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Black Hills white justice

the Sioux Nation versus the United States, 1775 to the present
1999
History of the Sioux nation's one hundred year effort to secure restitution for the seizure of the Black Hills of South Dakota.

Indian country

1984
Explores ten instances where white man's encroachments upon the sacred grounds of Indian tribes show the tragic effects of a confrontation that is bound to harm both sides.

The reservations

1995
History of how Native Americans were divested of their lands by white settlers and their ongoing resistance to being forced into the white man's mold of civilization.

Cherokee Nation v. Georgia

the forced removal of a people
2000
Describes the attempts to protect the rights of Cherokees living in Georgia beginning in the colonial period, including the landmark Supreme Court cases, Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia, and Worcester vs. Georgia.

Black Hills white justice

the Sioux nation versus the United States : 1775 to the present
1991
History of the Sioux nation's one hundred year effort to secure restitution for the seizure of the Black Hills of South Dakota.

Standing Bear is a person

the true story of a Native American's quest for justice
2005
Examines the story of Standing Bear, chief of the Ponca tribe and his fight in a Nebraska court in 1879 after he was arrested for refusing the government's forced eviction from tribal lands and discusses the landmark case, the judge's ruling, and the effects on nineteenth-century America.

Tribal law

1994
Describes the different tribal laws of the Plains Indians, the Southwest Indians, the Woodland Indians, and the indian tribes of the West.

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