Tohono O'odham Legal Systems
9 Pages Posted: 11 Sep 2018
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: 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
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