The new Trail of Tears : how Washington is destroying American Indians / Naomi Schaefer Riley.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Riley, Naomi Schaefer (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York ; London : Encounter Books, 2016.
Edition:First American edition.
Subjects:
Indigenous peoples of North America > Government relations.
Indigenous peoples of North America > Social conditions.
Indigenous peoples of North America > Politics and government.
Indians of North America > Government relations.
Indians of North America > Politics and government.
Indians of North America > Social conditions.
Physical Description:xlll, 214 pages ; 24 cm
Variant Title:
How Washington is destroying American Indians.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: What do we owe American Indians?
  • The false promise of sovereignty
  • Someone else's responsibility: property rights as Native rights
  • Money instead of freedom: the loophole economy and the politics of poverty
  • "White people call it nepotism. We call it kinship."
  • Unprepared: a narrative of victimhood
  • Walking in two worlds: the weight of Indian identity
  • Who will stand up for civil rights?
  • Equal protection: the tribe versus the individual
  • Conclusion: Native Americans as Americans.