A lawyer in Indian country a memoir / Alvin J. Ziontz ; foreword by Charles Wilkinson.

Author/creator Ziontz, Alvin J.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoSeattle : University of Washington Press,
Descriptionxviii, 300 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Contents The road to Neah Bay -- The road to Neah Bay begins in Chicago -- The University of Chicago, the army, and Seattle -- Becoming a lawyer -- Seven years of lawyering in West Seattle -- Creating a law firm -- Indian fishing rights : joining the struggle -- The Makahs -- Recovering lost property : Ozette, Tatoosh, and Waadah -- The Lummi Tribe -- Indian fishing rights : eighty years of suppression, twenty years of confrontation -- The big bang : U.S. v. Washington begins -- U.S. v. Washington : the trial -- U.S. v. Washington : closing arguments and Judge Boldt's decision -- The U.S. Supreme Court has the last word : consequences of the Boldt decision -- The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation -- The Northern Cheyennes fight strip-mining -- The Northern Cheyennes and the Hollowbreast case -- The Oliphant case : a setback for tribal government -- Writing about the Indian Civil Rights Act -- Leaving law for academia -- A firm of tribal attorneys -- Representing fishermen of the Alaska Peninsula -- The Mille Lacs Band of Chippewas -- The Wanda Boswell case -- The Northern Arapaho Tribe -- Photographing the Northern Cheyennes -- The Makah whale hunt -- A life in being.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 281-283) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009010167
ISBN9780295989358 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0295989351 (hbk. : alk. paper)

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