Historian and former Maine legislator Rolde traces the rocky relations between Native Americans and European Americans in the state from the initial contact in the 17th century, through 1980 when the largest Indian land claim to that date in the continental US was settled, to controversies over casinos in December 2003. He begins by reviewing the basics of Indian Law. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)