In this title, a historical examination of the relationship between Indians and the United States Constitution is undertaken. The authors examine all sections of the Constitution that explicitly and implicitly apply to Native Americans and discuss how they have been interpreted and applied from the early republic up to the present. They argue that the Constitution does not provide any legal rights for Native Americans an that the treaty-making process should govern relations between Indian nations and the federal government.
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Prominent American Indian activist Deloria, a Standing Rock Sioux, joins with Wilkins (American Indian studies and political science, Univ. of Minnesota) to deliver a shocking indictment of American constitutional law as it regards American Indians. In tracing Euro-American relations with Indians from the "discovery" of the New World to the present day, the authors demonstrate that legal and political definitions of Indian sovereignty and rights have been, and still are, incoherent and inconsiderate. As a result, the brief mentions of Indians in the U.S. Constitution have not been adequately defined in legal or moral terms, and no one has considered how current Indian nations fit into the American constitutional framework. The authors' structured discussion works well. But while theirs is a much-needed historical work, it misses being a thorough legal analysis of the many U.S. Supreme Court decisions that have stripped away even the slimmest constitutional guarantees. A very readable popular work that is perhaps not best suited for legal research.
-Steven Anderson, Gordon Feinblatt Rothman Hoffberger & Hollander, Towson, MD
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
-Steven Anderson, Gordon Feinblatt Rothman Hoffberger & Hollander, Towson, MD
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"This book is unique in its thorough analysis of the entire Constitution as it relates to Indian tribes." oRebecca Tsosie, Professor of Law and Executive Director of the Indian Legal Program, Arizona State University
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
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A good starting place for the interested novice,
By Robert J Gagnon (Marquette MI) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tribes, Treaties, and Constitutional Tribulations (Paperback)
This book is a good starting place for those just entering the world of Tribal Law. This a college freshman level book. Not for heavy-duty legal scholars. I like it because it shows the clear lineage of Treaties, the Constitution, and key US Supreme Court decisions from the earliest days (Colonial days) to now.
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