Indigeneity in the Courtroom Law, Culture, And the Production of Difference in North American Courts

Indigeneity in the Courtroom takes a novel approach to the question of how law shapes the contemporary lives of indigenous peoples in North America. Working through a series of legal cases thematically linked by a concern with how indigenous difference-- indigeneity-- is produced in the courtroom, this book asks the following questions: How does legal discourse and practice allow us to think the contemporary political context of Native North America? What can a critical engagement with law reveal about the lives of indigenous peoples in this key historical moment? Through an examination of contemporary property disputes, the use of indigenous justice in mainstream courts, and the use of genetic technologies to prove or disprove indigenous identities, Indigeneity in the Courtroom provides insight into how law, culture, and the production of difference operate in the early 21 st century.Hamilton, Jennifer A. is the author of 'Indigeneity in the Courtroom Law, Culture, And the Production of Difference in North American Courts', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415979047 and ISBN 0415979048.