American Indian nations from termination to restoration, 1953-2006.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ulrich, Roberta.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indian termination policy.

Indians of North America--Cultural assimilation.

Indians of North America--Government relations--1934.

Indians of North America--Government relations--1934-.

Indians of North America.

Indian termination policy--Cultural assimilation.

Local Subjects:

Indian termination policy.

Indians of North America--Cultural assimilation.

Indians of North America--Government relations--1934.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (335 pages)

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English.

Summary:

When the U.S. government ended its relationship with dozens of Native American tribes and bands between 1953 and 1966, it was engaging in a massive social experiment. Congress enacted the program, known as termination, in the name of "freeing" the Indians from government restrictions and improving their quality of life. However, removing the federal status of more than nine dozen tribes across the country plunged many of their nearly 13,000 members into deeper levels of poverty and eroded the tribal people's sense of Native identity.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1283051125

9786613051127

080323452X

OCLC:

700703970