American Indians: Answers to Today's Questions

By Jack Utter and Utter

Book Overview

Who is an Indian? Who is a Native American? What are Indian self-determination and sovereignty? What defines an Indian tribe? These and more than one hundred other questions are asked and answered in this critically acclaimed overview of Indian country. The second edition of Jack Utter's classic work covers the hottest issues facing American Indians today--tribal sovereignty, gaming, water rights, treaty rights, cultural rights, and the evolving history of federal Indian policy. Revised and updated with many new questions, eight new illustrations, historical and contemporary maps, three hundred new references, and informative tables, American Indians provides the best single source available today on a variety of Indian country issues, past and present.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806133139
• ISBN13: 9780806133133
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.3" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

obvious, but thorough

It seems like most, if not all, the information in this book is self-explanatory, but the author does a thorough job explaining and elaborating on lesser known topics.

a great look into US-Indian policy and relations

i first came upon this book through my brother who studies archaeology at university of arizona. his american indian studies professor used this book as the textbook for the class. i read it cover to cover and found it very intruiging and fascinating (as well as horrifying). a great start for anyone whos interested in how the land your living on went from belonging to an indian tribe to becoming yours, and what happened to the people who owned it.