American Indian Treaties

The History of a Political Anomaly

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Francis Paul Prucha

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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 Biography:

Francis Paul Prucha, S.J. is Professor Emeritus of History at Marquette University. Among his many books is The Indians in American Society: From the Revolutionary War to the Present (California, 1985).

Release date Australia

March 15th, 1997

Author

Francis Paul Prucha

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

43 black-and-white photographs, 1 graph, 1 map

Pages

562

Dimensions

152x229x38

ISBN-13

9780520208957

Product ID

25017850

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