Behind the Trail of Broken Treaties : An Indian Declaration of Independence / Vine Deloria.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Deloria, Vine, author.

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.

Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc.

Indigenous people.

Local Subjects:

Indigenous people--Government relations.

Indigenous people of North America--Government relations.

Indigenous people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin, Texas : University of Texas Press, [2000]

Summary:

Originally published in 1974, just as the Wounded Knee occupation was coming to an end, Behind the Trail of Broken Treaties raises disturbing questions about the status of American Indians within the American and international political landscapes.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Preface

1. Preamble to the Present

2. The Emergence of Indian Activism

3. The Occupation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs

4. The Confrontation at Wounded Knee

5. The Doctrine of Discovery

6. Dependent Domestic Nations

7. The Plenary Power Doctrine

8. The Size and Status of Nations

9. The Indian Reorganization Act

10. Litigating Indian Claims

11. The International Arena

12. Reinstituting the Treaty Process

Afterword

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version: Deloria, Vine, Jr. Behind the Trail of Broken Treaties

ISBN:

0-292-75719-0