"In a series of subtle but incisive engagements with major works of contemporary Native American and Canadian fiction, Christie develops a vision of the 'shared sovereign horizon' they offer their readership that is all the more compelling for its combination of informed astuteness, self-exacting critical humility, and full acknowledgment of these novelists' awareness of the challenges posed for cultural survival in post-Columbia North America."--Lawrence Buell, Harvard University   "This is a liberating work of scholarship of hemispheric proportions; well researched and well written, it offers reconsideration of classic works in the canon, and astute readings of authors whose work has moved the canon into the new millennium."--John Purdy, Editor, American Review of Canadian Studies ; Editor Emeritus, Studies in American Indian Literatures   "Christie's rich cross-weaving of law and literature produces exciting, provocative, and far-reaching readings of how contemporary Native and First Nations novels document 'plural sovereignties.' Its nimble negotiation of multiple discourses of indigenous sovereignty offers a compelling model of contemporary Native literary analysis."--Susan Bernardin, SUNY Oneonta   "Christie's analysis of plural sovereignties in contemporary indigenous literature is a well-documented and insightful study, providing an impetus for constructing (in the words of Harold Cardinal) 'a bridge of understanding between two worlds that exist as separate realities.'"--Ginny Carney, Interim President, Leech Lake Tribal College   "Christie offers fresh but informed theory regarding indigenous identities and applies that theory in close critical readings of selecteed contemporary indigenous writers . Recommended."-- Choice.