Faith in paper : the ethnohistory and litigation of upper Great Lakes Indian treaties /

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Author / Creator:Cleland, Charles E., 1936-
Imprint:Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2011.
Description:x, 391 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8534700
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Varying Form of Title:Ethnohistory and litigation of upper Great Lakes Indian treaties
Other authors / contributors:Greene, Bruce R.
ISBN:9780472117291 (cloth : alk. paper)
0472117297 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:"Faith in Paper examines the reinstitution of Indian treaty rights in the upper Great Lakes region during the last quarter of the twentieth century, focusing on the treaties and legal cases that together have awakened a new day in Native American sovereignty and established the place of Indian tribes in the modern political landscape. The book discusses the development of Indian treaties in historic time and their social and legal context; specific treaties regarding hunting, fishing, and gathering rights as well as reservation issues; and the impact of treaty litigation on the modern Indian and non-Indian communities of the Great Lakes region. The book is both an important contribution to the scholarship of Indian legal matters and a rich resource for Indians themselves as they strive to retain or regain rights that have eroded over the years"--Provided by publisher.
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Summary:Faith in Paper is about the reinstitution of Indian treaty rights in the Upper Great Lakes region during the last quarter of the 20th century. The book focuses on the treaties and legal cases that together have awakened a new day in Native American sovereignty and established the place of Indian tribes on the modern political landscape. In addition to discussing the historic development of Indian treaties and their social and legal context, Charles E. Cleland outlines specific treaties litigated in modern courts as well as the impact of treaty litigation on the modern Indian and non-Indian communities of the region. Faith in Paper is both an important contribution to the scholarship of Indian legal matters and a rich resource for Indians themselves as they strive to retain or regain rights that have eroded over the years. Charles E. Cleland is Michigan State University Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Curator of Anthropology and Ethnology. He has been an expert witness in numerous Native American land claims and fishing rights cases and written a number of other books on the subject, including Rites of Conquest: The History and Culture of Michigan's Native Americans ; The Place of the Pike (Gnoozhekaaning): A History of the Bay Mills Indian Community ; and (as a contributor) Fish in the Lakes, Wild Rice, and Game in Abundance: Testimony on Behalf of Mille Lacs Ojibwe Hunting and Fishing Rights .<br>
Physical Description:x, 391 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780472117291
0472117297