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American Indian tribal governments

An introduction to traditional tribal governments, to the history of Indian-white relations, to the structure and legal rights of modern tribal governments, and to the changing roles of federal and state governments in relation to modern tribal governments.
Print Book, English, ©1989
University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, ©1989
xviii, 349 pages.
9780806121994, 9780806125640, 0806121998, 0806125640
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Traditional tribal governments
The effects of Indian-White relations on tribal governments: a history
A century of destruction
A century of confusion
The Seneca Nation of Indians
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma
The Cheyenne River Sioux
The Isleta Pueblo
The Yakimas
Powers of tribal government
The tribal-federal relationship
Tribal-state relations
The future