Edited by Fixico (Arizona State U.), this three-volume encyclopedia is intended as a comprehensive reference tool for those interested American Indian treaties with the United States, primarily, and Canada. The first volume contains a number of thematic essays that cover federal and native views of treaty making; discuss relevant legislation, treaty substitutes, and court cases; explore the issue of treaties as international agreements; provide historical coverage of different treaty eras; discuss responsibilities and rights in the areas of land and resource property, water rights, hunting and fishing, tribal government authority versus federal jurisdiction, and the American Indian schools of 1794-1930; and explore some of the unique complexities of agreements concerning Hawai'i, Alaska, and Canada. Also included in this volume are six regional essays. The second volume contains analytic description of some 1200 individual treaties, listed chronologically. Also included in this volume are 28 entries on important treaty sites and the actual texts of 40 treaties fashioned between 1778 and 1923. The final volume contains 83 entries discussing important historical events (including significant court cases); brief biographies of around 140 key individuals; and 33 thematic articles on key treaty related issues, such as aboriginal title, allotments, annuities, assimilation, the doctrine of discovery, executive order reservations, federally recognized tribes, Indian country, non-recognized tribes, reserved rights doctrine, sovereignty, supremacy clause, trust doctrine, and trust responsibility. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)