American Indian Sovereignty
Labriola Center
The following bibliography lists reference material dealing with American Indian Sovereignty. These resources include material found in the Labriola American Indian Data Center in the University Libraries at Arizona State University, websites, and other research facilities. This subject guide is also located on the Labriola Center website at: www.asu.edi/lib/archives/labriola.htm
ENCYCLOPEDIAS and REFERENCE BOOKS
American Indians, Harvey Markowitz,ed. Pasadena: Salem Press, 1955.
Labriola E76.2 .A45 1995 v.3 1995
This reference book on American Indians is organized alphabetically with a general subject listing ranging from names of specific people to general topics such as “weaving” and “relocation.” The significance of sovereignty is briefly discussed; also court cases relevant to sovereignty are included.
American Indian Law Deskbook, Joeseph P. Mazurek, ed. et.al.
Niwot: University of Colorado Press, 1998.
Labriola KF 8205 .A76 1998 Ref
This reference book is a great starting point in researching American Indian law. A whole chapter is devoted to “Tribal Sovereign Immunity and the Indian Civil Rights Act.” Sovereignty is briefly discussed in reference to the Double Jeopardy Clause, Marshall Trilogy, water rights, etc.
The Encyclopedia of North American Indians, D.L. Birchfield,
ed. New York: Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 1997.
Labriola E 76.2 .E53 1997 Ref
This eleven-volume set provides the reader with a wide range of subjects, historical and contemporary. Volume ten provides the reader with a two-page definition of tribal sovereignty and its relation to the history of laws and regulations that have been both imposed upon tribes and negotiated with tribes.
Native America in the Twentieth Century: An Encyclopedia,
Mary B. Davis, ed. et.al. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1994.
Labriola E 76.2 .N36 1994 Ref
This encyclopedia is an excellent starting point for doing research on sovereignty and jurisdiction. A synopsis of various topics relating to sovereignty and jurisdiction is as follows: Doctrine of Discovery, Domestic Dependent Nations, Jurisdiction: Criminal and Civil Ad judicatory, Regulatory and Taxing Jurisdiction.
The Native American Rights Movement, Mark Grossman. Santa
Barbara: ABC-CLIO Inc., 1996.
Labriola KF 8203.36 .G76 1996 Ref
This publication is filled with brief descriptions of court cases, enactments, hot topics and the people who were involved in Native American rights.
BOOKS
Political Principles & Indian Sovereignty, Thurman Lee Hester, Jr. New
York: Routledge, 2001.
Labriola KF 8205 .H47 2001
The book gives a current and historical overview about sovereignty in relation to settler imperialism, removal, war, and allotment. Relevant court cases and legislations are listed.
Uneven Ground: American Indian Sovereignty and Federal Law, David E. Wilkins
and K. Tsianina Lomawaima. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2001.
Labriola KF 8205 .W533 2001
Tribal-state and tribal-federal relationships are featured with respects to exercising sovereignty through healthcare, education, gaming, and taxation. Implications of sovereignty through six doctrines of U.S. law are examined.
Tribal Sovereignty and the Historical Imagination: Cheyenne-Arapaho
Politics,
Loretta Fowler. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2002.
Labriola E99 .A7 F69 2002
The main focus of this book is on the Cheyenne-Arapaho experiences with colonizers and how it has shaped tribal politics today. The historical constructions of the Cheyenne-Arapaho ideology and its effects on tribal society and norms are demonstrated.
Contemporary Native American Political Issues, Troy R. Johnson, ed. Walnut
Creek: Alta Mira Press, 1999.
Labriola E 98 .P76 1999
Comprised of a variety of articles written by scholars of American Indian
Studies, this book introduces political issues impacting American Indian nations
and individuals. Chapters are divided up as follows: Nationalism and Sovereignty,
International
Indigenous Rights, Economic Development, Law and Justice, Repatriation, and
Activism.
American Indian Sovereignty and the U.S. Supreme Court: The Masking
of Justice,
David E. Wilkins. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1997
Labriola KF 8205 .W527 1997.
An in-depth analysis of how the U.S. Supreme Court handled Indian cases throughout history is presented in this text. Wilkins examines the Supreme Court’s diminishment of Indian sovereignty and gives examples through fifteen court cases.
Native Americans and the Law: A Dictionary, Gary A. Sokolow.
Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 2000.
Labriola KF 8203.6 .S66 2000
The dictionary is a useful tool for anyone wanting to learn more about the law as it applies to American Indians. Along with answering some of today’s most commonly asked questions about the law and American Indians, the dictionary also provides summaries of numerous legislative acts, court cases, and tribal organizations.
Documents of United States Indian Policy, Francis Paul Prucha,
ed. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2000.
Labriola KF 8205 .D63 2000
Chronologically organized, this book contains documents that are significant in that they have contributed to federal Indian policy in one way or another. The compilation includes treaties, legislative enactments, judicial decisions, executive statements, and extracts from official committees and commissions from 1780’s to 2000.
Zuni and the Courts: A Struggle for Sovereign Land Rights,
E. Richard Hart, ed. Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 1995.
Labriola KF8208 .Z86 1995
Three land claim cases that resulted in three victories for the protection and compensation for Zuni aboriginal lands and environmental damage caused by private industry are examined in this publication. Zuni culture and its history are discussed. Essays written by historians, archaeologists, anthropologists and lawyers who testified in the cases are included.
Native Hawaiian Rights Handbook, Melody Kapilialoha MacKenzie,
ed. Honolulu: Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation, 1991.
Labriola KF 411 .N37x 1991
Separated into five parts with part one entitled, “Native Hawaiian Lands and Sovereignty”, this handbook analyzes and discusses the historical and political relationships that are unique to Native Hawaiians as an aboriginal people. Land titles, resource rights, traditional and customary rights are examined throughout the text.
THESES and DISSERTATIONS
“Between Sovereignty and Public Good: An Analysis on the Arguments Surrounding
Tribal Gaming”, Christina A. Good.
HAYDEN ARCHIVES LD 179.145 2002 .G6695
A thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors College for the bachelor's degree, Arizona State University, 2002
“Hidden Nation [Microform]: Nez Perce Identity and American Indian Sovereignty”,
Janis Ann Johnson. Ann Arbor: Bell & Howell Information Learning Company,
2000.
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Submitted to the Department of English in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Graduate School of Tulane University for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
“Tribal Sovereignty Betrayed [Microform]: The Conquest of the Coeur
D’Alene Indian Reservation, 1840-1905”, Laura Woodworth-Ney. Ann
Arbor: Bell & Howell
Information Learning Company, 1997.
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Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Washington State University, December 1996.
EPHEMERA
Included are small manuscripts, informational brochures, museum publications, photographs (including slides), radio transcripts, articles, and poetry. To find ephemera related to sovereignty, search the American Indian Index and the Arizona and Southwestern Index, which are accessed from the University Libraries home page under “Indexes” or click on the link from the Labriola website: http://www.asu.edu/lib/archives/labriola.htm. Examples of subjects are: sovereignty, self-determination, and tribal sovereignty.
Here are a couple of papers in the ephemera collection that discuss sovereignty from different perspectives:
- Northern Lights, Vol. 3 #3, May/June 1987, pp. 7-9. This issue of Northern
Lights feature tribal sovereignty as its theme.
Labriola LAB EPH P-171 - Land Rights News. Land Rights News is published
for the Aboriginal people of
Australia, who are seeking treaties to protect native title and sovereign rights.
Labriola DU 666 .L36 Folio
VIDEORECORDINGS
“A Question of Sovereignty [videorecording]”:
with Kirke Kickingbird / The Institute for the Development of Indian Law; produced
and directed by Joel L. Freedman;
written by Joan Kuehl; a Cinnamon production. Washington, D.C.: Institute for
the Development of Indian Law, 1977.
Labriola KF 8205 .Q84 1977 VIDEO
This 10-minute video is a great start for those just starting to research American Indian Sovereignty, by giving a basic definition of what “sovereign power” is.
Chinook Trilogy [videorecording], Columbia River Inter-tribal Fish commission (CRITFC), Portland, Oregon, 1994.
Each video is 30 minutes long. The Chinook Trilogy was created by CRITFC, composed of the Warm Springs, Yakama, Umatilla, and Nez Perce tribes, in an effort to inform and educate the public about fishing rights and its implications toward tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, ecological conditions of the Columbia River and salmon population.
Included with each tape is a supplement titled “Che Wana Tymoo (Stories of the Big River).” This little handout includes a map of the tribes of the Columbia River, a short time-line history of treaty fishing, the importance of saving the fish, and questions & answers on treaty rights.
- Part 1: “My Strength is From the Fish.” This first tape serves
as an introduction to fishing rights along the Columbia River. The importance
of salmon fishing is explained from perspectives of community members, tribal
leaders, fishers and others. The current state of fishing is introduced.
Labriola E98 .F4 M9x 1994 VIDEO - Part 2: “Empty Promises, Empty Nets.” The
second tape discusses fishing as treaty and sovereign rights of tribes.
The Treaty of 1855 and the
case of United States v. Washington, otherwise known as The Boldt Decision,
are discussed. This tape features the legal aspects fishing rights bound
by treaties and courts decisions. The upholding of fishing rights is a
theme throughout
the tape.
Labriola E98 .F4 E47x 1994 VIDEO - Part 3: “Matter of Trust.” The third and
last tape of the Chinook Trilogy focuses primarily on the ecological effects
that have impacted the
salmon population throughout history. Fresh water ecosystems and other
solutions to increase salmon population are detailed in this last video.
Labriola E98 .F4 M38x 1995 VIDEO
JOURNAL ARTICLES
There are many databases on the online catalog that can aid a student in finding journal articles online and in the library periodicals section downstairs. There are a couple of ways to get into the American Indian Index from the ASU Libraries Homepage. One way is to click on “INDEXES”, then scroll down “by SUBJECT” to “American Indians” and click “GO”. You will see that 8 different databases are there for you to browse, some are even available in full-text.
A description of what each database offers helps the researcher to choose whether they want journal articles, newspaper articles, magazines, newsletters, etc. Finding the right articles just takes using the right words to be successful in a search. Several tries using different keywords will give a better selection of material to choose from. For example, in searching for sovereignty, some keywords to use are: sovereignty, American Indian sovereignty, tribal sovereignty, self-determination, American Indians and sovereignty, etc. Feel free to use each term for a subject search, title search, or keyword search, you’d be surprised at what you will find!
Emilia Morgan, Library Aide IV
Labriola National American Indian Data Center
University Libraries, Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona 85287 Fall 2004
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