Preface | xi own names for themselves have been added such as Navajos (Dinés), Delawares (Lenápes), Winnebagos (Ho-Chunks), Chastas (Shastas), and Chippewas (Ojibwes or Anishinaabes). While the majority of Indian treaties were negotiated during the 1800s, they are still viable today. American Indians have certain legal rights such as water rights, hunting and fishing rights, land rights, religious rights, and other rights contained in treaties and agreements. More than a thousand court cases have been decided ac- cording to U.S.‑Indian treaties, and American Indians have dual rights as members of their tribes and as citizens under the U.S. Constitution. Donald L. Fixico Arizona State University
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