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Fletcher, Matthew L. M.

The eagle returns : the legal history of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians / Matthew L.M. Fletcher. - East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2012. - xii, 257 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-248) and index.

The story of the 1836 Treaty of Washington -- The story of the 1855 Treaty of Detroit -- The story of the dispossession of the Grand Traverse Band land base -- The story of the federal recognition of the Grand Traverse Band -- The story of the Grand Traverse Band's treaty rights fight -- The story of the development of modern tribal law and justice systems -- The story of the Grand Traverse Band's gaming operations -- Carcieri v. Salazar and the band's future land base. Introduction -- Afterword:

ISBN: 9781611860221 (cloth : alk. paper) 1611860229 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2011008829

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ottawa Indians--History.--Michigan--Grand Traverse Bay Region
Ottawa Indians--Government relations.--Michigan--Grand Traverse Bay Region
Ojibwa Indians--History.--Michigan--Grand Traverse Bay Region
Ojibwa Indians--Legal status, laws, etc.--Michigan--Grand Traverse Bay Region.
Ojibwa Indians--Government relations.--Michigan--Grand Traverse Bay Region

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan--History.
Grand Traverse Bay Region (Mich.)--History.

LC Class. No.: E78.M6 / F57 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 977.4/64