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Voting in Indian Country : the view from the trenches
Title
Voting in Indian Country : the view from the trenches / Jean Reith Schroedel.
ISBN
9780812252514
0812252519
Publication
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2020]
Physical Description
xii, 292 pages ; 24 cm.
Summary
"This book is about attempts by states to limit the right of Native Americans to vote. The book covers law, legal cases, politics (especially at the state level), grassroots activism, history, and policy"-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 28, 2020
Series
Haney Foundation series.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Part I. The Question of Citizenship
Chapter 1. The Framing of American Indian Citizenship
Chapter 2. Ambiguous Civic Status
Part II. The Promise of the Ballot Box
Chapter 3. The Voting Rights Act Reaches Indian Country
Chapter 4. The Shift to Vote Dilution, Suppression, and Abridgment
Chapter 5. A Case Study of Jackson County, South Dakota
Part III. Grassroots Perspectives
Chapter 6. Lawyers and Native Voting Rights
Chapter 7. Lifetimes of Activism
Chapter 8. Grassroots Voting Rights Activism
Chapter 9. Stepping Forward
Chapter 10. Why It Matters
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments.
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