Tribal Sovereignty

Recognize Native American heritage with foundational works on indigenous tribal rights and sovereignty, selected by RCL editors. Resources for College Libraries (RCL) features core titles for academic libraries, curated by Choice/ACRL subject specialists. In Syndetics Unbound, RCL Librarians recommend a selection of the 90,000+ titles available at rclweb.net.

Updated October 1, 2024
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The rights of Indians and tribes : the authoritative ACLU guide to Indian and tribal rights
Pevar, Stephen L.
Paper Book
This informative guide thoroughly discusses the legal powers of Indian tribes; civil and criminal jurisdiction on Indian reservations; Indian hunting, fishing, and water rights; taxation in Indian country; the Indian Civil Rights Act; the Indian Child Welfare Act; and tribal...
Broken landscape Indians, Indian tribes, and the constitution
Pommersheim, Frank.
Ebook
Broken Landscape is a sweeping chronicle of Indian tribal sovereignty under the United States Constitution and the way that legislators have interpreted and misinterpreted tribal sovereignty since the nation's founding. Frank Pommersheim, one of America's leading scholars in Indian tribal law,...
Survivance, sovereignty, and story : teaching American Indian rhetorics
King, Lisa
Paper Book
Focusing on the importance of discussions about sovereignty and of the diversity of Native American communities, Survivance, Sovereignty, and Story offers a variety of ways to teach and write about indigenous North American rhetorics. These essays introduce indigenous...
American Indian politics and the American political system
Wilkins, David E.
Paper Book
Amanda goes through her young life having to survive experiences that nobody should have to. She was always quiet and found it easier to keep to herself, rather than share herself with the world. She struggled with being open and talking to anyone about what was invading her life. In her heart she...
Peace, power, righteousness : an indigenous manifesto
Alfred, Gerald R.
Paper Book
This visionary manifesto, first published in 1999, has significantly improved our understanding of First Nations' issues. Taiaiake Alfred calls for the indigenous peoples of North America to move beyond their 500-year history of pain, loss, and colonization, and move forward to the reality of self...
Indigenous environmental justice
Jarratt-Snider, Karen
Paper Book
This volume clearly distinguishes Indigenous environmental justice (IEJ) from the broader idea of environmental justice (EJ) while offering detailed examples from recent history of environmental injustices that have occurred in Indian Country. With connections to traditional homelands being at...
Unworthy republic : the dispossession of Native Americans and the road to Indian territory
Saunt, Claudio
Paper Book
In May 1830, the United States formally launched a policy to expel Native Americans from the East to territories west of the Mississippi River. Justified as a humanitarian enterprise, the undertaking was to be systematic and rational, overseen by Washington's small but growing bureaucracy. But as...
Recognition, sovereignty struggles, & Indigenous rights in the United States a sourcebook
Den Ouden, Amy E.
Ebook
This engaging collection surveys and clarifies the complex issue of federal and state recognition for Native American tribal nations in the United States. Den Ouden and O'Brien gather focused and teachable essays on key topics, debates, and case studies. Written by leading scholars in the field,...

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