Leah Castella, Note, The United States
border: a barrier to cultural survival, 5 Texas Forum on Civil
Liberties & Civil Rights 191 (2000).
This note discusses the problems of some native tribes who live along
the U.S.-Mexico border: the Yaqui, Tohono O’odham and the Texas Band of
Kickapoo. The author urges the preservation of border communities and the
recognition of native peoples’ border crossing rights along the
U.S.-Canadian and U.S.-Mexican borders.
Richard Osburn, Note, Problems and
solutions regarding indigenous peoples split by international borders, 24 American Indian Law Review
471 (1999-2000).
This note addresses problems faced by indigenous peoples along the
U.S.-Canadian and U.S.-Mexican borders and by Alaskan natives with ties to
both the U.S. and Russia. The author also discusses international law
principles regarding the rights of indigenous peoples
Megan S. Austin, Note, A culture divided by the United States-Mexico
border: the Tohono O’odham claim for border crossing rights, 8 Arizona
Journal of International & Comparative Law 97 (1991).
This note focuses on the Tohono O’odham Indians whose homeland, the
Sonoran Desert, is bisected by the U.S.-Mexican border. It also analyzes
the situations of other North American indigenous groups whose lands
straddle the U.S.-Canadian border and the U.S.-Mexican border. A final
section discusses international support for border crossing rights and the
human rights of indigenous groups.
Sharon O’Brien, The
medicine line: a border dividing tribal sovereignty, economies and
families, 53 Fordham Law Review 315
(1984).
This article addresses the problem of indigenous peoples on the
U.S.-Canadian border. Their rights under the Jay Treaty, the Treaty of
Ghent, and twentieth century immigration legislation are discussed.
Judicial decisions affecting border crossing rights are covered in some
detail.
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