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Saving the reservation : Joe Garry and the battle to be Indian /

"Joseph R. Garry (1910-1975), a Coeur d'Alene Indian, served six terms as president of the National Congress of American Indians in the 1950s. He led the battles to compel the federal government to honor treaties and landownership and dominated an era in government-Indian relations little...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fahey, John, 1919-2004
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle, WA : University of Washington Press, 2001.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Emergency!
  • "The chance of our Indian lifetimes"
  • The crucial year
  • Turning points
  • Roots: the Coeur d'Alenes
  • Boy to man
  • Toward a victory of sorts
  • The Garry era ends
  • Money-and its consequences
  • "I enjoyed working with the people."