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[2015]
Language
English
Description
Provides student and general readers concise and engaging coverage of contemporary history of American Indians contributed by top scholars and instructors in the field. Represents an ideal supplement to any U.S. or Native American survey text. Includes a completely up-to-date synthesis of the most current literature in the field. Features a comprehensive Bibliographical Essay that serves to aid student research and writing. Covers American Indian...
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American Indian law and policy volume 1
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
On the Drafting of Tribal Constitutions shows that concepts of Indigenous autonomy and self-governance have been vital to Native nations throughout history. As today's tribal governments undertake reform, Cohen's memorandum again offers a wealth of insight on how best to amend previous constitutions. It also helps scholars better understand the historic policy shift brought about by the Indian Reorganization Act."--Pub. desc.
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©2010
Language
English
Description
Best known as a leader of the Indian takeover of Alcatraz Island in 1969, Adam Fortunate Eagle now offers a memoir of his years as a young student at Pipestone Indian Boarding School in Minnesota. He lives up to his reputation as a "contrary warrior" by disproving the popular view of Indian boarding schools as bleak and prisonlike. Fortunate Eagle attended Pipestone between 1935 and 1945, just as Commissioner of Indian Affairs John Collier's pluralist...
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Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Description
For centuries throughout America, both before and after the arrival of Europeans, gay and lesbian Indians were recognized as valued members of tribal communities. Combining male and female roles, gay Indians worked as mediators, artists, healers, and providers for their tribes. Living the Spirit brings together historical overviews, personal accounts, stories, and poetry that celebrate these traditional roles and the rich heritage of gay Indians,...
17) Treaties, land cessions, and other U. S. congressional documents relative to American Indian tribes
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Pub. Date
1971
Language
English
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2023.
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English
Description
"Born in 1921 on a farm near Fort Ransom, North Dakota, Muriel was a quintessential Norwegian-American girl growing up in a place dubbed "Little Norway." Her childhood was one part idyllic, another part marred by the Great Depression, which struck farmers like Muriel's family. Just as Muriel's life began to seem typical of a North Dakota farm girl, she was forced to leave home. Death and tragedy visited her regularly in the ensuing years. Time and...
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