Tribal Moment in American Politics - The Struggle for Native American Sovereignty

Informationen zum Autor DOB: 12/14/1948Citizenship: US Klappentext This book makes the case that two moments of social and political action in pursuit of self-determination for Indian tribes-the call for self-determination by the colonists in 1776 and the related call by the indigenous peoples of the continent almost two centuries later-serve as sister moments in the political development of the United States. Zusammenfassung This book makes the case that two moments of social and political action in pursuit of self-determination for Indian tribes—the call for self-determination by the colonists in 1776 and the related call by the indigenous peoples of the continent almost two centuries later—serve as sister moments in the political development of the United States. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsChapter 1: The Tribal Moment Chapter 2: A New Nation, Transformation, and Indian Affairs Chapter 3: The Structuring of Indian Affairs Chapter 4: Sovereignty Submerged Chapter 5: Against Assimilation Chapter 6: TransitionChapter 7: Not Termination, but Self-DeterminationChapter 8: Sovereignty Revisited  BibliographyIndex About the Author

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• Authors: Christine K. Gray, Gray Christine K.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.07.2015
• EAN: 9781442252837
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-5283-7
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Contemporary Native American Communities; Contemporary Native American C; Contemporary Native American Communities; Contemporary Native American C
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, Indigenous Peoples, United States of America, USA, Civil rights & citizenship, Relating to Native American people, Civics and citizenship, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Native American Studies, Native American Studies;Tribal Law