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The National Council on Indian Opportunity : quiet champion of self-determination / Thomas A. Britten ; cover design and text composition by Lila Sanchez.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Britten, Thomas A. (Thomas Anthony), 1964- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of North America--Government relations--History--20th century.
- Indians of North America.
- Indians of North America--Politics and government--20th century.
- Self-determination, National--United States--History--20th century.
- Self-determination, National.
- Indian land transfers--United States.
- Indian land transfers.
- National Council on Indian Opportunity (U.S.)--History.
- National Council on Indian Opportunity (U.S.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (349 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- [Albuquerque, New Mexico] : University of New Mexico Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this book, the first study of the NCIO, historian Thomas A. Britten traces the workings of the council along with its enduring impact on the lives of indigenous people.
- Contents:
- Introduction : genealogy of the NCIO
- Launching the National Council on Indian Opportunity
- The NCIO and opportunity
- The NCIO and land restoration
- The NCIO and Indian self-determination
- The NCIO and urban Indians
- In the wake of the broken treaties caravan
- Conclusion : an opportunity lost : the final year of the NCIO.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780826355003
- 0826355005
- OCLC:
- 884725753
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