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

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fahey, John, 1919-2004
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle, WA : University of Washington Press, 2001.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Garry, Joe, > 1910-1975.
National Congress of American Indians > History.
National Congress of American Indians.
Since 1934
Coeur d'Alene Indians > Biography.
Indian activists > United States > Biography.
Indian civic leaders > United States > Biography.
Indians of North America > Politics and government.
Indians of North America > Government relations > 1934-
Self-determination, National > United States.
Cœurs-d'Alênes > Biographies.
Activistes des Peuples autochtones > États-Unis > Biographies.
Leaders des Peuples autochtones > États-Unis > Biographies.
Peuples autochtones > États-Unis > Relations avec l'État > 1934-
Droit des peuples à disposer d'eux-mêmes > États-Unis.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Social Scientists & Psychologists.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Native American Studies.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Coeur d'Alene Indians.
Indian activists.
Indian civic leaders.
Indians of North America > Government relations.
Self-determination, National.
United States.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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."

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