Competing voices from native America / Dewi Ioan Ball and Joy Porter.
| Author/creator | Ball, Dewi Ioan |
| Other author | Porter, Joy, 1967- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Santa Barbra, Calif. : Greenwood Press, 2009. |
| Description | xvii, 445 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Fighting words Fighting words (Oxford, England) ^A1030730 |
| Contents | Origins of the world and 'discovery' -- Spirituality and faith, 1550-1805 -- Land and the environment, 1500s-1810 -- War and revolution, 1675-1800s -- Removal era, 1800s-1840s -- Three key events in Western expansion : Sand Creek (1864), Little Big Horn (1876), and Wounded Knee (1890) -- Era of assimilation and allotment, 1887-1934 -- Indian New Deal era, 1928-1941 -- Termination era, 1945 - 1970 -- Key events of the Red Power era : Alcatraz (1969), Trail of Broken Treaties and the occupation of the Bia headquarters (1972) and Wounded Knee (1973) -- Leonard Peltier -- Contemporary federal Indian law and jurisdiction -- Indian gaming -- Indian representation, museums and the repatriation of Indian bones -- Endmatter. |
| Abstract | A selection of short primary-source accounts from a variety of sources, including newspaper reports, Congressional documents, government documents, and Indian tribal sources, highlighting conflicts and controversies and presenting the opposing views of Native and non-Native Americans. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2008045342 |
| ISBN | 9781846450167 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1846450160 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | E77 .C743 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |