The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma A Legal History |
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| Author:
| Work, L. Susan |
| Foreword by:
| Robertson, Lindsay G. |
| Series title: | American Indian Law and Policy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8061-4089-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2010 |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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When it adopted a new constitution in 1969, the Seminole Nation was the first of the Five Tribes in Oklahoma to formally reorganize its government. In the face of an American legal system that sought either to destroy its nationhood or to impede its self-government, the Seminole Nation tenaciously retained its internal autonomy, cultural vitality, and economic subsistence. Here, L. Susan Work draws on her experience as a tribal attorney to present the first legal history of the...
More DescriptionWhen it adopted a new constitution in 1969, the Seminole Nation was the first of the Five Tribes in Oklahoma to formally reorganize its government. In the face of an American legal system that sought either to destroy its nationhood or to impede its self-government, the Seminole Nation tenaciously retained its internal autonomy, cultural vitality, and economic subsistence. Here, L. Susan Work draws on her experience as a tribal attorney to present the first legal history of the twentieth-century Seminole Nation.