Introduction to American Indian Studies: Policies, Histories, and Contemporary Issues

PART I Key Concepts in American Indian Studies
Terminology
Tribal Sovereignty
Bureau of Indian Affairs/Indian Agents
Treaty Rights
Rations
Federal Recognition
Tribal Government
Tribal Membership
“Indian Country” and the Modern Reservation
Oklahoma
Alaska
Taxation
Casinos
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
Culture, Ethnicity, and Privilege

PART II History of American Indian Law and Policy
The Marshall Trilogy
The Allotment Era: How Non-Indians Entered Indian Country
A Century of Changing Policy: Indians & Indian Tribes from the New Deal to Present

PART III Histories
Huff Site Map
Oral Traditions
Historical Perspectives of Native Societies
Native Communities: Three Case Studies
Sioux Treaty 1868

PART IV Contemporary Issues
American Indian Identities
History of American Indian Education
Health in American Indian Communities
Crime in Indian Country
The Indian Child Welfare Act
Gender in American Indian Communities
Environmental Values
Resource Development