Forced Federalism

by Corntassel, Jeff; Witmer, Richard C.; Robertson, Lindsay G.

• ISBN13: 9780806141916
• ISBN10: 0806141913
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-02-01
• Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr

Summary

Over the past twenty years, American Indian policy has shifted from self-determination to ôforced federalism,ö as indigenous nations in the United States have encountered new threats from state and local governments over such issues as taxation, gaming, and homeland security. During the forced federalism era (1988-present), public perceptions of indigenous peoples as ôrich Indiansö have been just as damaging to Native nations as anti-sovereignty legislation.

Author Biography

Jeff Corntassel is Associate Professor and Graduate Advisor for the Indigenous Governance Programs at the University of Victoria, British Columbia. Richard C. Witmer II is Associate Professor of Political Science, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. Lindsay G. Robertson is Judge Haskell A. Holloman Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the American Indian Law and Policy Center at the University of Oklahoma.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables	p. ix
Series Editor's Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xix
Contemporary Challenges to Indigenous Nationhood	p. 3
Current Social Constructions of Indigenous Peoples	p. 27
Managing the Politics of Perception	p. 57
The Forced Federalism Survey	p. 82
Negotiating Compacts between Indigenous Nations and States	p. 107
Conclusions	p. 134
Indigenous Nations Participating in the Forced Federalism Survey, 1994-2000	p. 151
Gaming Compact between the Sisseton-Wahpeto Sioux Tribe and the State of South Dakota, 2000	p. 157
Treaty with the Cherokees, 1785	p. 173
Top Twenty Indigenous Populations by State, 2000	p. 179
Interview with Chad ôCorntasselö Smith	p. 181
Interview with Brad Carson	p. 193
Indigenous Government Survey, 2000	p. 205
Notes	p. 209
Bibliography	p. 229
Index	p. 241
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