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In Defense of Sovereignty tells the story of the Oneida Nation's struggles for self-determination. Since the removal of the Oneida people from New York in the 1820s to what would become Wisconsin, the Nation has been engaged in legal conflicts to retain its sovereignty and its lands. Legal scholar and former Oneida Nation senior staff attorney Rebecca M. Webster traces this history, including the Nation's treaties with the US but focusing especially on its relationship with the village of Hobart, Wisconsin. Since 2003, six disputes have led to litigation between the local government and the Nation. Central to these disputes are Hobart's attempts to regulate the Nation and relegate its government to the position of a common landowner, subject to municipal authority.
As in so many conflicts between Indigenous nations and local municipalities, the media narrative about the Oneida Nation's battle for sovereignty has been dominated by the local government's standpoint. In Defense of Sovereignty offers another perspective, that of a citizen directly involved in the litigation, augmented by contributions from historians, attorneys, and a retired Nation employee. It makes an important contribution to public debates about the inherent right of Indigenous nations to continue to exist and exercise self-governance within their territories without being challenged at every turn.
Contents
List of Illustrations
Foreword by Richard Monette
Preface
Introduction: This Will Be Our Legacy
Rebecca M. Webster
1 The Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and the Oneida Indian Reservation, 1821-1880
James W. Oberly
2 From Allotment to the Indian New Deal, 1887-1934
Frederick E. Hoxie
3 Evolution of a Nation
William Gollnick
4 Condemnation: Resisting Development on Nation-Owned Land
Rebecca M. Webster
5 Dispatching the Police: Brown County and Oneida Nation Intergovernmental Agreement
Rebecca M. Webster
6 Overcoming Restrictive Covenants to Reacquire Reservation Land
Rebecca M. Webster
7 Stormwater Taxes: "Anyway There Are No Tribal Debts to Hobart"
Rebecca M. Webster
8 The Big Apple Fest Case: The Village of Hobart's Failed Attempt to Put an End to the Oneida Reservation and Obtain Control over the Oneida Nation
James R. Bittorf and Arlinda F. Locklear
9 Rebuilding the Nation's Land Base, One Fee-to-Trust Application at a Time
Rebecca M. Webster
Conclusion: "Dear Sir: I Am an Oneida Indian Living on the Reservation"
Rebecca M. Webster
Glossary of Key Terms
Notes
Index
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