Amy L. Casselman

Injustice in Indian Country (eBook, PDF)

Jurisdiction, American Law, and Sexual Violence Against Native Women

• Format: PDF

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780578430379
• Artikelnr.: 54929500

Autorenporträt

Amy L. Casselman is a lecturer at San Francisco State University and California State University Stanislaus where she teaches federal Indian law, American Indian history, and Gender Studies. She holds degrees from Stanford University, San Francisco State University, and the University of California Santa Cruz. Prior to her career in academia, Casselman was a caseworker for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California where she provided support services for Native children and families.

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Contents: Introduction - Literature Review and Methodology - Historicizing Jurisdiction in Indian Country - Jurisdiction and Sexual Violence Against Native Women - Examining the Federal Response to Jurisdictional Conflicts in Indian Country: The Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 - The Ghost of Kagí S a and the Enduring Myth of Savage Justice: The 2013 Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act - Differential Consciousness, the Third Space of Sovereignty, and Strategies for Social Change.