State centrism, the equal-footing doctrine, and the historical-legal geographies of American Indian treaty rights

Historical Geography

Volumn 29, Issue , 2002, Pages 33-58

  Silvern, Steven E ^a  

^a SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LAND RIGHTS; LEGISLATION; STATE-LOCAL RELATIONS; TERRITORIAL DELIMITATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036944001     PISSN: 10916458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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