Zuni and the courts
Subtitle: a struggle for sovereign land rights
By: edited by E. Richard Hart.
Contributors: Hart, E. Richard.
Series: Development of western resources
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Lawrence, Kan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 337
Subjects: Zuni Indians -- Claims.; Zuni Indians -- Land tenure.; Zuni Indians -- History.; Indians of North America -- New Mexico -- Claims.; Indians of North America -- Land tenure -- New Mexico.; Indians of North America -- New Mexico -- History.
Description: Three decades ago - years after most tribes had filed land claims - the Zuni initiated legal battles related to aboriginal claims, rights, and use that few experts thought they could win. Yet by 1991 they had achieved three major victories.

Providing a new overview of these cases and Zuni history, Richard Hart has gathered together essays written by many of those who testified for the Zuni - historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, and scientists - as well as commentary from the tribe's lawyers. The authors simplify the complex nature of the testimony, making it accessible to a wide audience.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.