American Indians

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Daniels, Walter M. (Walter Machray), 1898- editor.

Series:

Reference shelf ; v. 29, no. 4.

The Reference shelf, v. 29, no. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America.

Physical Description:

219 pages ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, Wilson, 1957.

Summary:

Contains a collection of articles from major periodicals on Indian culture, Indian-White relations, legal status and property rights, the termination of federal trust, and the relocation program.

Contents:

I. Indian culture. Who are the American Indians? / Louisa R. Shotwell

Popular misconceptions / Oliver La Farge

The role of culture / D'Arcy McNickle

The Indians among us / O.K. Armstrong

Indian gifts to our culture / Ralph Nader

II. History of Indian-white relations. History of past 175 years

Indian reorganization act / Alden Stevens

Vagaries of U.S. policy / Harold E. Fey

A critical review of the record

Record of the Eighty-fourth Congress

Eisenhower administration's aims / Glenn L. Emmons

"Raid on the reservations" / Dorothy Van de Mark

Outlook for the Indians / John Provinse

III. Legal status and property rights. Legal status of Indians / Felix S. Cohen ; Indian citizenship / Felix S. Cohen ; Indian land tenure / Ralph Nader ; Bureau's policy on land sales / Glenn L. Emmons ; Objections to land alienation ; The landless Indian / W.O. Roberts ; A warning against hasty action ; "Indian claims" / Felix S. Cohen

IV. Termination of the Federal Trust. Eisenhower administration's policy / Helen B. Shaffer ; State jurisdiction ; Indian plebiscite proposed ; Gradual liquidation urged / N.B. Johnson ; View of friends of Indians ; Views of Montana citizens / James J. Flaherty ; Specific termination measures / John Collier ; Plea for a long-range view / Lee Metcalf ; Favoring the Indian Bureau program / Thomas E. Connolly ; Consent of tribes seen as the key

V. The relocation program. Indian Bureau's statement ; Operating instructions / La Verne Madigan ; "Operation Relocation" / O.K. Armstrong and Marjorie Armstrong ; How it works in Chicago / Madelon Golden and Lucia Carter ; Uprooting the Indians / Ruth Mulvey Harmer ; A survey of the program / La Verne Madigan

VI. Suggested programs. How to help Indians help themselves / D'Arcy McNickle ; An Indian speaks out / Clarence Wesley ; Indian congress presents viewpoint ; Proposals for a 1957 program ; The friends give their views ; Church group suggests procedures ; Proposed new program of Congress.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-219).

Other Format:

Online version: Daniels, Walter M. (Walter Machray), 1898- American Indians.

OCLC:

964638