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Native Agency : Indians in the Bureau of Indian Affairs / Valerie Lambert.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lambert, Valerie, author.
- Series:
- Indigenous Americas
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs--Officials and employees.
- United States.
- United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs--History.
- Indians of North America--Government relations.
- Indians of North America.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxii, 350 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2022]
- Contents:
- Introduction: The Native Agency
- 1. The History of the BIA: From the Department of War to the Second Indian Take-over
- 2. Indigenous Perspectives: A New Paradigm for Federal-Indian Relations
- 3. Indians at the Top: Powered by Conviction, Vision, and Grit
- 4. Upper-Level Officials: Fighting for Justice for Indian People
- 5. The Resolute Rank and File: Implementing an Indian Agenda
- 6. The Indian Employees in Field Operations: Navigating Indian Country from All Directions
- Conclusion: Leveraging Federal Power and Advancing Indian Interests.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 01, 2022).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Lambert, Valerie. Native Agency
- ISBN:
- 9781452968223
- 1452968225
- 9781452968230
- 1452968233
- Publisher Number:
- 40031454252
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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