Contemporary Native American political issues / edited by Troy R. Johnson.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Johnson, Troy R.
Language:English
Published: Walnut Creek [Calif.] : AltaMira Press, [1999], ©1999.
Series:Contemporary Native American communities ; v. 2.
Subjects:
Indigenous peoples of North America > Politics and government.
Indigenous peoples of North America > Civil rights.
Indigenous peoples of North America > Legal status, laws, etc.
Self-determination, National > United States.
Physical Description:323 pages ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The tragedy and the travesty: the subversion of indigenous sovereignty in North America / Ward Churchill.
  • The past as legacy and project: postcolonial criticism in the perspective of indigenous historicism / Arif Dirlik.
  • Recent United Nations initiatives concerning the rights of indigenous peoples / Stephen V. Quesenberry.
  • Claiming memory in British Columbia aboriginal rights and the state / Fae L. Korsmo.
  • Traditional American Indian economic policy / Ronald L. Trosper.
  • Indian Gaming: Financial and regulatory issues / Gary C. Anders.
  • The contextual nature of American Indian criminality / Donald E. Green.
  • Public Law 280 and the problem of 'Lawlessness' in California Indian country / Carole Goldberg.
  • Nebraska's's landmark repatriation law: a study of cross-cultural conflict and resolution / Robert M. Peregoy.
  • Acknowledging the repatriation claims of unacknowledged California tribes / Carole Goldberg.
  • American Indian activism and transformation lessons from Alcatraz / Troy Johnson, Duane Champagne, and Joane Nagel.