Lewis Cass and the Indian Treaties
Author: Benjamin Freeman Comfort
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Published: 1923
Total Pages: 80
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Benjamin Freeman Comfort
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Published: 1923
Total Pages: 80
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Francis Paul Prucha
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2023-11-15
Total Pages: 608
ISBN-13: 9780520919167
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →American Indian affairs are much in the public mind today—hotly contested debates over such issues as Indian fishing rights, land claims, and reservation gambling hold our attention. While the unique legal status of American Indians rests on the historical treaty relationship between Indian tribes and the federal government, until now there has been no comprehensive history of these treaties and their role in American life. Francis Paul Prucha, a leading authority on the history of American Indian affairs, argues that the treaties were a political anomaly from the very beginning. The term "treaty" implies a contract between sovereign independent nations, yet Indians were always in a position of inequality and dependence as negotiators, a fact that complicates their current attempts to regain their rights and tribal sovereignty. Prucha's impeccably researched book, based on a close analysis of every treaty, makes possible a thorough understanding of a legal dilemma whose legacy is so palpably felt today.
Author: United States
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Published: 1972
Total Pages: 1118
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Compilation of texts of agreements of the U.S. Government and the various Indian tribes in chronological sequence.