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Title:
Native Americans (1451-2017) / editor, Michael Shally-Jensen, PhD.
Author:
Shally-Jensen, Michael, editor.
Publication Information:
Ipswich, Massachusetts : Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services ; [Amenia, New York] : Grey House Publishing, [2017]

©2017
Call Number:
E77 .N38 2017
Abstract:
This title covers important historical documents from influential figures in Native American history. Readers will find in-depth analysis of a broad range of historical documents, including speeches, letters, legislation, court cases, and other sources about Native Americans. The set provides detailed, thought-provoking analysis of: Iroquois Thanksgiving Address -- Tecumseh: Speech to Governor Willian Henry Harrison -- Indians of All Tribes Occupation of Alcatraz: Proclamation -- Andrew Jackson on Indian Removal -- Zitkala-Sa: Old Indian Legends. Each in-depth chapter guides readers with historical insight and comprehension. Written by historians and teachers, several elements explain the document’s historical impact and provide thoughtful critical analysis, including a Summary Overview, Defining Moment, Author Biography, Document Analysis, and Essential Themes. Plus, an historical timeline and bibliography of important supplemental readings will support readers in understanding the broader historical events covered. From the first meetings between Native Americans and European settlers to twentieth-century events, this set provides thoughtful analysis of documents and speeches allowing readers to gain a better understanding of this crucial topic in American history. An important resource for the history collections of high schools, undergraduate libraries and public libraries.. - Publisher.
Edition:
[First edition].
ISBN:
9781682175873
Series:
Defining documents in American history

Defining documents in American history (Salem Press)
Physical Description:
xiii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Contents:
Early Encounters and Conflicts -- Iroquois Thanksgiving Address -- Christopher Columbus: Letter to Raphael Sanxis on the Discovery of America -- John Smith: The Generall Historie of Virginia -- Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson -- Appeal to Choctaws and Chickasaws -- Memorial to Congress -- Cherokee Nation v. Georgia -- Worcester v. Georgia -- Western Wars and Aftermaths -- Battle of Sand Creek: Editorials and Congressional Testimony -- Treaty of Fort Laramie -- Status Report on the Condition of the Navajos -- Accounts of the Battle of Little Bighorn -- Address of the Lake Mohonk Conference on Indian Affairs -- Dawes Severalty Act -- Trouble on the Paiute Reservation -- Wounded Knee Massacre: Statements and Eyewitness Accounts -- New Lives and Circumstances -- Charles Eastman: Indian Boyhood -- The Surrender of Geronimo -- The Ghost Dance Religion – Wovoka’s “Messiah Letter” and Z.A. Parker’s “The Ghost Dance Among the Lakota” -- Edward S. Curtis: Introduction to The North American Indian -- A New Deal for American Indians -- Letter Recommending Navajo Enlistment -- Indian Civil Rights Act -- Indians of All Tribes Occupation of Alcatraz: Proclamation -- “Trail of Broken Treaties” Twenty-Point Position Paper -- American Indian Movement—National Operational Goal -- President Gerald Ford’s Statement on Signing the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 -- American Indian Religious Freedom Act -- Later Developments -- Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act -- Summary of Letter Requesting Further Review of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) and Memorandum Opinion re. Vacatur
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