In Indian Justice, Grant Foreman presents John Howard Payne’s first-hand account of the trial of Archilla Smith, a Cherokee charged with the murder of John Ma

This eye-opening report is the product of a year-long investigation into how the legal system in Indian country fails some of America's most vulnerable citizens

In Indigenous America, human rights and justice take on added significance. The special legal status of Native Americans and the highly complex jurisdictional i

Brian P. Owensby is Associate Professor in the University of Virginia's Corcoran Department of History. He is the author of Intimate Ironies: Modernity and the

This comprehensive overview of federal Indian law explores the context and complexities of modern Native American politics and legal rights. Both accessible and