Offers eleven essays on federal Indian policy.

Looks at how American Indians are using the courts to settle matters relating to self-determination, cultural preservation, lost land, and basic human rights

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An Indian spokesman calls for the federal government to reopen treaty-making procedures (view table of contents)

Vine Deloria speaks for his people in this witty confutation of almost everything the white man 'knows' about the American Indian

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An overview of the debate over creationism and evolution discusses such topics as animal intelligence, ancient astronauts, and sacred rocks.

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"(A) tribute to a giant of Southwestern letters... transcriptions of several interviews and roundtable discussions make this a resonant treasure for Waters admirers". -- Books of the Southwest

Compelling and filled with stories of struggle and identity, this collection of nonfiction pieces written by native Americans explores the line between traditionalism and urban modernity among Native Americans, including contributions from Sherman Alexie, Leslie Marmon Silko, and Simon Ortiz, among many others. Original.

Product Description: First published in 1972, Vine Deloria Jr.'s God Is Red remains the seminal work on Native religious views, asking new questions about our species and our ultimate fate. Celebrating 3 decades in publication with a special 30th-anniversary edition, this classic work reminds us to learn ''that we are a part of nature, not a transcendent species with no responsibilities to the natural world...read more

Deloria, author of Custer Died for Your Sins, has updated his classic work on Native religion asking new questions about our ultimate fate as we look toward the 21st century.

An Indian journalist who covered the Native American occupation of Alcatraz in the early 1970s chronicles this seminal event in terms of its place in modern Indian history. (History) (view table of contents)

Product Description: In 1934, Commissioner of Indian Affairs John Collier began a series of “congresses” with American Indians to discuss his proposed federal bill for granting self-government to tribal reservations. For the first time, the reservation Indian was asked for input in the structuring of American Indian relations with federal and state government and law...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Records the history and present way of life of the Indians of the Puget Sound area who were forced onto reservations in the nineteenth century after their numbers were greatly reduced by the white man's diseases

In their homelands in what is now New York state, Iroquois and their issues have come to dominate public debate as the residents of the region seek ways to resolve the multibillion dollar land claims against the state. This initial dispute over territorial title has grown to encompass gambling, treaties, taxation, and what it means to claim Native sovereignty in a world experiencing fantastic technological change. New York's influence is such that the experiences of Iroquois interaction with the state will surely affect how Natives and other states deal with similar issues. This is an essential volume for those wishing to better understand these issues, written from an Iroquois perspective by someone who has taken an active role in tribal affairs and who is dedicated to preserving the philosophies of his people.Douglas George-Kanentiio, a member of the Mohawk Nation and an activist for Native American claims, details the history of his Nation from initial contact with the Europeans through to the casino crises. As a key figure in events of the last two decades, George-Kanentiio uses aspects of his personal story to highlight issues of public interest: the land, family and community, geography, federal interference in tribal affairs, religion, political activism, land use/claims, and connections to organized crime.