The Tribes and the States: Geographies of Intergovernmental Interaction

Book Overview

Sovereignty establishes a government-to-government relationship between American Indian tribes and the United States. Exploring tribal-state interactions over land and sovereignty, this book takes a geographical look at issues of environmental regulation, expansion of gaming, criminal jurisdiction, taxation, fishing, and transportation. The contributors find repeatedly that tribes and states have two choices-litigate or cooperate. While identifying the encroachment of state jurisdiction in Indian country, this book also seeks to develop a resource for tribes, states, and all actors in their relationships and to show that no tribal-state interaction has to be a zero-sum game.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742510611
• ISBN13: 9780742510616
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"