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 Info | Golden, Colo. : Fulcrum Pub., |
| Description | xiv, 560 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| 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 note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [471]-548) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010009284 |
| ISBN | 9781936218011 (cloth) |