For American Indians, tribal politics are paramount. They determine the standards for tribal enrollment, guide negotiations with outside governments, and help set collective economic and cultural goals. But how, asks Raymond I. Orr, has history shaped the American Indian political experience? By exploring how different tribes' politics and internal conflicts have evolved over time, Reservation Politics offers rare insight into the role of historical experience in the political lives of American Indians.
To trace variations in political conflict within tribes today to...
For American Indians, tribal politics are paramount. They determine the standards for tribal enrollment, guide negotiations with outside govern...
