Alaska Natives & American Laws [Paperback]

David Case (Author)

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ISBN-10: 1889963089 | ISBN-13: 978-1889963082 | Publication Date: February 1, 2002 | Edition: 2nd

Once again, Case and Voluck have provided the most rigorous and comprehensive presentation of the important laws and concepts in Alaska Native law and policy to date. Thirty years after the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act became law, Alaska Natives are more than ever subject to a dizzying array of laws, statutes, and regulations. This Second Edition provides expanded and up-to-date analyses of ANCSA, the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, and four fields of Alaska Native law and policy: land, human services, subsistence, and self-government. The authors also trace the development of the Alaska Native organizations working to influence and change these policies. Like the first edition, the expanded Alaska Natives and American Laws is the essential reference for anyone working in Native law, policy, or social services, and for scholars and students in law, public policy, environmental studies, and Native American studies.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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About the Author

David Case is recipient of the 1998 Denali Award from the Alaska Federation of Natives for his 25 years of "Dedication and Service to the Alaska Native Community." He was counsel to the Alaska Native Review Commission under Hon. Thomas S. Berger, and was principal author of the Katie John amicus brief for over 20 Alaska Native organizations. He also has nearly 20 years of private practice representing Alaska Native village corporations, tribes, and rural municipalities. He has taught Native law and governance at the University of Alaska in Anchorage and Fairbanks, and conducts tribal court and tribal government training for the National Judicial College and throughout the state.

David Avraham Voluck is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania where he received a bachelor's degree focusing on comparative religion. He then went on to graduate from the North-western School of Law at Lewis & Clark College in 1995 where he received his certificate in environmental and natural resources law and was inducted into the Cornelius Honor Society. He accepted employment with the Sitka Tribe of Alaska as their trust resources attorney and was promoted to Director of the Department of Law and Trust Resources after two and a half years.

 

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 516 pages
• Publisher: University of Alaska Press; 2nd edition (February 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1889963089
• ISBN-13: 978-1889963082
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.9 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #984,836 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Meticulously documented examples of individual court cases, November 14, 2002

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This review is from: Alaska Natives & American Laws (Paperback)

Now in an updated and expanded second edition, Alaska Natives And American Laws by David S. Case and David A. Voluck is a straightforwardly presented and extensively researched listing of American laws and their direct effect on the Native American communities of Alaska. The legal relationships of federal and state governmental laws, statutes, regulations and policies with respect to the indigenous populations of Alaska ranging from aboriginal titles, to a history of native services in Alaska, to Alaska Native claims to self-government and sovereignty. Meticulously documented examples of individual court cases add clarity to this solid and information-laden resource. Alaska Natives And American Laws is a seminal and valued contribution to Native American Studies reference collections.