• Foreword
• Preface: Introduction to the Tribal Legal Studies Textbook Series
• Notes on Terminology
• Acknowledgments
• Credits
• PART I: Introduction and an Overview of Tribal Government
  • A. What Is Tribal Legal Studies?
  • Chapter 2: Tribal Law in Oral Traditions
  • Chapter 1: What is Law?--Legal Norms, Structures and Practices
  • Chapter 3: Studying Tribal Law through Tribal Customs and Traditions
  • B. Overview of Tribal Governments: Historical and Contemporary Systems
  • Chapter 4: Forms and Trends of Traditional Tribal Governments
  • Chapter 5: The History of Federal Indian Policy and the Changes to Tribal Government
  • A. Histories, Structures, and Practices of Tribal Justice Systems
• PART II. Tribal Legal Systems: Their History and Contemporary Operations
  • Chapter 6: Introduction and History of Tribal Courts
  • Chapter 7: Tribal Court Systems Today: General Overview and Comparison
  • Chapter 8: Examples of Tribal Court Systems
  • B. Scope of Tribal Legal Power: Criminal and Civil Jurisdiction
  • Chapter 9: An Introduction to Balancing Tribal Legal Heritage and Anglo-American Law
  • Chapter 10: Introduction to Tribal Court Authority
  • Chapter 11: Criminal and Civil Violations in Tribal Legal Traditions
  • Chapter 12: Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction: Federal Limitations and Contemporary Issues
  • Chapter 13: Tribal Civil Jurisdiction: Federal Changes and Contemporary Issues
• PART III: Tribal Law in Two Areas: Child Welfare And Civil Rights
  • A. Tribal Law and Child Welfare
  • Chapter 14: Tribal Civil Jurisdiction: Federal Changes and Contemporary Issues
  • Chapter 15: Federal Law and the Tribal Family: The Removal of Tribal Children: Boarding Schools
  • Chapter 17: Tribal Court Child Custody Proceedings
  • Chapter 16: The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA)
  • B. Tribal Civil Rights
  • Chapter 19: The Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968
  • Chapter 18: Introducing Indian Civil Rights
  • Chapter 20: Affirming Tribal Sovereignty: Limiting Federal Court Review of Tribal Government under the ICRA
  • Chapter 21: Contemporary Civil Rights Issues
• PART IV: Bringing Custom to the Courtroom: Tradition in the Norms, Structures and Practices of Contemporary Tribal Law
  • A. Tradition as a Source Of Tribal Law
  • Chapter 22: Sources of Law
  • Chapter 23: Common Law in Contemporary Legal Systems
  • B. Tradition in Tribal Legal Process
  • Chapter 25: Introduction to Peacemaking
  • Chapter 24: Traditional Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in Contemporary Tribal Law
  • Chapter 26: Models of Peacemaking
• PART V: Tribal Court Ethics
  • Chapter 27: Assuring Integrity of Tribal Courts: Judicial Ethics
  • Chapter 28: Maintaining Fair and Impartial Courts: Ethics of Court Personnel
  • Chapter 29: Accountability and Reliability: Tribal Court Advocates and Ethical Standards

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