The great father : the United States government and the American Indians
Record details
- ISBN: 0803287127
- ISBN: 9780803287129
- ISBN: 0803236751
- ISBN: 9780803236752
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Physical Description:
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xi, 426 pages ; 23 cm - Edition: Abridged ed.
- Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©1986.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 405) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Revolutionary War and the years following -- Regulating trade and intercourse -- Civilization and education -- Policy of Indian removal -- Emigration of the tribes -- Aftermath of removal -- American expansion and Indian affairs -- Developments in the West -- Civil War years -- Peace policy -- Military challenge -- Indian reservations -- New Christian reformers -- Reservations and reform -- Severalty, law, and education -- Indian service -- Indian territory -- Nation's wards -- Education and health -- Indians' land -- Indian new deal -- Rounding out the new deal -- Termination era -- New day for the Indians -- Indian self-determination -- Indians: America's unfinished business -- Appendix A -- Commissioners of Indian affairs -- Appendix B -- Indian population -- Suggested readings -- Index. |
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Subject: | Indians of North America Government relations Indians of North America Government relations United States |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Lummi Library | E 93 .P78 1986 | 021217 | Stacks | Available | - |
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Summary:
Traces the history of the United States' relations with Native American tribes over two centuries from the 1700s to 1980, and examines the creation of federal Indian policy.