Indian chiefs vs. government agents : politics and law enforcement on the Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana, 1875-1910 / Robert J. Bigart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bigart, Robert, Author.

Contributor:

EBSCOhost

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Flathead Agency.

United States.

Salish Indians--Government relations.

Salish Indians.

Kootenai Indians--Government relations.

Kootenai Indians.

Indian agents--Montana--Flathead Indian Reservation.

Indian agents.

Indian reservation police--Montana--Flathead Indian Reservation.

Indian reservation police.

Law enforcement--Montana--Flathead Indian Reservation.

Law enforcement.

Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.)--History.

Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 227 pages) : illustrations.

Other Title:

Indian chiefs versus government agents

Politics and law enforcement on the Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana, 1875-1910

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2025]

Contents:

Agent Charles S. Medary : Challenge and Impotence, 1875-1877

Agent Peter Ronan : Accommodation and Competition, The Early Years, 1877-1884

Agent Peter Ronan : Accommodation and Competition, The Later Years, 1885-1893

Agent Joseph T. Carter : A Bumpy Ride, 1893-1898

Agent William H. Smead : Protection and Subterfuge, 1898-1904

Agent Samuel Bellew : Coasting Towards Disaster, 1904-1908

Agent Fred C. Morgan : Reform and Rage, 1908-1910.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781496245717 (electronic bk.)

1496245717 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

40033026350

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.