| American Indians: Answers to Today's Questions Contributor(s): Utter, Jack (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806133090 ISBN-13: 9780806133096 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: Answers more than one hundred questions in this overview of Indian country. Covers the most important issues facing American Indians today: tribal sovereignty, gaming, water rights, treaty rights, cultural rights, and the evolving history of federal Indian policy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Native American |
| Dewey: 323.119 |
| LCCN: 00054510 |
| Series: Civilization of the American Indian (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 6.13" W x 8.95" (1.63 lbs) 530 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Who is an Indian? Who is a Native American? What are Indian self-determination and sovereignty? What defines an Indian tribe? These and more than one hundred other questions are asked and answered in this critically acclaimed overview of Indian country. The second edition of Jack Utter's classic work covers the hottest issues facing American Indians today--tribal sovereignty, gaming, water rights, treaty rights, cultural rights, and the evolving history of federal Indian policy. Revised and updated with many new questions, eight new illustrations, historical and contemporary maps, three hundred new references, and informative tables, American Indians provides the best single source available today on a variety of Indian country issues, past and present. |
Contributor Bio(s): Utter, Jack: - Jack Utter, a former visiting professor of federal Indian law history at Northern Arizona University and Prescott College, now works for the Navajo Nation's Water Code Administration. He is also a consultant in Natural Resources management and Indian country issues. |