American Indians and the law / N. Bruce Duthu.

Indian tribes have a legal status unique among America's racial and ethnic groups: they are also sovereign governments that engage in governmental relations with Congress. The self-rule of Native tribes long predates the founding of the United States, and that peculiar status has led to legal and po...

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Main Author:	Duthu, N. Bruce
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Viking, 2008.
Series:	Penguin library of American Indian history.
Subjects:	Federally recognized Indigenous tribes. Indigenous peoples of North America > Law and legislation. Indigenous peoples of North America > Politics and government.
Physical Description:	xxx, 270 pages ; 20 cm.
Format:	Book