D'errico, Peter P. (University of Massachusetts-amherst, Usa)

Federal Anti-Indian Law: The Legal Entrapment of Indigenous Peoples D'errico, Peter P. (University of Massachusetts-amherst, Usa)

Telling the crucial and under-studied story of the U. S. legal doctrines that underpin the dispossession and domination of Indigenous peoples, this book intends to enhance global Indigenous movements for self-determination.

In this wide-ranging historical study of federal Indian law-the field of U. S. law related to Native peoples-attorney and educator Peter P. d'Errico argues that the U. S. government's assertion of absolute prerogative and unlimited authority over Native peoples and their lands is actually a suspension of law.



Combining a deep theoretical analysis of the law with a historical examination of its roots in Christian civilization, d'Errico presents a close reading of foundational legal cases and raises the possibility of revoking the doctrine of domination. The book's larger context is the increasing frequency of Indigenous conflicts with nation-states around the world as ecological crises caused by industrial extraction impinge drastically on Indigenous peopleS' existences. d'Errico's goal is to rethink the role of law in the global order-to imagine an Indigenous nomos of the earth, an order arising from peoples and places rather than the existing hegemony of states.









Combines a deep theoretical analysis of the law with historical perspective



Argues that federal Indian law is an exception from regular legal processes



Offers a global Indigenous perspective on human civilization



Provides analysis from an attorney and educator with decades of experience in federal Indian law