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American Indian Policy in the Twentieth Century
Until now, books about American Indian Policy have dealt with laws and acts long since adopted and in effect. In American Indian Policy in the Twentieth Century, edited by Vine …
The Marriage of Saints
No matter how they tell it, wax and plaster saints have nothing on flesh and blood.Just ask Sao Esperitu, a young woman with the clean eyes and the healing power. Sometimes a …
Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse was as much feared by tribal foes as he was honored by allies. His war record was unmatched by any of his peers, and his rout of Custer at the Little Bighorn …
Dreamer-Prophets of the Columbia Plateau
Seekers after wisdom have always been drawn to American Indian ritual and symbol. This history of two nineteenth-century Dreamer-Prophets, Smohalla and Skolaskin, will interest …
The French and Indian War and the Conquest of New France
The French and Indian War was the world's first truly global conflict. When the French lost to the British in 1763, they lost their North American empire along with most of their …
The Great Law and the Longhouse
An in-depth survey of Iroquois culture and historyThis masterful summary represents a major synthesis of the history and culture of the Six Nations from the mid-sixteenth century …
The Corporation and the Indian
In 1865, Indian tribes could not know that in just over forty years their greatest natural possession, their tribal lands, would be largely controlled by powerful contenders for …
Firesticks
Incorporating elements of fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry, Diane Glancy’s stories are lyrical yet down to earth, often tough and gritty. Experimental, sometimes surreal in …
On the Drafting of Tribal Constitutions
Felix Cohen (1907-1953) was a leading architect of the Indian New Deal and steadfast champion of American Indian rights. Appointed to the Department of the Interior in 1933, he …