American Indian politics and the American political system
By: David E. Wilkins.
Series: The spectrum series, race and ethnicity in national and global politics
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 365
Subjects: 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
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-344) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: List of Illustrations and Photographs vii; title: List of Tables ix; title: List of Acronyms xi; title: Preface xiii; title: Note on Terminology xix; title: Timeline of American Indian Peoples, All Tribes and Regions xxi; title: Introduction 1; title: 1 A Tour of Indian Peoples and Indian Lands 11; title: 2 Indian Peoples Are Nations, Not Minorities 41; title: 3 Actors in Indian Politics 63; title: Northwest Tribes and the State of Washington: A Case Study 99; title: 4 A History of Federal Indian Policy 103; title: 5 Indigenous Governments, Past, Present, and Future 119; title: The Iroquois Confederacy: A Case Study 123; title: The Cherokee: A Case Study 129; title: The Ft. Peck Reservation's General Council: A Case Study 141; title: The Navajo Nation's President: A Case Study 141; title: The Crow Tribal Court: A Case Study 142; title: 6 Tribal Political Economy 157; title: The Mashantucket Pequot: A Case Study 168; title: 7 Indian Political Participation: Patriotism, Suffrage, and Partisanship 185; title: 8 Indian Interest Group Activity and Activism 201; title: 9 Indians, Images, and the Media 225; title: 10 Indigenous Nations and the American Political System 245; title: Appendix A: Federally Recognized Entities 259; title: Appendix B: 1778 Delaware-U.S. Treaty 273; title: Appendix C: Remonstrance of Col. Peter Pitchlynn 277; title: Appendix D: Talton v. Mayes (1896) 281; title: Appendix E: Constitution and Bylaws of the Pueblo of Santa Clara,; title: New Mexico 287; title: Appendix F: Executive Order 13084: Consultation and Coordination; title: with Indian Tribal Governments 295; title: Appendix G: Major Congressional Law Affecting Indians 299; title: Appendix H: Selected Internet Sources 303; title: Notes 307; title: Glossary 335; title: Suggested Readings 341; title: Case Index 345; title: Subject Index 347.