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The new Trail of Tears : how Washington is destroying American Indians
Title
The new Trail of Tears : how Washington is destroying American Indians / Naomi Schaefer Riley.
ISBN
9781594038532 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1594038538 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781594038549 (ebook)
Publication
New York ; London : Encounter Books, 2016.
Physical Description
xlll, 214 pages ; 24 cm
Variant and related titles
How Washington is destroying American Indians
Format
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 17, 2016
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: What do we owe American Indians?
The false promise of sovereignty
Someone else's responsibility: property rights as Native rights
Money instead of freedom: the loophole economy and the politics of poverty
"White people call it nepotism. We call it kinship."
Unprepared: a narrative of victimhood
Walking in two worlds: the weight of Indian identity
Who will stand up for civil rights?
Equal protection: the tribe versus the individual
Conclusion: Native Americans as Americans.
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