Recognition, Sovereignty Struggles, & Indigenous Rights in the United States: A Sourcebook

Recognition, Sovereignty Struggles, & Indigenous Rights in the United States: A Sourcebook - Paperback

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Recognition, Sovereignty Struggles, & Indigenous Rights in the United States: A Sourcebook

Recognition, Sovereignty Struggles, & Indigenous Rights in the United States: A Sourcebook - Paperback

$64.73
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by Amy E. Den Ouden (Editor), Jean M. O'Brien (Editor)

This engaging collection surveys and clarifies the complex issue of federal and state recognition for Native American tribal nations in the United States. Den Ouden and O'Brien gather focused and teachable essays on key topics, debates, and case studies. Written by leading scholars in the field, including historians, anthropologists, legal scholars, and political scientists, the essays cover the history of recognition, focus on recent legal and cultural processes, and examine contemporary recognition struggles nationwide.
Contributors are Joanne Barker (Lenape), Kathleen A. Brown-Perez (Brothertown), Rosemary Cambra (Muwekma Ohlone), Amy E. Den Ouden, Timothy Q. Evans (Haliwa-Saponi), Les W. Field, Angela A. Gonzales (Hopi), Rae Gould (Nipmuc), J. Kehaulani Kauanui (Kanaka Maoli), K. Alexa Koenig, Alan Leventhal, Malinda Maynor Lowery (Lumbee), Jean M. O'Brien (White Earth Ojibwe), John Robinson, Jonathan Stein, Ruth Garby Torres (Schaghticoke), and David E. Wilkins (Lumbee).

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This engaging collection surveys and clarifies the complex issue of federal and state recognition for Native American tribal nations in the United States. Den Ouden and O'Brien gather focused and teachable essays on key topics, debates, and case studies. Written by leading scholars in the field, including historians, anthropologists, legal scholars, and political scientists, the essays cover the history of recognition, focus on recent legal and cultural processes, and examine contemporary recognition struggles nationwide.

Author Biography

Amy E. Den Ouden is associate professor of women's studies at the University of Massachusetts-Boston. She is author of Beyond Conquest: Native Peoples and the Struggle for History in New England.
Jean M. O'Brien (White Earth Ojibwe) is professor of history at the University of Minnesota. She is author of Dispossession by Degrees: Indian Land and Identity in Natick, Massachusetts, 1650-1790, and Firsting and Lasting: Writing Indians Out of Existence in New England.

Number of Pages: 376
Dimensions: 1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN
Publication Date: June 03, 2013
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