Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-344) and index.
Contents
1. A tour of Indian peoples and Indian lands -- 2. Indian peoples are nations, not minorities -- 3. Actors in Indian politics -- Northwest tribes and the state of Washington : a case study -- 4. A history of Federal Indian policy -- 5. Indigenous governments : past, present, and future -- The Iroquois confederacy : a case study -- The Cherokee : a case study -- The Ft. Peck Reservation's General Council : a case study -- The Navajo Nation's President : a case study -- The Crow Tribal Court : a case study -- 6. Tribal political economy -- The Mashantucket Pequot : a case study -- 7. Indian political participation : patriotism, suffrage, and partisanship -- 8. Indian interest group activity and activism -- 9. Indians, images, and the media -- 10. Indigenous nations and the American political system.