American Indian Nations from Termination to Restoration, 1953-2006

by Roberta Ulrich

Book Overview

When the U.S. government ended its relationship with dozens of Native American tribes and bands between 1953 and 1966, it was in fact engaging in a massive social experiment. Congress enacted the program, known as termination, in the name of "freeing" the Indians from government restrictions and improving their quality of life. Eliminating the federal status of more than nine dozen tribes across the country, however, plunged many of their nearly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803271573
• ISBN13: 9780803271579
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"