Inventing Guardianship
"The Mohegan Indians and Their "Protectors
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16307477 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wendy B St Jean (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 362 |
| Publication date | 1999-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The New England Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0028-4866 • E-ISSN: 1937-2213 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/366888 |
| OpenAlex | W2318274757 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
OR the first time in 1720, the General Court appointed guardians for a group of Connecticut Indians, the Pequots, so that their small reservation might be protected from land-hungry colonists.' Responding to petitions from Indian tribes for redress of grievances, in 1725 the assembly broadened its powers: henceforth, it declared, the governor and council had care of Indians in their several tribes in this
Legal guardian · Political science · American Constitutional Law and Politics · American History and Culture · Law
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2014 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |