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American Indian Law in a Nutshell

8th Edition
William C. Canby, Jr.
ISBN: 9781685611187
Subject: American Indian Law
Format: Print - Softbound
Page Count: 675
Copyright: 2025 | Status: In Stock
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This guide provides a reliable resource on the federal law of American Indians. Its authoritative text is drawn from primary sources of judicial decisions, statutes, and regulations that comprise the essentials of this complex body of law. The work emphasizes both the historical development of Federal Indian Law, with attention to the shifting governmental policies underlying it, and recent matters such as the evolution of Indian gaming, issues arising under the Indian Child Welfare Act, and the present enforcement of treaty rights. It addresses the policy and law applicable to Alaska Natives but does not deal with Native Hawai’ians.


Imprint: West Academic Publishing
Series: Nutshells
Publication Date: 02/03/2025

William C. Canby, Jr., Arizona State University College of Law

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Updated text throughout, including but not limited to coverage of:

  • Supreme Court and the Indian Child Welfare Act. Haaland v. Brakeen, 143 S.Ct. 1609 (2023).
  • Supreme Court’s surprise for Oklahoma: it is 40% Indian Country. McGirt v. Oklahoma, 140 S.Ct. 2452 (2020).
  • A partial fix for Oklahoma (and all other states): States have jurisdiction of crimes by non-Indians against Indians. Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, 142 S.Ct. 2486 (2023).
  • New limit to federal trust responsibility for tribal water supply. Arizona v. Navajo Nation, 143 S.Ct. 1804 (2023).
  • Tribal officer temporary detention and search of non-Indian offender. United States v. Cooley, 141 S.Ct. 1638 (2021).

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