Author: Donald Fixico
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Publisher: University Press of Colorado
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ISBN: 0870815172
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The Invasion of Indian Country in the Twentieth Century: American Capitalism and Tribal Natural Resources
The struggle between Indians and whites for land did not end on the battlefields in the 1800s.The Invasion of Indian Country in the Twentieth Century review. When this hostile era closed with Native Americans forced onto reservations, no one expected that rich natural resources lay beneath these lands that white America would desperately desire. Yet oil, timber, fish, coal, water, and other resources were discovered to be in great demand in the mainstream market, and a new war began with Indian tribes and their leaders trying to protect their tribal natural resources throughout the twentieth century.
In The Invasion of Indian Country in the 20th Century, Donald Fixico details the course of this struggle, providing a wealth of information on the resources possessed by individual tribes and the way in which they were systematically defrauded and stripped of these resources. Fixico contends that federal policies originally devised to protect Indian interests ironically worked against the Indian nations as the tribes employed new tactics with the Council of Energy Resources Tribes, using the law in courts and applying aggressive business leadership to combat the capitalist invasion by mainstream AmericaRead full reviews of The Invasion of Indian Country in the Twentieth Century.
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The Invasion of Indian Country in the Twentieth Century: American Capitalism and Tribal Natural Resources, Second Edition
The Invasion of Indian Country in the Twentieth Century, Second Edition is updated through the first decade of the twenty-first century and contains a new chapter challenging Americans--Indian and non-Indian--to begin healing the earth. This analysis of the struggle to protect not only natural resources but also a way of life serves as an indispensable tool for students or anyone interested in Native American history and current government policy with regard to Indian lands or the environment.
author donald lee fixico format paperback language english publication year 01 11 1998 subject social sciences subject 2 social studies general title the invasion of indian country in the twentieth century american capitalism and tribal natural resources author donald l fixico publisher univ of oklahoma pr publication date dec 01 1998 pages 320 binding paperback dimensions 6 25 wx 9 25 hx 0 75 d isbn 0870815172 subject social science ethnic studies native american studies description details h
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When this hostile era closed with Native Americans forced onto reservations, no one expected that rich natural resources lay beneath these lands that white America would desperately desire. Yet oil, timber, fish, coal, water, and other resources were discovered to be in great demand in the mainstream market, and a new war began with Indian tribes and their leaders trying to protect their tribal natural resources throughout the twentieth century.
In The Invasion of Indian Country in the 20th Century, Donald Fixico details the course of this struggle, providing a wealth of information on the resources possessed by individual tribes and the way in which they were systematically defrauded and stripped of these resources. Fixico contends that federal policies originally devised to protect Indian interests ironically worked against the Indian nations as the tribes employed new tactics with the Council of Energy Resources Tribes, using the law in courts and applying aggressive business leadership to combat the capitalist invasion by mainstream America.
FixicoÂ’s analysis of this war being waged throughout the century and today serves as an indispensable reference tool for anyone interested in Native American history and current government policy with regard to Indian lands.
