Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-235) and index.
Contents:
Native Nations and the Court of Claims : A Study in Frustration and Despair -- The Indian Depredations Acts -- The Struggle to Create an Indian Claims Commission -- The Indian Claims Commission : From Hope to Reality -- The Indian Claims Commission : Its Politics and Operations -- The Resurgence of Eastern Natives : The Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 -- The Cobell Trust Fund Litigation and Settlement : An "Accounting Coup" -- A Research Program for Indigenous Claims.
Summary:
"This book, the first of its kind, comprehensively explores Native American claims against the United States government over the past two centuries. Despite the federal government's multiple attempts to redress indigenous claims, a close examination reveals that even when compensatory programs were instituted, Native peoples never attained a genuine sense of justice. David E. Wilkins addresses the important question of what one nation owes another when the balance of rights, resources, and responsibilities have been negotiated through treaties. How does the United States assure that guarantees made to tribal nations, whether through a century old treaty or a modern day compact, remain viable and lasting?"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
The Henry Roe Cloud series on American Indians and modernity.
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