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• ISBN: 0292715986 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• ISBN: 9780292715981 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• Physical Description: viii, 296 pages; 23 cm.
• Publisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, 1998.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Originally published: New York : Pantheon Books, c1984.

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 286-288) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

A status higher than states -- Domestic dependent nations -- The organization of the reservations -- The movement for reform -- The vision of the Red Atlantis -- The Collier Bill -- The House hearings -- The Indian congresses -- Political conflict in the upper house -- The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 and the Collier Bill : a comparison -- Bringing the law to life -- Ratification and its aftermath -- The barren years -- The Indian Civil Rights Act -- The cry for self-determination -- The emergence of Indian nationalism -- The future of Indian nations -- Appendix: A comparison of the Wheeler-Howard Act and the original Collier Bill.

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Indians of North America > Politics and government.
Indians of North America > Government relations. > 1934-
Indians of North America > Civil rights.