The great father : the United States government and the American Indians

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.

Record details

ISBN: 0803287127
ISBN: 9780803287129
ISBN: 0803236751
ISBN: 9780803236752
Physical Description: print
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.