American Indians and state law : sovereignty, race, and citizenship, 1790-1880 /

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Examines the history of state and territorial policies, laws, and judicial decisions pertaining to Native Americans. This book reveals how states and territories extended their legislative and judicial authority over American Indians during this period. It details how Indians contested the actions o...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rosen, Deborah A., 1955- (Autor)
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2007.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Indians of North America > Legal status, laws, etc. > History.
Indians of North America > Government relations > History.
Citizenship > United States > States > History.
U.S. states > Race relations > History.
States' rights (American politics) > History.
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
Citizenship > U.S. states
Indians of North America > Government relations
Indians of North America > Legal status, laws, etc.
States' rights (American politics)
U.S. states > Race relations
Bürgerrecht
United States
USA
Indianer.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The colonial foundations of Indian policy
  • Tribal sovereignty and state jurisdiction
  • The state sovereignty argument for local regulation
  • Slavery, the law of nations, and racial classification
  • Indians and racial discrimination
  • Debating race, culture, and political status
  • State citizenship by legislative action
  • The politics of Indian citizenship
  • Conclusion: State law and direct rule over Indians
  • Appendix.

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