This Indian country : American Indian political activists and the place they made /

Most Americans view Indians as people of the past who occupy a position outside the central narrative of American history. It's assumed that Native history has no particular relationship to what is conventionally presented as the story of America. Indians had a history, but theirs was short and...

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Main Author: Hoxie, Frederick E., 1947-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, 2012.
Series:Penguin history of American life.
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