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American Indian politics and the American political system / David E. Wilkins.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0847693058
  • ISBN: 9780847693054
  • ISBN: 0847693066
  • ISBN: 9780847693061
  • Physical Description: xxvii, 365 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
  • Publisher: Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, 2002.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-344) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
A tour of Indian peoples and Indian lands -- Indian peoples are nations, not minorities -- Actors in Indian politics -- Northwest tribes and the state of Washington : a case study -- A history of Federal Indian policy -- Indigenous governments : past, present, and future -- The Iroquois confederacy : a case study -- The Cherokee : a case study -- The Ft. Peck Reservation's General Council : a case study -- The Navajo Nation's President : a case study -- The Crow Tribal Court : a case study -- Tribal political economy -- The Mashantucket Pequot : a case study -- Indian political participation : patriotism, suffrage, and partisanship -- Indian interest group activity and activism -- Indians, images, and the media -- Indigenous nations and the American political system.
Subject:
Indians of North America > Politics and government.
Indians of North America > Government relations.
Indians of North America > Civil rights.
Self-determination, National > United States.
United States > Politics and government.
United States > Race relations.
United States > Social policy.

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  • Table of contents


Machine generated contents note: List of Illustrations and Photographs vii
List of Tables ix
List of Acronyms xi
Preface xiii
Note on Terminology xix
Timeline of American Indian Peoples, All Tribes and Regions xxi
Introduction 1
1 A Tour of Indian Peoples and Indian Lands 11
2 Indian Peoples Are Nations, Not Minorities 41
3 Actors in Indian Politics 63
Northwest Tribes and the State of Washington: A Case Study 99
4 A History of Federal Indian Policy 103
5 Indigenous Governments, Past, Present, and Future 119
The Iroquois Confederacy: A Case Study 123
The Cherokee: A Case Study 129
The Ft. Peck Reservation's General Council: A Case Study 141
The Navajo Nation's President: A Case Study 141
The Crow Tribal Court: A Case Study 142
6 Tribal Political Economy 157
The Mashantucket Pequot: A Case Study 168
7 Indian Political Participation: Patriotism, Suffrage, and Partisanship 185
8 Indian Interest Group Activity and Activism 201
9 Indians, Images, and the Media 225
10 Indigenous Nations and the American Political System 245
Appendix A: Federally Recognized Entities 259
Appendix B: 1778 Delaware-U.S. Treaty 273
Appendix C: Remonstrance of Col. Peter Pitchlynn 277
Appendix D: Talton v. Mayes (1896) 281
Appendix E: Constitution and Bylaws of the Pueblo of Santa Clara,
New Mexico 287
Appendix F: Executive Order 13084: Consultation and Coordination
with Indian Tribal Governments 295
Appendix G: Major Congressional Law Affecting Indians 299
Appendix H: Selected Internet Sources 303
Notes 307
Glossary 335
Suggested Readings 341
Case Index 345
Subject Index 347.