Labor and Employment Law in Indian Country

Announcing a Joint Publication of the Native American Rights Fund and Drummond Woodsum

by Kaighn Smith, Jr., with a Foreword by John E. Echohawk

LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW IN INDIAN COUNTRY provides a comprehensive overview of the law governing labor and employment relations in Indian country. This is a growing, controversial, and complex area of law, implicating fundamental principles of tribal sovereignty at every turn. Current and up-to-date, Labor and Employment Law in Indian Country is a must read for anyone involved in Indian affairs today.

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“Labor and Employment Law in Indian Country is a long-needed wake-up call for tribal leaders . . . This book is an essential guide for understanding, protecting and advancing tribal self-governance at a time when it is vulnerable. It should be read not only by tribal leaders, but by anyone working with legal and jurisdictional matters in Indian country today.”

—W. Ron Allen, Tribal Chair and CEO, Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe

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This is such an exciting book, co-published by the Native American Rights Fund and Drummond Woodsum.

Labor and Employment Law in Indian Country (2011)

by Kaighn Smith, Jr.

Available in January, 2011.

To pre-order, use the order form below. Books will be shipped in January, 2011. For further information, e-mail Ruth Wentzel at rwentzel@dwmlaw.com.

Drummond Woodsum is pleased to announce the publication of a new book by Kaighn Smith, Jr., published jointly with the firm and the Native American Rights Fund.

Labor and Employment Law in Indian Country provides a comprehensive overview of the law governing labor and employment relations in Indian country. This is a growing, controversial, and complex area of law, implicating fundamental principles of tribal sovereignty at every turn. Current and up-to-date, Labor and Employment Law in Indian Country is a must read for anyone involved in Indian affairs today.

The author, Drummond Woodsum attorney Kaighn Smith, Jr., has represented Indian tribes and tribal enterprises in labor and employment matters for over 15 years. He has assisted tribes in enacting, implementing, and defending some of the first comprehensive labor and employment laws in Indian country. Kaighn and his labor law colleagues at Drummond Woodsum have a nationwide practice, serving tribes in the labor and employment field.

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