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Aboriginal societies and the common law : a history of sovereignty, status, and self-determination / P.G. McHugh.

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Field name	Details
ISBN	9780191710438 (ebook)
Author	McHugh, Paul G., 1958- (author)
Title	Aboriginal societies and the common law : a history of sovereignty, status, and self-determination / P.G. McHugh.
Publisher and/or associated date/s	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Description	1 online resource (ix, 661 pages)
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Conditions of access	Available to Museum Staff only.
Summary	This text describes the encounter between the common law legal system and the tribal peoples of North America and Australasia. It is a history of the role of anglophone law in managing relations between the British settlers and indigenous peoples from colonial foundation to the end of the 20th century.
Subjects	Indigenous peoples -- Legal status, laws, etc
	Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc -- Australia
	Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc
	Indians of North America -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Canada
Call number	Electronic book - OUP
Internet Site	Access to full text via Oxford Scholarship Online