1. Introduction
2. 1. American Indians in Historical Perspective
* Discovery, Conquest, and Treaty-Making (1532-1828)
* Removal and Relocation (1828-1887)
* Allotment and Assimilation (1887-1928)
* Reorganization and Self-Government (1928-1945)
* Termination (1945-1961)
* Self-Determination (1961-Present)
3. 2. Federal Responsibility and Power over Indian Affairs
* Roots of Federal Responsibility
* The Sources of Federal Power
4. 3. Indian Country
5. 4. The Evolution of Tribal Governments
* Traditional Forms of Tribal Government
* Transitional Tribal Governments
* Tribal Government in Modern Perspective
* Tribal Government and Contemporary Problems
6. 5. The Indian Judicial System
* The Development of the Indian Court System
* Tribal Judges
* Tribal Courts and the 1968 Indian Civil Rights Act
* Federal Review of Tribal Court Decisions
* The Tribal Court System: An Assessment
7. 6. The Role of Attorneys, Advocates, and Legal Interest Groups in the
Indian System of Law
* Indian Attorneys and American Society
* Attorneys and Advocates in an Indian Setting
* Indian Legal Services Attorneys
* Indian Legal Interest Groups
8. 7. The Criminal System of Justice in Indian Country
* Federal Statutes and Criminal Law
* Criminal Jurisdiction: Bringing Order to a Complex Maze
* Law Enforcement and Criminal Prosecution
* Special Problems in Law Enforcement
9. 8. The Civil System of Justice in Indian Country
* Traditional Civil Law
* The Civil System in Operation
* Immunity from State Encroachment
* The Indian-State Conflict of Laws
10. 9. Public Policy and the Legal Rights of Indians
* The Civil Liberties of American Indians
* American Indian Religious Freedom
* The Right to Basic Governmental Services
11. Bibliographic References
12. Index of Cases
13. Index of Topics
