AMST 58 : Cultures of Dissent: The American Indian Experience

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Indian Country Today

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Handbook of North American Indians
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Cohen's handbook of federal Indian law
Print only in the Law Library
Law Library Stacks - KF8205 .A33 1982

Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West

Encyclopedia of Native American tribes Available in print only - locations

The Encyclopedia of Native American legal tradition

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