Synopses & Reviews
Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-258) and index.
About the Author
N. Bruce Duthu, an internationally recognized scholar on Native American law, is the vice dean of academic affairs and professor of law at Vermont Law School, as well as a member of the United Houma Indian Nation.
Table of Contents
PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART ONE: INDIAN TRIBES AS GOVERNMENTS -- THE DIGNITY OF TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS -- 1978--A WATERSHED YEAR IN INDIAN LAW -- CREEPING CONSTITUTIONALISM FROM THE TEMPLE -- PART TWO: TRIBAL HOMELANDS -- IDENTIFYING THE CONTOURS OF INDIAN COUNTRY -- STEWARDS OF THE NATURAL WORLD -- REVITALIZING TRIBAL ECONOMIES -- PART THREE: ACCOMMODATING THE FIRST SOVEREIGNS -- INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND TRIBAL COMMUNAL INTERESTS -- A QUESTION OF INSTITUTIONAL FIT -- PART FOUR: FOUNDATIONS FOR RESPECTFUL CO-EXISTENCE -- AVOIDING MISTAKES OF THE PAST -- CONVENTIONS ON TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY -- CONCLUSION.