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Author Rosen, Deborah A., 1955- author.

Title American Indians and state law : sovereignty, race, and citizenship, 1790-1880 / Deborah A. Rosen
Published Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 340 pages)
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Contents 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
Summary 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 of states and asserted tribal sovereignty
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-325) and index
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Subject 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.
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2007021326
ISBN 9780803209893
0803209894
9786611092313
6611092315