Brings together interdisciplinary analysesThis collection brings together for the first time more than 70 scholarlyessays by tribal leaders attorneys legal scho... » 

Brings together interdisciplinary analysesThis collection brings together for the first time more than 70 scholarlyessays by tribal leaders attorneys legal scholars anthropologists andhistorians who illuminate the ambiguities confusion and judicial dilemmas ofAmericas Indian tribes and their members.Special focus on the Indian Bill of RightsThe first four volumes survey the development of Indian legal relationshipswithin their communities and with the U.S. government focusing on the 20thcentury when many legal precedents were set. The primary theme of the essays ison government attempts to make Native Americans fit within a federal legalframework.Examines key points in Native American lawThe last two volumes highlight important themes in Native American law. Thefirst considers cultural and religious freedoms that have resulted in majorlegal confrontations between Native American societies and the federalgovernment. The other examines the various legal nuances of tribal sovereignty. «