The Indians in American Society : From the Revolutionary War to the Present.

By:

Prucha, Francis Paul

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Quantum Books ; 29Publication details: CA : University of California Press, 1985.Description: 1 online resource (138 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780520908840
0520908848

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Indians in American Society : From the Revolutionary War to the Present.DDC classification:

973.0497

LOC classification:

E93 .P966 1985

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Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; 1. Paternalism; 2. Dependency; 3. Indian Rights; 4. Self-Determination; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.

Summary: American Indian affairs are much in the public mind today--hotly contested debates over such issues as Indian fishing rights, land claims, and reservation gambling hold our attention. While the unique legal status of American Indians rests on the historical treaty relationship between Indian tribes and the federal government, until now there has been no comprehensive history of these treaties and their role in American life. Francis Paul Prucha, a leading authority on the history of American Indian affairs, argues that the treaties were a political anomaly from the very beginning. The term "trea.

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Cover; Contents; Preface; 1. Paternalism; 2. Dependency; 3. Indian Rights; 4. Self-Determination; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.

American Indian affairs are much in the public mind today--hotly contested debates over such issues as Indian fishing rights, land claims, and reservation gambling hold our attention. While the unique legal status of American Indians rests on the historical treaty relationship between Indian tribes and the federal government, until now there has been no comprehensive history of these treaties and their role in American life. Francis Paul Prucha, a leading authority on the history of American Indian affairs, argues that the treaties were a political anomaly from the very beginning. The term "trea.