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Hollow Justice: A History of Indigenous Claims in the United States

By David E. Wilkins

Book information

Publisher
Yale University Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9780300186000, 9780300119268, 2013013904
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
315 kB (322368 bytes)
Series
The Henry Roe Cloud on American Indians and Modernity
Pages
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Time added
2022-12-31 22:58:04
Law; Sociology; Nonfiction; LAW070000; LAW110000;

Description

This book, the first of its kind, comprehensively explores Native American claims against the United States government over the past two centuries. Despite the federal government's multiple attempts to redress indigenous claims, a close examination reveals that even when compensatory programs were instituted, Native peoples never attained a genuine sense of justice. David E. Wilkins addresses the important question of what one nation owes another when the balance of rights, resources, and responsibilities have been negotiated through treaties. How does the United States assure that guarantees made to tribal nations, whether through a century old treaty or a modern day compact, remain viable and lasting?

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