New Edited Collection: “Tribes, Land, and the Environment”

Tribes, Land, and the Environment

Edited by Sarah Krakoff and Ezra Rosser

Series: Law, Property and Society

ISBN: 978-1-4094-2062-0

Published May 2012

This book brings together diverse essays by leading Indian law scholars across the disciplines of indigenous and environmental law.  The chapters reveal the difficulties encountered by Native American tribes in attempts to establish their own environmental standards within federal Indian law and environmental law structures. Gleaning new insights from a focus on tribal land and property law, the collection studies the practice of tribal sovereignty as experienced by Indians and non-Indians, with an emphasis on the development and regulatory challenges these tribes face in the wake of climate change.

Reviews: ‘Drawing together some of the best scholarship and scholars in the field in one volume, Tribes, Land and the Environment is an essential resource for anyone seeking to understand the complexities of modern tribal government and the oftentimes intense social conflicts and legal controversies that tribal communities confront in addressing issues of economic development, stewardship and control over reservation lands, waters and resources.’ Robert A. Williams, The University of Arizona Rogers College of Law, USA
‘Tribes, Land, and the Environment cuts to the heart of the survival of the human race. This collection helps us move past the tribes-as-environmental-stewards dynamic and forces us to think about Indian tribes as sovereigns, as people, as stakeholders, and as experts. This book is essential to developing a greater appreciation of how modern tribal sovereignty is important to understanding and protecting the environment, locally and globally.’ Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Michigan State University and Indigenous Law and Policy Center, USA