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American Indians, American justice / by Vine Deloria, Jr. and Clifford M. Lytle.

Title
American Indians, American justice / by Vine Deloria, Jr. and Clifford M. Lytle.
Author
Deloria, Vine
Publication
Austin : University of Texas Press, c1983.

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Lytle, Clifford M.
Description
xiii, 262 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
Describes classic indictment of mistreatment of Indian peoples.
Subject
  • Courts > United States
  • Indian courts
  • Indians of North America > Legal status, laws, etc
Note
  • Includes indexes.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. [247]-249.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction -- American Indians in historical perspective -- Federal responsibility and power over Indian affairs -- Indian country -- The evolution of tribal governments -- The Indian judicial system -- The role of attorneys, advocates, and legal interest groups in the Indian system of law -- The criminal system of justice in Indian country -- The civil system of justice in Indian country -- Public policy and the legal rights of Indians -- Bibliographic references -- Index of cases -- Index of topics.
ISBN
  • 0292738331 :
  • 029273834X (pbk.) :
LCCN
^^^83006975^
OCLC
  • 9413053
  • SCSB-10347690
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Harvard Library