[Read now] Braid of Feathers: American Indian Law and Contemporary Tribal Life
♛ Frank Pommersheim ♛
| #1086007 in Books | 1997-03-29 | 1997-03-29 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.90 x.70 x5.90l,.85 | File Name: 0520208943 | 280 pages
||17 of 18 people found the following review helpful.| Review of Braid of Feathers|By Allen C. Turner|I like thin books with thick subject matter. I also like book titles that herald the contents. This book does both. In an essay of 200 pages, Frank Pommersheim, a Lakota tribal judge, artfully braids together the variegated feathers of tribal sovereignty. Experience, Culture, History, Language, Politics, and Law, not just Acts|From the Inside Flap|
"Pommersheim's book captures the unique evolution of tribal court jurisprudence and the continuing challenge facing tribal courts to meet the demands of the communities they serve. . . . A must read."—Senator Ben Nighthorse Campb
In this ambitious and moving book, Frank Pommersheim, who lived and worked on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation for ten years, challenges the dominant legal history of American Indians and their tribes—a history that concedes far too much power to the laws and courts of the "conqueror." Writing from the perspective of the reservation and contemporary Indian life, Pommersheim makes an urgent call for the advancement of tribal sovereignty and of tribal court... [PDF.ah33] Braid of Feathers: American Indian Law and Contemporary Tribal Life Rating: 4.69 (641 Votes)
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