The eagle returns : the legal history of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians /

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An absorbing and comprehensive survey, The Eagle Returns: The Legal History of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians shows a group bound by kinship, geography, and language, struggling to reestablish their right to self-governance. Hailing from northwest Lower Michigan, the Grand Tr...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fletcher, Matthew L. M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
Ottawa Indians > Michigan > Grand Traverse Bay Region > History.
Ottawa Indians > Legal status, laws, etc. > Michigan > Grand Traverse Bay Region.
Ottawa Indians > MIchigan > Grand Traverse Bay Region > Government relations.
Ojibwa Indians > Michigan > Grand Traverse Bay Region > History.
Ojibwa Indians > Legal status, laws, etc. > MIchigan > Grand Traverse Bay Region.
Ojibwa Indians > Michigan > Grand Traverse Bay Region > Government relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Ojibwa Indians
Ojibwa Indians > Government relations
Ojibwa Indians > Legal status, laws, etc.
Ottawa Indians
Ottawa Indians > Government relations
Ottawa Indians > Legal status, laws, etc.
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan > History.
Grand Traverse Bay Region (Mich.) > History.
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan
Michigan > Grand Traverse Bay Region
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The story of the 1836 Treaty of Washington
  • The story of the 1855 Treaty of Detroit
  • The story of the dispossession of the Grand Traverse Band land base
  • The story of the federal recognition of the Grand Traverse Band
  • The story of the Grand Traverse Band's treaty rights fight
  • The story of the development of modern tribal law and justice systems
  • The story of the Grand Traverse Band's gaming operations
  • Afterword: Carcieri v. Salazar and the band's future land base.

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