Recognition odysseys: indigeneity, race, and federal tribal recognition policy in three Louisiana Indian communities

The origins of federal acknowledgment policy -- The Tunica-Biloxi tribe's early recognition efforts -- Tunica activism from the termination era to the self-determination era -- Treasures : Tunica-Biloxi in the federal recognition era -- Tribal enterprise and tribal life -- Jena Choctaws under J...

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Main Author: Klopotek, Brian 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham, NC Duke University Press 2011
Series:Narrating native histories
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Summary:The origins of federal acknowledgment policy -- The Tunica-Biloxi tribe's early recognition efforts -- Tunica activism from the termination era to the self-determination era -- Treasures : Tunica-Biloxi in the federal recognition era -- Tribal enterprise and tribal life -- Jena Choctaws under Jim Crow and outside the federal purview -- Jena Choctaw persistence from the Second World War to recognition -- Jena Choctaw recognition -- On the outside, looking in : Clifton-Choctaws, race, and federal acknowledgment
Item Description:Description based on print version record. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 391 Seiten) ill., maps
ISBN:9780822394082
0822394081