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Dismembered : Native Disenrollment and the Battle for Human Rights / David E. Wilkins and Shelly Hulse Wilkins.

Wilkins, David E. (David Eugene), 1954- (author.). Wilkins, Shelly Hulse, (author.).

Summary:

While the number of federally recognized Native nations in the United States are increasing, the population figures for existing tribal nations are declining. This depopulation is not being perpetrated by the federal government, but by Native governments that are banishing, denying, or disenrolling Native citizens at an unprecedented rate. Since the 1990s, tribal belonging has become more of a privilege than a sacred right. Political and legal dismemberment has become a national phenomenon with nearly eighty Native nations, in at least twenty states, terminating the rights of indigenous citizens. The first comprehensive examination of the origins and significance of tribal disenrollment, "Dismembered" examines this disturbing trend, which often leaves the disenrolled tribal members with no recourse or appeal. At the center of the issue is how Native nations are defined today and who has the fundamental rights to belong. By looking at hundreds of tribal constitutions and talking with both disenrolled members and tribal officials, the authors demonstrate the damage this practice is having across Indian Country and ways to address the problem.

Record details

ISBN: 9780295741574
ISBN: 0295741570
ISBN: 9780295741581
ISBN: 0295741589
Physical Description: ix, 211 pages ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Seattle : University of Washington Press, ©2017.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Banishment -- Federal power and citizenship in Indian country -- A new deal for native citizenship -- Native self-determination -- The dismembering explodes -- Judicial interpretations of dismemberment -- Conclusion.