PREFACEACKNOWLEDGMENTSTABLE OF CASES1. Introduction : Indians and Indian LawPART 1. THE HISTORY OF FEDERAL INDIAN LAW AND POLICU2. The European Doctrine of Discovery and American Indian Rights3. The Federal-Tribal Treaty Relationship : The Formative Years (1789-1871)4. Centuries of Shifting Law and PolicyPART 2. FEDERAL INDIAN LAW AND POLICY IN CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVE5. The Federal-Tribal Relationship6. Tribal Sovereignty and the Challenge of Nation-Building7. Tribal Sovereignty and Jurisdiction : Congressional and Judicial Recognition and Limitations 8. Tribal and State Conflicts over Civil Regulatory and Adjudicatory Jurisdiction9. The Nation Building Chanllenge : Modern Tribal Economies10. Indian Religion and Culture11. Water Rights12. Fishing and Hunting RightsPART 3. THE FRONTIERS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RIGHTS13. Rights of Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians14. Comparative and International legal Perspectives on Indigenous Peoples' RightsINDEX