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Behind the Trail of Broken Treaties; an Indian declaration of independence

An Indian spokesman calls for the federal government to reopen treaty-making procedures. Originally published in 1974, this book analyzes the history of Indian treaty relations with the United States. Vine Deloria presents population and land ownership information to support his argument that many I...

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Main Author: Deloria, Vine.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Delacorte Press, [1974]
Subjects and Genres:
Indians of North America > Government relations.
Indians of North America > Legal status, laws, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preamble to the present
  • The emergence of Indian activism
  • The occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
  • The confrontation at Wounded Knee
  • The doctrine of discovery
  • Dependent domestic nations
  • The plenary power doctrine
  • The size and status of nations
  • The Indian Reorganization Act
  • Litigating Indian claims
  • The international arena
  • Reinstituting the treaty process
  • Afterword.

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