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American Indian nations from termination to restoration, 1953-2006 /

When the U.S. government ended its relationship with dozens of Native American tribes and bands between 1953 and 1966, it was engaging in a massive social experiment. Congress enacted the program, known as termination, in the name of "freeing" the Indians from government restrictions and i...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Ulrich, Roberta
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2010.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:When the U.S. government ended its relationship with dozens of Native American tribes and bands between 1953 and 1966, it was engaging in a massive social experiment. Congress enacted the program, known as termination, in the name of "freeing" the Indians from government restrictions and improving their quality of life. However, removing the federal status of more than nine dozen tribes across the country plunged many of their nearly 13,000 members into deeper levels of poverty and eroded the tribal people's sense of Native identity. Beginning in 1973 and extending over a twenty-year period, t.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (xv, 311 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780803234529
080323452X
1283051125
9781283051125