Lambert, 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"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University of Minnesota Press 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.897 LAM

Pevar, Stephen L.

Summary: "Federal Indian Law encompasses nearly 400 Indian treaties, hundreds of federal statutes, and thousands of court decisions. When the first edition of The Rights of Indians and Tribes was published in 1983, it firmly established itself as the only book explaining Federal Indian Law in a clear and easy-to-understand way for students and practitioners of Indian law, tribal advocates, government...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2012

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342 PEV

Pevar, 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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Southern Illinois University Press 2002

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342.08 PEV

Duthu, 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 DUT

Crytzer, 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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 CRY

Jacobs, 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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University of Oklahoma Press 1985

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.1197 JAC

Banks, 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."

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1986

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BAN

Lavender Country (Musical group)

Contents: Come out singing (4:18) -- Gypsy John (4:10) -- Waltzing Will trilogy (5:43) -- Georgie pie (3:01) -- Cryin' these cocksucking tears (3:12) -- Back in the closet again (3:34) -- I can't shake the stranger out of you (2:40) -- To a woman (2:54) -- Straight white patterns (4:22) -- Lavender Country (3:54).

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY LAV

Orchard, 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 ORC

Hoxie, Frederick E.

Summary: Describes the Native American political activists who for two hundred years sought redress and change from the American government, and their place in shaping the modern political landscape for other activist movements.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2012

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.1197 HOX

Summary: Historian Michael Wood chronicles the history of the Indian subcontinent, focusing especially on the diversity of its peoples, cultures and landscapes. The world's largest democracy and a rising economic giant, India is now as well known across the globe for its mastery of computer technology as it is for its many-armed gods and its famous spiritual traditions. But India is also the world's...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Maya Vision International 2008

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Summary: It is 1935. Three years have passed, and as the seasons turn, so too do the machinations of a rising revolution. As a new summer falls upon the foothills of India's Little England, Simla, political tensions reach fever point. With help from the scheming Cynthia, Ralph faces the most pivotal year of his career. Alice's husband has followed her to India, and Aafrin's ascending career may be in...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV IND

Canby, 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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: West Academic Publishing 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 348.7326 CAN

Country Gentlemen (Musical group)

Contents: Roving gambler (3:07) -- The little sparrow (3:31) -- Drifting too far (3:27) -- Weeping willow (2:01) -- Tomorrow's my wedding day (2:09) -- The story of Charlie Lawson (3:03) -- Turkey knob (2:18) -- Paul and Silas (2:26) -- Ellen Smith (2:13) -- The long black veil (3:35) -- Honky tonk rag (2:26) -- Jesse James (2:35) -- Have thine own way (2:51) -- A good woman's love (3:25) -- The double...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Folkways 1990

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY COU

Jones, Stephen Graham

Summary: It's been four years in prison since Jade Daniels last saw her hometown of Proofrock, Idaho, the day she took the fall, protecting her friend Letha and her family from incrimination. Since then, her reputation, and the town, have changed dramatically. There's a lot of unfinished business in Proofrock, from serial killer cultists to the rich trying to buy Western authenticity. But there's one...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Saga Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, LLC 2024

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Country Joe and the Fish

Contents: "Fish" cheer/I-feel-like-I'm-fixin'-to-die-rag (3:43) -- Death sound blues (4:26) -- Sing sing sing (3:05) -- Marijuana (2:34) -- Untitled protest (2:47) -- Grace (7:05) -- Janis (2:39) -- Superbird (Tricky Dick) (2:07) -- Not so sweet Martha Lorraine (3:12) -- Masked marauder (3:12).

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Vanguard Records 2007

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK COU

Highwaymen (Country music group)

Contents: Highwayman (3:03) -- Silver stallion (3:12) -- Desperados waiting for a train (4:33) -- City of New Orleans (live, 1990 version) (5:06) -- Big river (live) (3:22) -- The last cowboy song (3:10) -- Live forever (2:47) -- Born and raised in black and white (4:01) -- One too many mornings (2:35) -- The road goes on forever (4:39) -- American remains (album version) (4:07) -- Against the wind...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD COUNTRY HIG

Ruoff, A. LaVonne Brown.

Summary: Examines the history, evolution, and culture of the American Indians, discussing both oral and written literature.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 1991

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.1 RUO