Recognition Odysseys: Indigeneity, Race, and Federal Tribal Recognition Policy in Three Louisiana Indian Communities

by Brian Klopotek

In Recognition Odysseys, Brian Klopotek explores the complicated relationship between federal tribal recognition policy and American Indian racial and tribal identities. He does so by comparing the experiences of three central Louisiana tribes that have petitioned for federal acknowledgment: the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe (recognized in 1981), the Jena Band of Choctaws (recognized in 1995), and the Clifton-Choctaws (currently seeking recognition)...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822349841
• ISBN13: 9780822349846
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"