The return of the native : American Indian political resurgence /

Examines the way American Indians dealt with European powers, describes the impact of the westward expansion, and looks at the reemergence of Indian political power.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cornell, Stephen E. (Stephen Ellicott), 1948-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1988.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The new Indian politics
  • Exceptional beginnings: the fur trade and Indian labor
  • Solving "the Indian problem"
  • "They carry their lives on their finger nails"
  • The transformations of the tribe
  • New music, new partners, a new dance
  • Toward a supratribal consciousness
  • The politics of Indianness
  • Who wants what?
  • Old wars, new weapons
  • Lieutenant Anthony's legacy
  • Indian-White relations revised
  • "Another world is coming."