The Seminole nation of Oklahoma
Subtitle: a legal history
By: L. Susan Work ; foreword by Lindsay G. Robertson.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: American Indian law and policy series -- v. 4
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Norman
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9780806140896
Subjects: Seminole Indians -- Oklahoma -- History -- 20th century; Seminole Indians -- Oklahoma -- Government relations; Seminole Indians -- Oklahoma -- Legal status, laws, etc; Seminole Indians -- Oklahoma -- Politics and government -- 20th century; Seminole Indians -- Land tenure -- Oklahoma -- History; Tribal government -- Oklahoma -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Forces of federal law in Indian territory, 1831-1898; title: Road to statehood : the impact of federal allotment legislation, 1897-1907; title: Federal stranglehold on Seminole lands and minerals, 1904-2002; title: Overview of Seminole claims cases against the United States, 1929-1990; title: Endeavoring to persevere : continuance of Seminole government, 1906-1968; title: Seminole nation constitution, 1964-1969; title: New beginnings : administrations of chiefs Terry Walker (1969-1972), Floyd Harjo (1972-1973), and Edwin Tanyan; title: Self-determination and dissent : administrations of chiefs Richmond Tiger 1977-1978), Tom Palmer (1978-1981), and James Milam; title: Reconstruction and resource development: administrations of chiefs Edwin Tanyan (1985-1989) and Jerry G. Haney.