Indigeneity in the Courtroom: Law, Culture, and the Production of Difference in North American Courts

By Jennifer A. Hamilton

Book Overview

This book takes a novel approach to the question of how law shapes the contemporary lives of indigenous peoples in North America by examining property disputes, the use of indigenous justice in mainstream courts, and the use of genetic technologies to prove or disprove indigenous identities.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415979048
• ISBN13: 9780415979047
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"