Nations Within The Past and Future of American Indian Sovereignity

Name: Nations Within The Past and Future of American Indian Sovereignity
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ISBN: 9780292715981

ISBN-10: 0292715986

ISBN-13: 9780292715981

Edition: 1998 (Revised)

Authors: Vine Deloria, Clifford M. Lytle, Vine Deloria

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"Those of us who try to understand what is happening in North American Indian communities have learned to see Vine Deloria, Jr., both as an influential actor in the ongoing drama and also as its most knowledgeable interpreter. This new book on Indian self-rule is the most informative that I have seen in my own half-century of reading. Deloria and his co-author focus on John Collier's struggle with both the U.S. Congress and the Indian tribes to develop a New Deal for Indians fifty years ago. It is a blow-by-blow historical account, perhaps unique in the literature, which may be the only way to show the full complexity of American Indian relations with federal and state governments. This…

Book details

List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 1/1/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034



Preface to the Second Edition



A Status Higher Than States



Domestic Dependent Nations



The Organization of the Reservations



The Movement for Reform



The Vision of the Red Atlantis



The Collier Bill



The House Hearings



The Indian Congresses



Political Conflict in the Upper House



The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 and the Collier Bill: A Comparison



Bringing the Law to Life



Ratification and Its Aftermath



The Barren Years



The Indian Civil Rights Act



The Cry for Self-Determination



The Emergence of Indian Nationalism



The Future of Indian Nations



A Comparison of the Wheeler-Howard Act and the Original Collier Bill


Notes


Bibliography


Index