Article orginally printed in the ceased publication, California Law Review Circuit. This publication is now California Law Review Online, where this article can still be accessed. Includes bibliographical references. Offprint: California Law Review Circuit. Volume 4, (April 2013)
Summary:
"What is the relationship between descent-based tribal citizenship requirements and race or racism? This essay argues that tribal citizenship laws that require Indian or tribal descent are generally neither the product nor the source of racism in federal Indian law and policy. And while descent does affect multiple areas of federal Indian law and policy, citizenship requirements do not drive many of them. Descent as used in tribal citizenship criteria, moreover, only has a tenuous connection to race as it is commonly understood. More importantly, recognizing governmental authority in tribes that use descent-based citizenship criteria does not violate either federal law or federal norms. This is a big topic, one this essay cannot fully explore. In part this is because questions of race and descent do not just influence tribal citizenship criteria, but also many areas of federal Indian law and policy. To illustrate this point, I begin this essay in a somewhat counterintuitive place, with the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act."
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1443543182
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
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