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Ziontz reflects on more than thirty years representing Indian tribes, from a time when Indian law was little known through landmark battles that upheld tribal sovereignty.  As the senior attorney arguing U.S. v. Washington, Ziontz was party to the historic 1974 Boldt decision that affirmed the Pacific Northwest tribes’ treaty fishing rights, with ramifications for tribal rights nationwide. Ziontz continued to fight for tribal rights into the late 1990s, as the Makah tribe sought to resume its traditional whale hunts.  His work took him to reservations throughout the west (including Lummi), and he describes not only the work of a tribal attorney but also his personal entry into the life of Indian country.  Throughout his book, Ziontz traces his own path through this public history – one man’s pursuit of a life built around the principles of integrity and justice.

A Lawyer in Indian Country: A Memoir (Hardcover)

By Alvin J. Ziontz, Charles Wilkinson

$27.95

ISBN-13: 9780295989358
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Published: University of Washington Press, 08/01/2009

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