Encyclopedia of American Indian civil rights
By: edited by James S. Olson ; Mark Baxter, Jason M. Tetzloff, and Darren Pierson, associate editors.
Contributors: Olson, James Stuart, 1946-; Baxter, Mark.; Tetzloff, Jason M.; Pierson, Darren.
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 417
Subjects: Indians of North America -- Civil rights -- Encyclopedias.; Civil rights -- United States -- Encyclopedias.
Description: Individual demands for equality and civil rights are central themes in U.S. history and American Indian people are no exception. They have had to deal with white racism and its expression in local and national political institutions while trying to define the rights of individual Indians vis-a-vis their own tribal governments. The struggle has made their civil rights movement unique.

This encyclopedia, designed to meet the curriculum needs of high school and college students, provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of American Indian civil rights issues. More than 600 entries cover a variety of perspectives, issues, individuals, incidents, and court cases central to an understanding of the history of civil rights among American Indian peoples.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [395]-402) and index.