| Native Americans and Political Participation: A Reference Handbook is a recent reference title from ABC-CLIO publishers. This text provides detailed information about the United States political process as it reflects Native American political participation both internally and externally. The author provides this up-to-date information because current academic research in this area is scant to non-existent. By filling the gap of Native Americans and political science, Jerry Stubben hopes that Native Americans can be acknowledged as participating in their local tribal politics as well as the national political process. Chapter one offers an overview of Native American political participation, institutions, structures, and values. Chapter 2 looks at tribal and federal political activism. Chapter 3 documents the role of Native leaders at the local and national levels and their involvement in social movements and interest groups. Chapter 4 comments on the various National Native political organizations over time and the issues they promoted. The final chapter examines Native American participation in officeholding whether as state legislators or at the federal level. The final section of the book contains documents such as a version of The Great Law of the Iroquois, the Indian Removal Act, Dawes Act, Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, and a listing of Indian Tribes recognized by the USA government. There is also a glossary of terminology, a directory of tribal colleges, organizations and urban centers, and a chronological history. |
