Tribal Government Today: Politics on Montana Indian Reservations

ISBN-13: 9780367214913 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 204 str.

James J. Lopach

Opis

Reservation politics certainly affect the quality of life in Indian communities, and the outlook for Indian self-determination movement cannot be assessed without an understanding of tribal government. The authors chose conversations with selected political leaders on the reservation as the best way of leaming about tribal government.

Spis treści

Preface and Acknowledgments -- The Contours of Reservation Politics -- Indian Law and Tribal Government -- The Blackfeet: Their Own Government to Help Them -- The Crow: A Politics of Risk -- The Northern Cheyenne: A Politics of Values -- The Fort Peck Reservation: The Factor of Leadership -- The Fort Belknap Reservation: The Reality of Poverty -- The Rocky Boy’s Reservation: A Struggle for Government -- The Flathead Reservation: From Enclave to Self-Government -- Reflections on Tribal Government

O autorze

Lopach, James J