"Those of us who try to understand what is happening in North American Indian communities have learned to see Vine Deloria, Jr., both as an influential actor in the ongoing drama and also as its most knowledgeable interpreter. This new book on Indian self-rule is the most informative that I have seen in my own half-century of reading. Deloria and his co-author focus on John Collier's struggle with both the U.S. Congress and the Indian tribes to develop a New Deal for Indians fifty years ago. It is a blow-by-blow historical account, perhaps unique in the literature, which may be the only way to show the full complexity of American Indian relations with federal and state governments. This makes it possible in two brilliant concluding chapters to clarify current Indian points of view and to build onto initiatives that Indians have already taken to suggest which of these might be most useful for them to pursue. The unheeded message has been clear throughout history, but now we see how?if we let Indians do it their own way?they might, more quickly than we have imagined, rebuild their communities."
?Sol Tax, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, Universityof Chicago

The Nations Within: The Past and Future of American Indian Sovereignty

Politics & Social Sciences

Lytle, Clifford M.

DELORIA, Vine, Jr.

Social Sciences

University of Texas Press

Baffled by the stereotypes presented by Hollywood and much historical fiction, many other Americans find the contemporary American Indian an enigma. Compounding their confusion is the highly publicized struggle of the contemporary Indian for self-determination, lost land, cultural preservation, and fundamental human rights—a struggle dramatized both by public acts of protest and by precedent-setting legal actions. More and more, the battles of American Indians are fought—and won—in the political arena and the courts.
American Indians, American Justice explores the complexities of the present Indian situation, particularly with regard to legal and political rights. It is the first book to present an overview of federal Indian law in language readably accessible to the layperson. Remarkably comprehensive, it is destined to become a standard sourcebook for all concerned with the plight of the contemporary Indian.
Beginning with an examination of the historical relationship of Indians and the courts, the authors describe how tribal courts developed and operate today, and how they relate to federal and state governments. They define such key legal concepts as tribal sovereignty and Indian Country. By comparing and contrasting the workings of Indian and non-Indian legal institutions, the authors illustrate how Indian tribes have adapted their customs, values, and institutions to the demands of the modern world. Describing the activities of attorneys and Indian advocates in asserting and defending Indian rights, they identify the difficulties typically faced by Indians in the criminal and civil legal arenas and explore the public policy and legal rights of Indians as regards citizenship, voting rights, religious freedom, and basic governmental services.

American Indians, American Justice

The story of mass murderer Charles Starkweather and his girlfriend Caril Fugate whose 1958 killing spree included her parents and baby sister.

Starkweather : Portrait of a Mass Murderer

Biographies & Memoirs

True Crime

AVON.

Behind the Trail of Broken Treaties

DELACORTE PRESS

GOD IS RED

First published in 1972, Vine Deloria Jr.'s God Is Red remains the seminal work on Native religious views, asking new questions about our species and our ultimate fate. Celebrating 3 decades in publication with a special 30th-anniversary edition, this classic work reminds us to learn ''that we are a part of nature, not a transcendent species with no responsibilities to the natural world.'' It is time again to listen to Vine Deloria Jr.'s powerful voice, telling us about religious life that is independent from Christianity and that reveres the interconnectedness of all living things.

God Is Red

Literature & Fiction

Penguin Adult HC/TR

We Talk, You Listen: New Tribes New Turf

Macmillan

Follows the story of the Deloria family, whose existence was engulfed and forever changed by the westward expansion of the United States

Singing For A Spirit

History

Deloria, Vine

Americas

Clear Light Pub

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