American Indians and U.S. politics : a companion reader
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American Indians and U.S. politics : a companion reader
Praeger, c2002
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Includes index
For further reading: p. [195]-196
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Description
The relationship between American Indians and the U.S. political system is both vitally important and unique. Yet American Indians-as individuals and as tribal nations-typically receive scant attention in introductory courses on American government and politics. This is the only reader on Native America and U.S. politics designed to be incorporated into introductory government courses. It will help students to obtain a clearer understanding of such contemporary issues as Indian fishing rights and gaming casinos and to see topics central to the course-the Constitution, the structure of federalism, citizenship, and civil liberties-from the perspective of groups that have often sought a protected place outside the U.S. polity rather than inclusion within.
Enabling students to compare the American Indian experience with the ideas presented in other course materials, the readings in this book are keyed to the topics most commonly found in the course syllabi. Selected for their insight and accessibility as well as diversity of viewpoints and topics, the essays provide a unique insight into the character of the American political system from the perspective of American Indians, teaching the reader much about both the tribes and the character of politics and government in the U.S. generally.
Table of Contents
Foreword by David E. Wilkins Introduction Constitution A Peculiar Covenant by JeDon A. Emenhiser Political Ideals, Traditions, Culture Native American Political Traditions by Taiaiake Alfred Federalism Tribal Governments by Sharon O'Brien Citizanship and Political Participation Neither Fish, Flesh, Fowl, nor Good Red Herring by Jill E. Martin Civil Liberties Freedom, Law, and Prophecy by Lee Irwin Groups and Interests The New Indian Politics by Stephen Cornell Campaigns and Elections Passing California's Proposition 5 by G. Richard Maullin Congress Bury My Heart in Committee by David Van Biema Presidency Ronald Reagan's Indian Policy in Retrospect by Samuel R. Cook Bureaucracy Lost Tribes by Peter Beinart Let the Healing Begin by Kevin Gover Court System Watch Your Six by M. Robert Yazzie The U.S. Supreme Court's Explication of "Federal Plenary Power" by David E. Wilkins Policy Issues Triangulated Power and the Environment by N. Jace Weaver For Further Reading Index
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