Main Title |
The great father : the United States government and the American Indians / |
Author |
Prucha, Francis Paul,
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Publisher |
University of Nebraska Press, |
Year Published |
1986 |
OCLC Number |
12021586 |
ISBN |
9780803287129; 0803287127; 9780803236752; 0803236751 |
Subjects |
Indians of North America--Government relations ;
Geschichte ;
Indianerpolitik ;
Indiens d'Amérique--âEtats-Unis--Relations avec l'âEtat ;
USA
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ERAM |
E93.P96542 1986 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
04/09/1999 |
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Edition |
Abridged ed. |
Collation |
xi, 426 pages : illustration, maps ; 23 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (page 405) and index. |
Contents Notes |
Revolutionary War and the years following -- Regulating trade and intercourse -- Civilization and education -- Policy of Indian removal -- Emigration of the tribes -- Aftermath of removal -- American expansion and Indian affairs -- Developments in the West -- Civil War years -- Peace policy -- Military challenge -- Indian reservations -- New Christian reformers -- Reservations and reform -- Severalty, law, and education -- Indian service -- Indian territory -- Nation's wards -- Education and health -- Indians' land -- Indian new deal -- Rounding out the new deal -- Termination era -- New day for the Indians -- Indian self-determination -- Indians: America's unfinished business -- Appendix A -- Commissioners of Indian affairs -- Appendix B -- Indian population -- Suggested readings -- Index. Traces the history of the United States' relations with Native American tribes over two centuries from the 1700s to 1980, and examines the creation of federal Indian policy. |