A Libertarian Framework for Indian Rights
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2012Keywords
Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc.Indians of North America -- Government relations
Indians of North America -- Economic conditions
Libertarianism -- United States
Federal-Indian trust relationship
American Indian
Native American
Libertarian
Critical
Critical Race TheoryTribal Self-Determination
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This dissertation outlines a new vision for Indian rights, drawing from the fields of libertarian political philosophy and critical race legal theory. The goal is to develop a framework for federal Indian policy that provides for a true realization of tribal self-determination, that maximizes the liberty interests of American Indians, and that promotes lasting economic development in Indian Country.Type
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