floor Reserve collection.

BLS Library provides one digital copy. It circulates for 24 hours. (Vendor EBC does not permit two-hour loans.) In the SARA catalog record for Indian Law Stories, click: ACCESS ONLINE VERSION - (EBSCO).
Excerpt from this book's Introduction: The stories "assembled in this volume provide dramatic insight into conflicts over sovereignty and property that have marked the relationship between the United States and [Native] nations for over two centuries."
Contents:
Introduction
Part I. Law and the Legitimization of American Colonialism:
Chapter 1: The Judicial Conquest of Native America: The Story of Johnson v. M’Intosh
Chapter 2: The Tribal Struggle for Indian Sovereignty: The Story of the Cherokee Cases
Chapter 3: Water, Legal Rights, and Actual Consequences: The Story of Winters v. United States
Chapter 4: Who Is an Indian? The Story of United States v. Sandoval
Part II. The Legal Foundation and the Instruments of Empire:
Chapter 5: The Distorted History that Gave Rise to the “So Called” Plenary Power Doctrine: The Story of United States v. Kagama
Chapter 6: The Apex of Congress’ Plenary Power over Indian Affairs: The Story of Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock
Chapter 7: Erasing Indian Country: The Story of Tee–Hit–Ton Indians v. United States
Chapter 8: Mark the Plumber v. Tribal Empire, or Non–Indian Anxiety v. Tribal Sovereignty?: The Story of Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe
Chapter 9: A Step Backward in the Government’s Representation of Tribes: The Story of Nevada v. United States
Chapter 10: Property, Power, and American “Justice”: The Story of United States v. Dann
Part III. Confronting Political and Cultural Autonomy in a Nation of Nations:
Chapter 11: Sheep, Sovereignty, and the Supreme Court: The Story of Williams v. Lee
Chapter 12: What’s Race Got to Do With It?: The Story of Morton v. Mancari
Chapter 13: How a $147 County Tax Notice Helped Bring Tribes More Than $200 Billion in Indian Gaming Revenue: The Story of Bryan v. Itasca County
Chapter 14: Three Stories in One: The Story of Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez
Chapter 15: Challenging the Narrative of Conquest: The Story of Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association
Chapter 16: Beating a Path of Retreat from Treaty Rights and Tribal Sovereignty: The Story of Montana v. United States
Chapter 17: Aboriginal Title in the Canadian Legal System: The Story of Delgamuukw v. British Columbia
Biographies of Indian Law Stories Contributors

One print copy of this book is available in the first-floor Reserve collection.
Excerpt from Rowman & Littlefield's book description: "In clear and straightforward language, Justin B. Richland and Sarah Deer discuss the history and structure of [T]ribal justice systems; the scope of criminal and civil jurisdictions; and the various means by which the integrity of [T]ribal [C]ourts is maintained."