New Acquisitions for Indigenous People’s Day
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post highlights new acquisitions of the Law Library related to Federal Indian and sovereign Indigenous law.
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Category: Native Americans
Orange Shirt Day
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
The blog post describes a brief history of the Indian Residential School system in Canada and the reconciliation measures that have been initiated afterwards.
Posted in: Collections, In the News, Law Library, Native Americans
Indigenous Law Research Strategies: Settlement Acts
Posted by: Anna Price
A blog post about how to research Native American settlement acts.
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New Acquisition: Henry Clay Draft of Article IX of the Treaty of Ghent
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
Nathan Dorn describes a new acquisition - the Henry Clay draft of Article IX of the Treaty of Ghent.
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View Our New Web Resource: Indigenous Law Web Archive
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post describes the new resource, the Indigenous Law Web Archive, which attempts to archive the online laws of the 578 Federally recognized nations, tribes and communities in the United States, and some laws in Canada.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans
National Native Americans Veterans Memorial
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post describes the new memorial for Native veterans, unveiled on November 11 2020.
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John Ross: His Struggle for Homeland and Sovereignty
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post describes the legal battles of Principal Chief John Ross of Cherokee Nation to preserve his people's homelands in Georgia, and the loss of those cases that led to the Trail of Tears and removal to Oklahoma.
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From the Serial Set: Citizenship and Suffrage for Native Americans
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
This post outlines the history of Native American citizenship and voting rights.
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Navajo Code Talkers Day
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This is a summary of the Navajo Code Talkers project and the contributions of the Navajo soldiers in the WWII effort.
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