Disputes over Native American gambling, economic development, land and treaty rights, and civil and criminal jurisdiction all come down to one thing: sovereignty. The fact that Native American nations have supreme authority over their affairs has spurred legal controversies from the Cherokee removal crisis of the 1830s to the Indian gaming issues of today.
Bryan H. Wildenthal is associate professor of law and director of the Center for Law and Social Justice at Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, CA.
"Recommended. General readers and college students of all levels." - Choice "[W]ritten for Indian and non-Indian students who are interested in understanding Indian life and as a general reference for law students and lawyers ... This work should be required reading in order to develop a basic understanding of the historical basis of Indian sovereignty and the legal issues that have in the past threatened and continue to threaten Indian nations." - American Reference Books Annual
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