| Bureau of Indian Affairs Contributor(s): Fixico, Donald L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313391793 ISBN-13: 9780313391798 Publisher: Greenwood OUR PRICE: $69.30 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - History | Native American |
| Dewey: 323.119 |
| LCCN: 2011036170 |
| Series: Landmarks of the American Mosaic |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.20 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Religious Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bureau of Indian Affairs tells the fascinating and important story of an agency that currently oversees U.S. policies affecting over 584 recognized tribes, over 326 federally reserved lands, and over 5 million Native American residents. Written by one of our foremost Native American scholars, this insider's view of the BIA looks at the policies and the personalities that shaped its history, and by extension, nearly two centuries of government-tribal relations. Coverage includes the agency's forerunners and founding, the years of relocation and outright war, the movement to encourage Indian urbanization and assimilation, and the civil rights era surge of Indian activism. A concluding chapter looks at the modern BIA and its role in everything from land allotments and Indian boarding schools to tribal self-government, mineral rights, and the rise of the Indian gaming industry. |