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Sovereignty for Survival: American Energy Development and Indian Self-Determination
James Robert Allison
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Description for Sovereignty for Survival: American Energy Development and Indian Self-Determination
Hardback. Series: The Lamar Series in Western History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 534.
In the years following World War II many multi-national energy firms, bolstered by outdated U.S. federal laws, turned their attention to the abundant resources buried beneath Native American reservations. By the 1970s, however, a coalition of Native Americans in the Northern Plains had successfully blocked the efforts of powerful energy corporations to develop coal reserves on sovereign Indian land. This challenge to corporate and federal authorities, initiated by the Crow and Northern Cheyenne nations, changed the laws of the land to expand Native American sovereignty while simultaneously reshaping Native identities and Indian Country itself. ... Read more
In the years following World War II many multi-national energy firms, bolstered by outdated U.S. federal laws, turned their attention to the abundant resources buried beneath Native American reservations. By the 1970s, however, a coalition of Native Americans in the Northern Plains had successfully blocked the efforts of powerful energy corporations to develop coal reserves on sovereign Indian land. This challenge to corporate and federal authorities, initiated by the Crow and Northern Cheyenne nations, changed the laws of the land to expand Native American sovereignty while simultaneously reshaping Native identities and Indian Country itself. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
The Lamar Series in Western History
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300206692
SKU
V9780300206692
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About James Robert Allison
James Robert Allison III is assistant professor in the department of history at Christopher Newport University. He lives in Richmond, VA.
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