Contemporary Native American Political Issues

Name: Contemporary Native American Political Issues
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ISBN: 9780761990611

ISBN-10: 0761990615

ISBN-13: 9780761990611

Edition: 1999

Authors: Troy Johnson

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Contemporary Native American Political Issues assembles an impressive cross-disciplinary team of contributors to collectively describe the successes and failures, the complexity and diversity of Native American political life in the 1990s.

Book details

List price: $53.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Publication date: 1/14/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 322
Size: 6.05" wide x 9.10" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Introduction




Nationalism and Sovereignty



The Tragedy and the Travesty: The Subversion of Sovereignty in North America




The Past as Legacy and Project: Postcolonial Criticism in the Perspective of Indigenous Historicism




International Indigenous Initiatives



Recent United Nations Initiatives Concerning the Indigenous Peoples




Claiming Memory in British Columbia: Aboriginal Rights and the State




Economic Development



Traditional American Indian Economic Policy




Indian Gaming: Financial and Regulatory Issues




Law and Justice



The Contextual Nature of American Indian Criminality




Public Law 280 and the Problem of 'Lawlessness' in California Indian Country




Repatriation



Nebraskas Landmark Repatriation Law: A Study of Cross-Cultural Conflict and Resolution




Acknowledging the Repatriation Claims of Unacknowledged California Tribes




Activism



American Indian Activism and Transformation: Lessons from Alcatraz



Index


Acknowledgments


About the Editor