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Native agency : Indians in the Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Title
Native agency : Indians in the Bureau of Indian Affairs / Valerie Lambert.
ISBN
9781517914530
1517914531
9781517914523
1517914523
9781452968223
Publication
Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2022]
Physical Description
xxii, 350 pages ; 22 cm.
Summary
"This work provides an essential national-level look at an intriguing and impactful form of Indigenous resistance. It describes, in great detail, the continuing assaults made on Native peoples and tribal sovereignty in the United States during the twenty-first century, and it sketches the visions of the future that Indians at the BIA and in Indian Country have been crafting for themselves"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Lambert, Valerie, 1966- Native agency Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2022]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 25, 2023
Series
Indigenous Americas
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction. The Native agency
1. The history of the BIA : from the Department of War to the second Indian take-over
2. Indigenous perspectives : a new paradigm for federal-Indian relations
3. Indians at the top : powered by conviction, vision, and grit
4. Upper-level officials : fighting for justice for Indian people
5. The resolute rank and file : implementing an Indian agenda
6. The Indian employees in field operations : navigating Indian Country from all directions
Conclusion. Leveraging federal power and advancing Indian interests.
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