Tribal sovereignty, Indian tribes in U.S. history

Book

Tribal sovereignty, Indian tribes in U.S. history / edited by Fay G. Cohen, Jeanne Heuving.

Cohen, Fay G. (Added Author). Heuving, Jeanne. (Added Author). United Indians of All Tribes Foundation (U.S.) (Added Author).

Summary:

Consisting of four scholarly papers which have been edited for easier reading, this book considers the issue of tribal sovereignty from before the white man's arrival on this continent to the present day. The focus of the first paper is primarily cultural; the next three papers deal with the sequence of events. Dr. Fay G. Cohen's paper describes Indian tribes and cultures before the coming of the European to North America and traces the difficulties experienced by Indians in maintaining their tribal identity. Each of the next three papers, written by three historians, studies a different period of policy development and emphasizes the effect the white man and his government have had on tribal ways of life. Dr. Mary E. Young's paper covers policy development to 1871; W. Roger Buffalohead details policy development from 1871-1920; Dr. D'Arcy McNickle discusses policy development for the years 1920-1977.

Record details

Physical Description: 44, [4] pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Publisher: Seattle, Wash. : United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, 1981.

Content descriptions

General Note:: "This book was made possible through funds from the Washington Commission for the Humanities and Title IV, part B monies from the Department of Education under the Indian Education Act. The edited papers ... were delivered or used ... at the 1977 conference Indian Tribes: Their Sovereignty and Washington State, sponsored by the Washington Commission for the Humanities."
Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references.