American Indian policy in crisis : Christian reformers and the Indian, 1865-1900 /

In this book a distinguished authority in the field presents an account of United States Indian policy in the years 1865 to 1900, one of the most critical periods in Indian-white relations. Francis Paul Prucha discusses in detail the major developments of those years?Grant's Peace Policy, the r...

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Main Author: Prucha, Francis Paul.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, ©1976.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Beginnings of reform
  • The peace policy
  • The military challenge to the peace policy
  • Development of reservation policy
  • The new Christian reformers
  • Reservation projects of the reformers
  • Reservations as instruments of civilization
  • Allotment of lands in severalty
  • The promotion of Indian schools
  • Education for patriotic citizenship
  • Law and citizenship for the Indians
  • Civil service reform
  • Liquidating the Indian territory.