| Description |
xviii, 300 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-283) and index. |
| Contents |
The road to Neah Bay -- The road to Neah Bay begins in Chicago -- The University of Chicago, the army, and Seattle -- Becoming a lawyer -- Seven years of lawyering in West Seattle -- Creating a law firm -- Indian fishing rights : joining the struggle -- The Makahs -- Recovering lost property : Ozette, Tatoosh, and Waadah -- The Lummi Tribe -- Indian fishing rights : eighty years of suppression, twenty years of confrontation -- The big bang : U.S. v. Washington begins -- U.S. v. Washington : the trial -- U.S. v. Washington : closing arguments and Judge Boldt's decision -- The U.S. Supreme Court has the last word : consequences of the Boldt decision -- The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation -- The Northern Cheyennes fight strip-mining -- The Northern Cheyennes and the Hollowbreast case -- The Oliphant case : a setback for tribal government -- Writing about the Indian Civil Rights Act -- Leaving law for academia -- A firm of tribal attorneys -- Representing fishermen of the Alaska Peninsula -- The Mille Lacs Band of Chippewas -- The Wanda Boswell case -- The Northern Arapaho Tribe -- Photographing the Northern Cheyennes -- The Makah whale hunt -- A life in being. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Ziontz, Alvin J.
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Lawyers -- United States -- Biography.
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Indians of North America -- Civil rights.
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Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Wilkinson, Charles.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780295989358 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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0295989351 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780295800202 (electronic bk.) |
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