Fire and the Spirits: Cherokee Law from Clan to Court
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Book Overview
This text chronicles the origins of the Cherokee system of laws form the ancient spirit decrees to the merging of tribal laws and Anglo-American law. These Indians enacted their first law in 1808 in Georgia. They later wrote a constitution, established courts and enacted laws that were in accord with the old tribal values and that reflected the whiteman's legal system.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0806112271
ISBN13:9780806112275
Release Date:January 1975
Publisher:University of Oklahoma Press
Length:260 Pages
Weight:1.40 lbs.
Customer Reviews
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neglected area of legal history
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Professor Strickland's book is an extremely thorough and engaging history of the Cherokee nation, and particularly a description and analysis of Cherokee law. This scholarship describes the legal aspects of modernization in a very specific setting, and is fascinating reading for anyone with an interest in Cherokee culture, or in comparative law.
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