Arguing with Tradition: The Language of Law in Hopi Tribal Court

by Justin B. Richland

Arguing with Tradition is the first book to explore language and interaction within a contemporary Native American legal system. Grounded in Justin Richland's extensive field research on the Hopi Indian Nation of northeastern Arizona--on whose appellate court he now serves as Justice Pro Tempore--this innovative work explains how Hopi notions of tradition and culture shape and are shaped by the processes of Hopi jurisprudence.

Like many indigenous...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226712958
• ISBN13: 9780226712956
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"