Tohono O'odham Legal Systems

9 Pages Posted: 11 Sep 2018

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Kyle Fields

Tohono O'odham Justice Center

Date Written: August 1, 2018

Abstract

This short essay surveys the Tohono O’odham’s legal system through three periods. First, it discusses the traditional O’odham legal system, which relied on himdag (culture or way of life). Second, it reviews how the Spanish, using an inquisitorial system based on Christian religious law, altered the O’odham’s legal system. Third, it analyzes how the secular American adversarial system changed the O’odham’s legal system.

Keywords: Tohono O’odham, Himdag, Legal System, Indian Law, Tribal Law

JEL Classification: K42

Suggested Citation

Fields, Kyle, Tohono O'odham Legal Systems (August 1, 2018). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3228663 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3228663

Kyle Fields (Contact Author)

Tohono O'odham Justice Center ( email )

P.O. Box 761
Sells, AZ 85634
United States

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