Rebirth of the Blackfeet Nation, 1912-1954 / Paul C. Rosier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rosier, Paul C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana--History.

Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana.

History.

Blackfeet Indian Reservation (Mont.)--History.

Blackfeet Indian Reservation (Mont.).

Physical Description:

xiii, 346 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2001]

Contents:

1. "The Old System is No Success": The Formation of the Modern Blackfeet Reservation, 1912-1929 13

2. "Give us a Fair and New Deal": 1929-1934 54

3. On the Road to Self-Government: The Incorporation of the Blackfeet Tribe of Indians, 1934-1935 101

4. Feeding the "Second Buffalo" and Themselves: The Contours of the Blackfeet Economy, 1934-1940 130

5. "Reconciling the old Men to the New Way": Income Distribution in an Infant Democracy, 1940-1945 170

6. "We Have a Way to Make Citizens of Them": The Politics of Blackfeet Self-Termination, 1945-1952 217

Conclusion: The Roots of Blackfeet Self-Determination 270.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page [329-]-336) and index.

ISBN:

0803239416

OCLC:

44803074