The Indians of the Southwest. : a century of development under the United States

Dale, Edward Everett 1879-1972 (Author).

Summary: Documents the relations of the federal government with the tribes of the Southwest during the hundred years following the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

Record details

ISBN: 0806113146
ISBN: 9780806113142
Physical Description: print
xviii, 283 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, 1988 printing, c1949.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-271) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The problem and its background -- The Indians of the Southwest -- Relations with the Indians of California, 1848-68 -- Indian affiars in New Mexico and Arizona, 1848-68 -- Federal Indian administration in Utah and Nevada, 1848-68 -- The Indians of Southern California, 1868-1903 -- The army and the Apache, 1869-86 -- Peaceful relations in Arizona and New Mexico, 1869-1900 -- Utah and Nevada, 1869-1900 -- Indian administration in the Southwest, 1900-33 -- The agent and his wards -- Education and schools -- Health and medical services -- A new regime and some current problems -- Southwestern Indians and the government in 1947.