In the courts of the conqueror the 10 worst Indian law cases ever decided / Walter R. Echo-Hawk.

Author/creator Echo-Hawk, Walter R.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoGolden, Colo. : Fulcrum Pub.,
Descriptionxiv, 560 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Contents The courts of the conqueror -- A context for understanding Native American issues -- Justice, injustice, and the dark side of Federal Indian Law -- Johnson v. M'Intosh : how the Indians lost legal title to America -- Cherokee Nation v. Georgia : shutting the courthouse doors -- Connors v. United States & Cheyenne Indians : were the Indian wars legal? -- Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock : breaking the treaties -- United States v. Sandoval : rule by guardianship -- In re adoption of John Doe v. Heim : taking the kids -- Wana the Bear v. Community Construction : taking the dead -- Employment Division v. Smith : taking the religion -- Lyng v. Northwest Indian Cemetery Association : taking the holy places -- Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States : confiscating indigenous habitat -- Was genocide legal? -- Reforming the dark side of Federal Indian Law.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [471]-548) and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010009284
ISBN9781936218011 (cloth)