Pathways to Indigenous Nation Sovereignty - A Chronicle of Federal Policy Developments

Informationen zum Autor A citizen of the Chippewa Cree Tribal Nation, ALAN R. PARKER is Faculty at the Maori Indigenous University, Whakatane, New Zealand. He previously served as Chief Counsel and Staff Director to the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, where he guided the committee in the congressional passage of the Indian Child Welfare Act, American Indian Religious Freedom Act, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, the National Museum of the American Indian Act, and Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Klappentext In a story that could only be told by someone who was an insider, this book reveals the background behind major legislative achievements of U.S. Tribal Nations leaders in the 1970s and beyond. American Indian attorney and proud Chippewa Cree Nation citizen Alan R. Parker gives insight into the design and development of the public policy initiatives that led to major changes in the U.S. government's relationships with Tribal Nations. A valuable educational tool, this text weaves together the ideas and goals of many different American Indian leaders from various tribes and professional backgrounds, and shows how those ideas worked to become the law of the land and transform Indian Country.

Product details

• Authors: Alan R Parker, Alan R. Parker
• Publisher: Michigan state university pres
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781938065019
• ISBN: 978-1-938065-01-9
• No. of pages: 185
• Series: Makwa Enewed; Makwa Enewed
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies