Defying the odds : the Tule River tribe's struggle for sovereignty in three centuries /
Frank, Gelya,1948-
Goldberg, Carole E.
New Haven : Yale University Press,
c2010.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-382) and index.
Part one. Sovereignty and the Yokuts tribes -- Introduction -- Early Yokuts strategies to protect land and sovereignty in central California -- Part two. United States v. Whaley (1888): tribal sovereignty compromised -- United States v. Whaley: criminalizing tribal authority at Tule River -- Local chiefs, out-of-control shamans, and do-nothing agents: the cultural logic of United States v. Whaley -- The presidential pardon: an Indian rights association ploy -- Part three. Reconstructing sovereignty after Whaley -- Cultural sovereignty after Whaley: asserting tribal authority in a new political economy -- The Indian reorganization act: matching constitutional democracy with indigenous cultural style -- Land and sovereignty: victories on the northeast corner and in tribal gaming -- The legacy of United States v. Whaley: tribal sovereignty, social control, and dispute resolution at Tule River.
Yokuts Indians
Yokuts Indians
Self-determination, National.