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American Indian nations American Museum science books, B 21 An American Civil Liberties Union handbook Boston legal 2 Boston legal 4 Boston legal 5 Exposed! More myths about American history Indian in the cupboard 2 Women, gender, and sexuality in American history Yale Western Americana seriesDuthu, N. Bruce.
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 DUTJacobs, Wilbur R.
Contents: Indian-white contact: background. The white man's frontier in American history: the impact upon the land and the Indian -- Unsavory sidelights on Colonial trade -- Wampum and the protocol of treaty-making -- White gift-giving: French skills in managing the Indians -- Indian-white contact: frontier conflicts. -- British Indian-white relations: Edmond Atkin's scheme for imperial control -- A...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Oklahoma Press 1985
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.1197 JACSummary: "For the Anishinaabeg people, who span a vast geographic region from the Great Lakes to the Plains and beyond, stories are vessels of knowledge. They are bagijiganan, offerings of the possibilities within Anishinaabeg life. Existing along a broad narrative spectrum, from aadizookaanag (traditional or sacred narratives) to dibaajimowinan (histories and news)--as well as everything in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 810.8 CENOrchard, William C.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Museum 1975
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.582 ORCCanby, William C.
Summary: "This guide provides a reliable resource on American Indian law. Its authoritative text covers the essentials of this complex body of law, with attention to the governmental policies underlying it. The work emphasizes both the historical development of Federal Indian Law and recent matters such as the evolution of Indian gaming, issues arising under the Indian Child Welfare Act, and the present...
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Publisher / Publication Date: West Academic Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 348.7326 CANBanks, Lynne Reid
Summary: A nine-year-old boy receives a plastic Indian, a cupboard, and a little key for his birthday and finds himself involved in adventure when the Indian comes to life in the cupboard and befriends him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yearling 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION BANCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BANLambert, Valerie
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"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Minnesota Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.897 LAMPevar, Stephen L.
Contents: 1. A history of federal Indian policy -- 2. Definitions: Indian, Indian tribe, Indian country, and Indian title -- 3. The trust responsibility -- 4. Indian treaties -- 5. Federal power over Indian affairs -- 6. Tribal self-government -- 7. State power over Indian affairs -- 8. Criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country -- 9. Civil jurisdiction in Indian country -- 10. Taxation -- 11. Indian...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Southern Illinois University Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342.08 PEVTodd, Anne M.
Summary: Explores the history and culture of these Indians from the woodlands of the Midwest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bridgestone Books 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 970.3 TODLevy, Janey
Summary: "It's something many Americans are certain is a solid fact: Columbus discovered America. But it's not true. First, Columbus never landed on the North American mainland. And second, how can someone "discover" a place that's already home to millions of people? In this lively and engaging book, readers will uncover the truth behind many myths about explorers in the Americas. Accessible text...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 970.01 LEVCrytzer, Brady.
Summary: Through the life of Guyasuta, one of the period's most influential figures, the book traces how American Indians were affected by the wars leading to American Independence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 CRYHolley, Santi Elijah
Summary: "A history of the rise and lasting impact of Black liberation groups in America, as seen through the Shakurs, one of the movement's most prominent and fiercely creative families, home to Tupac and Assata, and a powerful incubator for today's activism, scholarship, and artistry"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.7 HOLSummary: Follows the personal and professional exploits of a group of attorneys working at the law firm of Crane, Poole & Schmidt. They tackle some of today's most inflammatory, and sometimes irreverent, social and moral issues, from teen pregnancy and the death penalty to sex surrogates and Alzheimer's. Now, the firm faces financial ruin and its brilliant attorneys face chaotic caseloads filled with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV BOSGrundset, Eric.
Contents: The northern states -- The South -- Miscellaneous naval and military records -- Foreign allies -- West Indies -- Appendices. Map of the enslaved population, 1790 Census ; Documenting the color of participants in the American Revolution ; Names as clues to finding forgotten patriots ; The numbers of minority participants in the Revolution.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution 2008
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 973.34 FORReséndez, Andrés
Summary: A landmark history: the sweeping story of the enslavement of tens of thousands of Indians across America, from the time of the conquistadors up to the early 20th century. Since the time of Columbus, Indian slavery was illegal in much of the American continent. Yet, as Andrés Reséndez illuminates, it was practiced for centuries as an open secret. There was no abolitionist movement to protect the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970 RESThaggert, Miriam
Summary: "Miriam Thaggert illuminates the stories of African American women as passengers and as workers on the nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century railroad. As Jim Crow laws became more prevalent and forced Black Americans to 'ride Jim Crow' on the rails, the train compartment became a contested space of leisure and work. Riding Jane Crow examines four instances of Black female railroad travel: the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Illinois Press 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 305.896 THASummary: Follows the personal and professional exploits of a group of attorneys working at the law firm of Crane, Poole & Schmidt.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV BOSColeman, Jon T.
Contents: Howls, snarls, and musket shots : saying "this is mine" in colonial New England -- Beasts of lore : how stories turned fearsome monsters into skulking criminals -- Wolf bullets with adders' tongues : how to kill a wolf in colonial New England -- Predator to prey : wolves' journey through the northeastern woodlands -- Surrounded : fear and retribution in the northeastern forests -- Metaphors of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.773 COLRitzenthaler, Robert Eugene
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Publisher / Publication Date: Published for the American Museum of Natural History [by] the Natural History Press 1970
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 970.3 RITSummary: This original, eight-part series on four volumes, documents the history of American Indian achievement, its defining role in the growth of the country, and its influence on current events. The series highlights the many contributions of American Indians that have influenced and shaped the history of the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: distributed by Ambrose Video Publishing 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.004 HISObama, Barack.
Summary: Senator Obama calls for a different brand of politics--a politics for those weary of bitter partisanship and alienated by the "endless clash of armies" we see in Congress and on the campaign trail; a politics rooted in the faith, inclusiveness, and nobility of spirit at the heart of our democracy. He explores those forces--from the fear of losing, to the perpetual need to raise money, to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 OBAMA, BARACK OBACopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: 973.04 OBACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Social Politic ObamaSummary: Ethically-challenged attorney Alan Shore settles in at a wealthy and powerful legal firm that focuses primarily on civil cases. With some help from veteran attorney Denny Crane, Shore quickly makes his mark winning cases no one would take. In doing so, he develops a rival in his colleague Brad Chase, who has been assigned to the office partly to keep an eye on the increasingly eccentric (and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV BOSAlexie, Sherman
Contents: Assimilation -- The toughest Indian in the world -- Class -- South by southwest -- The sin eaters -- Indian country -- Saint Junior -- Dear John Wayne -- One good man.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ALEBanks, Lynne Reid
Summary: A year after he sends his Indian friend, Little Bear, back into the magic cupboard, Omri decides to bring him back only to find that he is close to death and in need of help. Sequel to "The Indian in the Cupboard."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1986