American Indian Sovereignty and Law ─ An Annotated Bibliography

Davies and Clow (both Native American studies, U. of Montana) cite and summarize books and articles relating to the complex and shifting relationships between the recognition of tribal sovereignty, Indian law of the US and state governments, and tribal law. Among the topical chapters are 19th-century removal and resettlement, 20th-century activist and reformers, federal and state courts, law enforcement agencies, land law and property rights, peyote and the Native American Church, cultural items and ancestral remains, voting and lobbying, agriculture and livestock, mineral and oil rights and environmental issues, family law and the Indian Child Welfare Act, timber resources, economic development and labor relations, 20th-century policy and lawsuits regarding education, womens rights and issues, and Alaska natives. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Wade Davies is associate professor and chair of the Native American Studies Department at the University of Montana.

Richmond Clow is professor in the Department of Native American Studies at the University of Montana.