| #2964535 in Books | 2012-06-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.25 x6.25 x.50l,.90 | File type: PDF | 244 pages||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| A great book for a presentation of the multi-faceted issues in tribal communities|By C Pierce|The information in this book is presented well. The authors provide excellent statistical information and overviews of specific issues in Indian country. The book points out the impact the federal law, Public Law 280, has on the Indian tribes and their communities. "PL 280 impacts 51%||''The authors carefully and clearly explain the interaction of a complex overlay of cultures and legal systems. They also clearly explain their methodologies and interview individuals about their experiences in the legal system. This book would be appropriate
The policy of forced assimilation, called ''termination,'' that Congress pressed upon Native Americans in the 1950s brought state criminal jurisdiction to more than half of all Indian reservations for the first time in American history. The law that accomplished most of this shift from a combination of tribal and federal control to state control is widely known as Public Law 280. Tribes did not consent to the new and alien forms of criminal justice, and the federal gover...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Captured Justice: Native Nations and Public Law 280 | Duane Champagne, Carole Goldberg. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.
