government relations

Examines the history and present status of the Santee Sioux Indians, discussing their fight to maintain their native lands under the leadership of Chief Little Crow.

Red Cloud, the Sioux warrior-statesman, was the only Native American in history to defeat the United States Army in a war, forcing the government to sue for peace on his terms. At the peak of his powers, the Sioux could claim control of one-fifth of the contiguous United States.

Chronicles the Indian wars from the Colonial wars to Wounded Knee with biographies, personal narratives, and excerpts from diaries.

Three Aboriginal girls, forcibly removed from their families in 1931 in accordance with government policy, and placed in camps where they were to be trained to work as domestics for white families, escape their captors and set out on a 1,500-mile journey across Australia, determined to return to their homes. Based on a true story.

Describes the years of conflict between Native Americans and European settlers, and briefly mentions some attempts by the United States government to make amends for some of the injustices the Indians have suffered.

Contains fifteen essays that focus on issues affecting Native Americans in the late twentieth century, discussing a wide range of topics such as treaty rights, education, spiritual hucksterism, and self-governance.

Examines the aspirations and feelings of today's Indians, and their struggle to hold their lands, fishing rights, etc., against white encroachment.

Narrates the events leading up to the massacre which marked the end of a long succession of wars between whites and Indians, and concludes with a description of the battle itself.

Presents a comprehensive history of how Thomas Jefferson's ideas of westward expansion led to America's legal basis for claiming the Pacific Northwest, the removal of native peoples from their land, and the adoption of his Doctrine of Discovery into American law.