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The Indians in American Society : From the Revolutionary War to the Present.
American Indian affairs are much in the public mind today--hotly contested debates over such issues as Indian fishing rights, land claims, and reservation gambling hold our attention. While the unique legal status of American Indians rests on the historical treaty relationship between Indian tribes...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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CA :
University of California Press,
1985.
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| Colección: | Quantum books.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | American Indian affairs are much in the public mind today--hotly contested debates over such issues as Indian fishing rights, land claims, and reservation gambling hold our attention. While the unique legal status of American Indians rests on the historical treaty relationship between Indian tribes and the federal government, until now there has been no comprehensive history of these treaties and their role in American life. Francis Paul Prucha, a leading authority on the history of American Indian affairs, argues that the treaties were a political anomaly from the very beginning. The term "trea. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (138 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [105]-117) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520908840 0520908848 1282355406 9781282355408 9786612355400 6612355409 |