San Antonio College Library

"William Meyer, an Eastern Cherokee long active in the struggle for Indian rights, presents a Native American account of the Indian resistance movement today. From the numerous Indian wars to present-day demands for self-determination and sovereignty, Meyer explodes the myth of the beneficent and humane white man. The European nations and the United States conducted a war of genocide against the Indian tribes which was followed by a policy of social...

"American Indian national movements, asserting a common Indian interest and identity as distinct from tribal interests and identities, have been a significant part of the American experience throughout most of this century, but one virtually unknown even to historians. Here for the first time Pan-Indian movements are examined comprehensively and comparatively.The opening chapter provides the historical background for the development of modern Pan-Indianism....

"...How the reservation concept evolved from a policy motivated by considerable idealism is the subject of this unique, thought provoking study." Dust jacket.

"Also a study in public policy making and administration, and a glimpse into the religious and humanitarian programs so fashionable in the early 19th century." Dust jacket.

In the spring of 1832, when the Indian warrior Black Hawk and a thousand followers marched into Illinois to reoccupy lands earlier ceded to American settlers, the U.S. Army turned to rival tribes for military support. Elements of the Menominee, Dakota, Potawatomi, and Ho Chunk tribes willingly allied themselves with the United States government against their fellow Native Americans in an uncommon defense of their diverse interests. As the Black Hawk...

"During the last two decades of the nineteenth century, American Indian policy was dominated by a small but active group of reformers who wrote and spoke vigorously in favor of acculturating and assimilating the indians. These white Christian reformers, who called themselves 'Friends of the Indian,' were determined to break down the tribal structure, culture, and religion of the Indians - thus transforming them into American citizens indistinguishable...

"In this work, Elizabeth Cook-Lynn confronts the politics and policies of genocide that continue to destroy the land, livelihood, and culture of Native Americans. Anti-Indianism in Modern America tells the other side of stories of historical massacres and modern-day hate crimes, events that are dismissed or glossed over by historians, journalists, and courts alike. Cook-Lynn exposes the colonialism that works both overtly and covertly to silence and...

Historical review of Indian political recognition and land title with respect to other nations.