Becoming Nations Again

The Journey Towards Tribal Self-Determination

Adam Crepelle (Loyola University, Chicago)

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Cambridge University Press
24 April 2025

Economic growth; Political economy

Series: Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society

North America's Indigenous inhabitants operated effective governments long before European arrival. Tribes built cities, developed laws, and participated in transcontinental trade networks. European arrival, however, brought many hardships for Indians. Although tribes were guaranteed the right to self-govern on reservations, the United States imposed severe restraints on tribal autonomy resulting in socioeconomic maladies, such as poverty and crime. Today, federal policies continue to inhibit tribal self-governance. As a result, tribes continue to suffer from these social ills. Becoming Nations Again argues empowering tribal governments is the key to solving tribal problems. It moves to liberate tribes from the antiquated regulations that apply only to tribal lands and allow tribes to exercise jurisdiction over all people on their land. Once this occurs, tribes will be free to implement their own laws and participate in the federalist system. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

By: Adam Crepelle (Loyola University Chicago)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 591g
ISBN: 9781009540896
ISBN 10: 1009540890
Series: Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society
Pages: 330
Publication Date: 24 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction; Part I: 2. The original American governments; 3. 'Discovering' and 'founding' America; 4. Commerce and culture; 5. World war and American revolution; 6. Governing the United States and tribal rights; 7. Indian removal and the Cherokee cases; 8. Reservations and federal power; 9. Allotment and assimilation; 10. The Indian new deal to tribal termination; 11. Tribal self-determination; Part II: 12. An unfit guardian: ongoing federal paternalism; 13. Excessive federal bureaucracy; 14. Criminal justice crisis; 15. Tribal economic development and uncertain civil jurisdiction; Part III: 16. Domestic dependent no more; 17. Federal recognition; 18. Territorial jurisdiction; 19. Tribal legal institutions; 20. Tribes as nations; 21. Education, ethics, and the law; 22. Conclusion.

Adam Crepelle is an Assistant Professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. He received the Elinor Ostrom Prize in 2023 for his co-authored article, Community Policing on American Indian Reservations. He is the coauthor of the upcoming book Reservation Capitalism: Economic Development in Indian Country Revised and Updated (2025).