Tribal Sovereignty Past and Present.

Mertz, Gayle

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ERIC Number: EJ460370

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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ISSN: ISSN-0147-8648

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Tribal Sovereignty Past and Present.

Mertz, Gayle

Update on Law-Related Education, v16 n2 p20-21 Spr-Sum 1992

Presents a lesson on American Indian tribal sovereignty. Discusses the concept of sovereignty as it developed in the United States. Describes three Supreme Court decisions that established (1) Indian tribes were sovereign before European contact and (2) some sovereign powers were restricted after the United States was established. Includes a chart of criminal jurisdiction in Indian country. (DK)

Descriptors: American Indian History, American Indians, Criminal Law, Federal Indian Relationship, History Instruction, Law Related Education, Secondary Education, Tribal Sovereignty, Tribes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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