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Table des matières
Introduction: Paradigms for Behavior1. National Mythologies and American Indians2. Treaties as Sacred Texts3. Treaties as Connections4. Treaties as Stories5. Treaties as ConstitutionsConclusion: Understanding American Indian Treaty Visions of Law and PeaceNotesIndex
A propos de l'auteur
Robert A. Williams, Jr., is Professor of Law and American Indian Studies at the University of Arizona. A member of the Lumbee Indian tribe of North Carolina, he is author of the award-winning The American Indian in Western LegalThought (1990).
Résumé
This readable, yet sophisticated, survey of treaty-making, details how Indians tried to forge a new society with whites on the frontier. The author argues that Native Americans were active participants in shaping the US's legal culture.