Introduction to tribal legal studies

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is law? : legal norms, structures, and practices -- Studying tribal law and contemporary tribal legal documents -- Tribal law in customs and traditions -- Forms and trends of traditional tribal governments -- The history of federal Indian policy and the changes to tribal governments -- Introduction and history of tribal courts -- Tribal justice systems today : general overview and comparison -- Examples of tribal court systems -- An introduction to balancing tribal legal heritage and Anglo-American law -- Introduction to tribal court authority : differences between criminal and civil law -- Criminal and civil violations in tribal legal traditions -- Tribal criminal jurisdiction -- Tribal civil jurisdiction -- Tribal kinship and the law -- Boarding schools and the removal of tribal children -- The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 -- Tribal court custody proceedings -- Introducing Indian civil rights -- The Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 -- Affirming tribal authority : Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez -- Contemporary civil rights issues -- Sources of law -- Common law in contemporary legal systems -- Traditional dispute resolution -- Introduction to peacemaking -- Models of peacemaking -- Separation of powers -- Ethics for tribal judges -- Ethics for tribal court personnel -- Ethics for tribal court advocates.