American Indian tribal governments

Type

Book

Authors

Sharon O'Brien ( O'Brien, Sharon )

ISBN 10

0806121998

ISBN 13

9780806121994

Tags

Indigenous peoples -- Government relations, United States, Indigenous peoples -- United States -- Politics and government, Indigenous peoples -- Politics and government, Indigenous self-government -- United States, Indigenous self-government, Indigenous peoples -- United States -- Government relations, Taxation, Water rights, Fishing rights, Hunting rights, Lakota -- Politics and government, Lakota

Abstract

"An illustrated introduction to traditional and contemporary Indian tribal government, its evolution and its current legal powers. O'Brien (government and international studies, University of Notre Dame) examines the structure and legal rights of modern tribal governments, and their relationship to federal and state governments. Drawing on interdisciplinary sources, she focuses on the struggle of Indian tribes and their governments to achieve freedom and self-determination in the face of efforts to dominate, exterminate or assimilate them."--WorldCat.org.

Biblio Notes

Contents:
The Mississippi Choctaw Tribal Council: Indian self-government in action --
Traditional tribal governments --
The effects of Indian-White relations on tribal governments: a history --
A century of destruction --
A century of confusion --
The Seneca Nation of Indians --
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma --
The Cheyenne River Sioux --
The Isleta Pueblo --
The Yakimas --
Powers of tribal government --
The tribal-federal relationship --
Tribal-state relations --
The future.

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