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Summary: Indian tribes have a legal status unique among America's racial and ethnic groups: they are also sovereign governments that engage in governmental relations with Congress. The self-rule of Native tribes long predates the founding of the United States, and that peculiar status has led to legal and political disputes--with vast sums of money hanging in the balance. From cigarette taxes to control...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342.7308 DUTChild, Brenda J.
Summary: Highlights the impact women have had on Native American life, describing the lives of Madeleine Cadotte, who mediated fur trades and Gertrude Buckanaga, a community activist who helped impoverished Indian families.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.0049 CHIPauketat, Timothy R.
Summary: Almost a thousand years ago, a Native American city flourished on the banks of the Mississippi River near what is now St. Louis. Cahokia was a thriving metropolis at its height, with a population of twenty thousand centered around a sprawling plaza and scores of spectacular earthen mounds. Anthropologist Timothy R. Pauketat reveals the story of the city and its people as uncovered by the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2009