A lawyer in Indian country a memoir / Alvin J. Ziontz ; foreword by Charles Wilkinson.
| Author/creator | Ziontz, Alvin J. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Seattle : University of Washington Press, |
| Description | 1 online resource (xviii, 300 p., [16] p. of plates ) |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-283) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: A lawyer in Indian country Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2009. 9780295989358 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021694452 |
| ISBN | 9780295800202 ebook |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |