Recognition, Sovereignty Struggles, and Indigenous Rights in the United States | University of North Carolina Press ~ Amy E. Den Ouden

Recognition, Sovereignty Struggles, and Indigenous Rights in the United States

A Sourcebook

Amy E. Den Ouden

Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 06/2013
Pages: 376
Subject: Social Science, Law, History | University of North Carolina
Print ISBN: 9.78E+12
eBook ISBN: 9781469602172

DESCRIPTION

This engaging collection surveys and clarifies the complex issue of federal and state recognition for Native American tribal nations in the United States. Den Ouden and O'Brien gather focused and teachable essays on key topics, debates, and case studies. Written by leading scholars in the field, including historians, anthropologists, legal scholars, and political scientists, the essays cover the history of recognition, focus on recent legal and cultural processes, and examine contemporary recognition struggles nationwide.
Contributors are Joanne Barker (Lenape), Kathleen A. Brown-Perez (Brothertown), Rosemary Cambra (Muwekma Ohlone), Amy E. Den Ouden, Timothy Q. Evans (Haliwa-Saponi), Les W. Field, Angela A. Gonzales (Hopi), Rae Gould (Nipmuc), J. Kehaulani Kauanui (Kanaka Maoli), K. Alexa Koenig, Alan Leventhal, Malinda Maynor Lowery (Lumbee), Jean M. O'Brien (White Earth Ojibwe), John Robinson, Jonathan Stein, Ruth Garby Torres (Schaghticoke), and David E. Wilkins (Lumbee).