Cash, Color, and Colonialism: The Politics of Tribal Acknowledgement

by Renee Ann Cramer and Cramer

Book Overview

Within the context of U.S.-Indian law, federal acknowledgment establishes a trust relationship between an Indian tribe and the U.S. government. As a result of that trust, the tribe receives significant benefits, including tax-exempt status, reclamation rights, and--of perhaps greatest modern-day interest to the American public--the right to administer and profit from its own casinos.

Some tribes, however, have not been federally acknowledged,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806139870
• ISBN13: 9780806139876
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"