TY - BOOK AU - Canby,William C. TI - American Indian law in a nutshell T2 - West nutshell series SN - 9780314195197 AV - KF8205.Z9 C36 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - St. Paul, MN PB - West KW - Indians of North America KW - Legal status, laws, etc N1 - Includes index; Introduction -- Historical overview of federal Indian law and policy -- The special relationship between the federal government and the tribes -- Indian tribal governments -- Indian tribal sovereignty -- Indian treaties -- Criminal and civil jurisdiction in Indian country -- Public Law 280: a federal grant of jurisdiction to the states -- Taxation and regulation in Indian country -- Indian gaming -- Individual rights and Indian law -- Indian lands -- Alaska natives -- Indian water rights -- Indian hunting and fishing rights ER -