Includes bibliographical references and index.

Indigenous peoples and the law : historical, comparative and contextual issues / Benjamin J. Richardson, Shin Imai and Kent McNeil -- Promise and paradox : the emergence of indigenous rights law in Canada / Mark D. Walters -- Dyadic character of US Indian law / Benjamin J. Richardson -- Australia : the white house with lovely dot paintings whose inhabitants have 'moved on' from history? / Jennifer Clarke -- Māori encounter with Aotearoa : New Zealand's legal system / Jacinta Ruru -- The Inter-American System and the rights of indigenous peoples : human rights and the realist model / James Hopkins -- Indigenous peoples and international law and policy / Claire Charters -- Indigenous legal theory : some initial considerations / Gordon Christie -- Aboriginal discourse : gender, identity and community / Val Napoleon -- Judicial treatment of indigenous land rights in the common law world / Kent McNeil -- Indigenous self-determination and the state / Shin Imai -- Law of the land : recognition and resurgence in indigenous law and justice systems / Christine Zuni Cruz -- The ties that bind : indigenous peoples and environmental governance / Benjamin J. Richardson -- ADR processes and indigenous rights : a comparative analysis of Australia, Canada and New Zealand / Michael Coyle -- Physical philosophy : mobility and the future of indigenous rights / John Borrows.