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"This is my reservation, I belong here" : the Salish Kootenai Indian struggle against termination /

Puisto tells the story of the fight of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana to avoid termination in the 1950s.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Puisto, Jaakko (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Pablo, Montana : Lincoln : Salish Kootenai College Press ; Distributed by University of Nebraska Press, 2016.
Subjects:	Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, Montana > History. Salish Indians > History > 20th century. Kootenai Indians > History > 20th century. Flathead Indian Reservation (Mont.) > History > 20th century. Salish Indians > Legal status, laws, etc. > Montana > Flathead Indian Reservation. Kootenai Indians > Legal status, laws, etc. > Montana > Flathead Indian Reservation. Salish Indians > Government relations. Kootenai Indians > Government relations. Indian termination policy > Montana > Flathead Indian Reservation. Self-determination, National > Montana > Flathead Indian Reservation.

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