Introduction -- Sovereignty -- The juridical status of non-Christian polities (to the end of the eighteenth century) -- Aboriginal sovereignty and status in the 'empire(s) of uniformity' -- A history of aboriginal status: the legal recognition of the individual and the group in the 'apparent twilight' -- Intermezzo -- Aboriginal societies and international law: a history of sovereignty, status, and land -- Self-determination -- An overview of the era of aboriginal self-determination: from rights-recognition to rights-integration and -management -- The 'Era of Recognition' during the 1970s and '80s: foundations for a modern jurisprudence -- Moving beyond recognition: aboriginal governance in the turbulent 1990s -- Living together less contentiously: the jurisprudence of reconciliation in the 1990s
Summary
This text describes the encounter between the common law legal system and the tribal peoples of North America and Australasia. It is a history of the role of anglophone law in managing relations between the British settlers and indigenous peoples from colonial foundation to the end of the 20th century
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 612-645) and index