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Roberta Ulrich - American Indian Nations from Termination to Restoration, 1953-2006 - 9780803233645 - V9780803233645
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American Indian Nations from Termination to Restoration, 1953-2006

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Description for American Indian Nations from Termination to Restoration, 1953-2006 hardcover. A concise overview of all of the terminations and restorations of Native American tribes Num Pages: 334 pages, 4 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 33. Weight in Grams: 567.
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, the terminated tribes, one by one, ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fisical_Book United States
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
Number of Pages
334
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803233645
SKU
V9780803233645
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99-8

About Roberta Ulrich
Roberta Ulrich is a retired newspaper reporter. She is the author of Empty Nets: Indians, Dams, and the Columbia River.

Reviews for American Indian Nations from Termination to Restoration, 1953-2006
"Rich in facts and easy to read, the book details a little noticed chapter of present-day Indian politics of the USA."—AmerIndian Research “Highly recommended”—Choice “For the general reader, [this book] provides a good overview of termination and its reversal and demonstrates how these factors influenced Indian identity.”—Western Historical Quarterly “Clearly laid out and very readable.”—Indian Country Today

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