Title: American Indian law in a nutshell /
Authors: Canby, William C., 1931-
Publisher: West,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Indians of North America Legal status, laws, etc.
Contents: Introduction -- Historical overview of federal Indian law and policy -- The special relationship between the federal government and the tribes -- Indian tribal governments -- Indian tribal sovereignty -- Indian treaties -- Criminal and civil jurisdiction in Indian country -- Public Law 280: a federal grant of jurisdiction to the states -- Taxation and regulation in Indian country -- Indian gaming -- Individual rights and Indian law -- Indian lands -- Alaska natives -- Indian water rights -- Indian hunting and fishing rights.