Introduction : a new challenge to old assumptions
Early contact : from colonial encounters to the Articles of Confederation
Second opportunity : the structure and architecture of the constitution
The Marshall trilogy : foundational but not fully constitutional?
Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock : the birth of plenary power, incorporation, and an extraconstitutional regime
Elk v. Wilkins : exclusion, inclusion, and the ambiguities of citizenship
Indians and the First Amendment : the illusion of religious freedom?
Indian law jurisprudence in the modern era : a common law approach without constitutional principle
International law perspective : a new model of Indigenous nation sovereignty?
Conclusion : imagination, translation, and constitutional convergence.