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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 Acknowledgments Chapter 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: Transition Chapter 7: Not Termination, but Self-Determination Chapter 8: Sovereignty Revisited Bibliography Index About the Author