Native Agency : Indians in the Bureau of Indian Affairs / Valerie Lambert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lambert, Valerie, author.

Series:

Indigenous Americas.

Indigenous Americas Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Government relations.

Indians of North America.

Indigenous people--Government relations.

Indigenous people of North America--Government relations.

United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs--Officials and employees.

United States.

United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs--History.

Local Subjects:

Indigenous people--Government relations.

Indigenous people of North America--Government relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 350 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2022]

Summary:

"This work provides an essential national-level look at an intriguing and impactful form of Indigenous resistance. It describes, in great detail, the continuing assaults made on Native peoples and tribal sovereignty in the United States during the twenty-first century, and it sketches the visions of the future that Indians at the BIA and in Indian Country have been crafting for themselves"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Time line

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:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 26, 2023)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Lambert, Valerie. Native Agency

ISBN:

9781452968223

9781452968230

OCLC:

1349281156