CHAPTER THREE The Crucible of Sovereignty: Tribal Courts, Legitimacy, and the Jurisdictional Backdrop

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents IX
3. Acknowledgments XI
4. Introduction: Why Indian Tribes and Indian Law Matter 1
5. PART ONE Different Roots, Different Branches: The Cultural and Legal Setting
6. Introduction 7
7. CHAPTER ONE The Reservation as Place 11
8. CHAPTER TWO The Colonized Context Federal Indian Law and Tribal Aspiration 37
9. PART TWO Justice, Liberation, and Struggle: Tribal Courts and Tribal Sovereignty
10. Introduction 57
11. CHAPTER THREE The Crucible of Sovereignty: Tribal Courts, Legitimacy, and the Jurisdictional Backdrop 61
12. CHAPTER FOUR Liberation, Dreams, and Hard Work: A View of Tribal Court Jurisprudence 99
13. PART THREE Issues in the Western Landscape: A Regional Perspective
14. Introduction 137
15. CHAPTER FIVE Tribal-State Relations: Hope for the Future? 141
16. CHAPTER SIX Economic Development in Indian Country 162
17. Conclusion: A Geography of Hope 189
18. Notes 201
19. Index 259