Tribal Government Today, Revised Edition / Edition 2

by James J. Lopach, Margery Hunter Brown, Richmond L. Clow, Margery H. Brown

Overview

An account of Fourth World peoples within a First World nation, Tribal Government Today, Revised Edition, is a critical analysis of the contemporary progress of Indian tribes toward self-government and economic sufficiency. Focusing on seven reservations in Montana representing the diverse opportunities and problems facing Indian tribes in the West, this book approaches tribal government from the twin perspectives of reservation politics and the legal context within which reservation conflicts must be solved.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780870814778
Publisher:	University Press of Colorado
Publication date:	09/15/1998
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	308
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

James J. Lopach is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Montana. The late Margery Hunter Brown was a professor emeritus in the School of Law at the University of Montana. Richmond L. Clow is a professor of Native American Studies at the University of Montana.

Editorial Reviews

Rather than critiquing US American Indian policy or jurisdictional ambiguities, a political scientist, a lawyer, and a historian examine the distinctive political culture that has evolved on each reservation in the western state in terms of the reservation setting, governmental structures and procedures, and a particular brand of politics. They suggest reforms in the separation of powers, the role of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and tribal acceptance of the concept of fundamental law. First published in 1990 by Westview Press, and here updated to keep the Today in the title current. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\

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