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Cases and Materials on Federal Indian Law 8th Edition David H. Getches ISBN 9781647086329

Federal Indian Law, Eighth Edition provides comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of this dynamic and evolving field, incorporating recent Supreme Court jurisprudence as well as significant statutory and regulatory developments. Major updates include judicial and legislative expansions of tribal jurisdiction, reaffirmation of the Indian Child Welfare Act, and legal responses to domestic violence in Indian Country and the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People. The Eighth Edition also addresses efforts to protect treaty-based water rights in the context of climate change and examines the shifting availability of federal funding for tribal governments across changing presidential administrations.

The book retains its strong foundation in the history of federal Indian law and policy, including the medieval origins of the Doctrine of Discovery and the successive eras of Indian law leading to the modern emphasis on self-determination and human rights.

Coverage includes the federal–tribal relationship; tribal property rights; tribal sovereignty and jurisdiction; tribal justice systems; Indigenous religion and culture; water and treaty rights; the legal status of Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians; and international and comparative perspectives. The text also incorporates global Indigenous rights frameworks, including the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Benefits for Professors and Students:

• Updated analysis of Supreme Court, legislative, and regulatory developments

• Balanced treatment of historical foundations and contemporary legal challenges

• In-depth coverage of tribal sovereignty, jurisdiction, and self-determination

• Integration of domestic and international Indigenous rights perspectives

Cases and Materials on Federal Indian Law 8th Edition David H. Getches ISBN 9781647086329, 978-1647086329 & 9780314150325

Authors:
David H. Getches
Charles F. Wilkinson
Robert A. Williams
Jr.
Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Kristen A. Carpenter
Wenona T. Singel