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The eagle returns the legal history of the Grand Traverse band of Ottawa and Chippewa indians
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An absorbing and comprehensive survey, The Eagle Returns: The Legal History of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians shows a group bound by kinship,geography, and language, struggl...
An absorbing and comprehensive survey, The Eagle Returns: The Legal History of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians shows a group bound by kinship,geography, and language, struggling to reestablish their right to self-governance. Hailing from northwest Lower Michigan, the Grand Traverse Band has become a well-known national leader in advancing Indian treaty rights, gaming, and land rights, while simultaneously creating and developing a nationally honored indigenous tribal justice system. This book will serve as a valuable reference for policymakers, lawyers, and Indian peopl
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- Creator
- Matthew L.M. Fletcher
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2012
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (271 p.)
- ISBNs
- 1609170040, 9781628961218, 9781609170042, 9781628951219, 1628951214, 9781611860221, 1611860229, 162896121X
- OCLC
- ocn706804015, ocn775866692
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- Contents; Introduction; 1. The Story of the 1836 Treaty of Washington; 2. The Story of the 1855 Treaty of Detroit; 3. The Story of the Dispossession of the Grand Traverse Band Land Base; 4. The Story of the Federal Recognition of the Grand Traverse Band; 5. The Story of the Grand Traverse Band's Treaty Rights Fight; 6. The Story of the Development of Modern Tribal Law and Justice Systems; 7. The Story of the Grand Traverse Band's Gaming Operations; Afterword: Carcieri v. Salazar and the Band's Future Land Base; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Subjects
- Ottawa Indians -- Michigan -- Grand Traverse Bay Region -- History.
- Ottawa Indians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Michigan -- Grand Traverse Bay Region.
- Ottawa Indians -- Michigan -- Grand Traverse Bay Region -- Government relations.
- Ojibwa Indians -- Michigan -- Grand Traverse Bay Region -- History.
- Ojibwa Indians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Michigan -- Grand Traverse Bay Region.
- Ojibwa Indians -- Michigan -- Grand Traverse Bay Region -- Government relations.
- Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan -- History.
- Grand Traverse Bay Region (Mich.) -- History.