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LEGISLATING INDIAN COUNTRY
SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES IN TRANSFORMING TRIBALISM |
By: |
Laurence Armand French |
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Paperback |
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£24.10 |
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ISBN 10: |
0820488445 |
ISBN 13: |
9780820488448 |
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PETER LANG PUBLISHING INC |
Pub. date: |
1 August, 2007 |
Pages: |
192 |
Synopsis: |
This book traces the history of injustices suffered by American Indians from the beginning of white contact in the 16th century through the present, identifying five unique epochs of U.S. Indian policy. The first section examines how the definition of Native Americans as a sub-species of human beings justified their harsh treatment and eradication from desirable lands in the emerging states, and the second addresses the further destruction of tribalism through Indian wars, the establishment of military-run concentration camps for uncooperative tribes, and the opening of Indian territories to non-Indian settlers. Subsequent sections detail a shift in policy from physical to cultural genocide: section three covers the legislation that set the stage for federally-controlled tribal administration, and the fourth section examines the 1950s attempt to dissolve tribes, forcing them into capitalist-based corporations with tribal members assigned stockholder status. The final section identifies a middle ground between the strict federal oversight posited by Indian Reorganization and the harsh policies of termination and relocation. Although the days of overt genocide are over, a more subtle form of exploitation continues today, evidenced by the current controversies surrounding the mismanagement of the Individual Indian Trust Fund, and the deliberate exploitation of gaming tribes by lobbyists and politicians. By providing insight into the history of this legislative trend, Legislating Indian Country points to new directions for the future of tribalism. |
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US |
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Peter Lang Publishing Inc |
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