The nations within : the past and future of American Indian sovereignty

Deloria, Vine. (Author). Lytle, Clifford M. (Added Author).

Summary: Focuses on John Collier's struggle with both the U.S. Congress and the Indian tribes to develop a New Deal for Indians fifty years ago.

Record details

ISBN: 0394725662
ISBN: 9780394725666
Physical Description: print
293 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Pantheon Books, ©1984.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-284) 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.