Discovering indigenous lands the doctrine of discovery in the English colonies

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    Miller, Robert

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    Written by legal academics-an American Indian from the Eastern Shawnee Tribe, a New Zealand Maori (Ngati Rawkawa and Ngati Ranginui), an Aboriginal Australian (EualayaiGammilaroi), and a Cree (Neheyiwak) in the country now known as Canada-Discovering Indigenous Lands provides a unique insight into the insidious historical and contemporary application of the doctrine of discovery. "--

    Contents:
    • The doctrine of discovery
    • The legal adoption of discovery in the United States
    • The Doctrine of discovery in United States History
    • The doctrine of discovery in Canada
    • Contemporary Canadian resonance of an imperial doctrine
    • The doctrine of discovery in Australia
    • Asserting the doctrine of discovery in Australia
    • Asserting the doctrine of discovery in Aotearoa New Zealand : 1840-1960s
    • The still permeating influence of the doctrine of discovery in Aotearoa/New Zealand : 1970s-2000s
    • Concluding comparatively : discovery in the English colonies.
    Original Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, c2000
    Language(s): English

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Miller, Robert

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Written by legal academics-an American Indian from the Eastern Shawnee Tribe, a New Zealand Maori (Ngati Rawkawa and Ngati Ranginui), an Aboriginal Australian (EualayaiGammilaroi), and a Cree (Neheyiwak) in the country now known as Canada-Discovering Indigenous Lands provides a unique insight into the insidious historical and contemporary application of the doctrine of discovery. "--

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New York : Oxford University Press, c2000

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9780199631856

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