Native Liberty: Natural Reason and Cultural Survivance (review)

[...] Vizenor's critique is exactly what the US Supreme Court has been telling Indian nations for decades: that federal Indian law and policy has created enough space for tribal sovereignty to exist, and that space does not include economic advantages over non- Indians. The judge, surprised by...

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Published in:Studies in American Indian literatures 2011, Vol.23 (4), p.133-136
Main Author: Fletcher, Matthew L. M
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Courts
Federal court decisions
Federal Legislation
Freedom
Gossip
Government (Administrative Body)
Leaders
Native literature
Native North Americans
Oral tradition
Sovereignty
Treaties
Tribal Sovereignty
Vizenor, Gerald Robert (1934- )
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Summary:[...] Vizenor's critique is exactly what the US Supreme Court has been telling Indian nations for decades: that federal Indian law and policy has created enough space for tribal sovereignty to exist, and that space does not include economic advantages over non- Indians. The judge, surprised by Aubid's caustic reaction to being told that his recounting of oral tradition was inadmissible hearsay, allowed him to testify after Aubid pointed to the law books strewn around the courtroom and demanded to know why he should believe the "stories of dead white men" (87, 133).
ISSN:0730-3238
1548-9590