Pathways to indigenous nation sovereignty : a chronicle of federal policy developments / Alan R. Parker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parker, Alan, 1942- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Government relations.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc.

Indians of North America--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

161 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

East Lansing, Michigan : Makwa Enewed, 2018.

Summary:

In a story that could only be told to someone who was an insider, this book reveals the background behind major legislative achievements of U.S. Tribal National leaders in the 1970s and beyond. American Indian attorney and proud Chippewa Cree Nation citizen Alan R. Parker gives insight into the design and development of the public policy initiatives that led to major changes in the U.S. government's relationships with Tribal Nations. A valuable educational tool, this text weaves together the ideas and goals of many different American Indian leaders from different tribes and professional backgrounds, and shows how those ideas worked to become the law of the land and transform Indian Country. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Historical Context of the U.S. Government's Policies Regarding Indian People 1

Chapter 2 The American Indian Policy Review Commission 13

Chapter 3 The AIPRC Recommends That an Independent Committee on Indian Affairs Be Established in the U.S. Congress 31

Chapter 4 The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 39

Chapter 5 The American Indian Religious Freedom Act 45

Chapter 6 Indian Land Claims and Water Rights Claims Settled by an Act of Congress Serve as Treaty Substitutes 51

Chapter 7 Senator Inouye Becomes Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs 57

Chapter 8 Developing an Economy in Indian Country 67

Chapter 9 Senator Inouye Travels across Indian Country, 1987-1989 85

Chapter 10 The National Museum of the American Indian Act 91

Chapter 11 Creating the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act 99

Chapter 12 Looking beyond Our Borders in the Twenty-First Century 103.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-153) and index.

ISBN:

1938065018

9781938065019

OCLC:

1007927541