The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Native American Rights Movement

The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Native American Rights Movement
Author: Mark Grossman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 520
Release: 1996
Genre: Law
ISBN:

This comprehensive reference source follows the history of efforts to preserve and recover the civil rights of American Indians in the United States. The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Native American Rights Movement examines such matters as the political struggle over treaty obligations, religious freedom, and the political sovereignty of reservations. The A-Z entries cover key persons, legislation, organizations, and events. Topics discussed include the American Indian Movement (AIM), the Wounded Knee occupation, the occupation of Alcatraz, the Native American Church, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Black and white illustrations enhance the easy to read text. - A-Z entries cover key persons, legislation, organizations, and events - Includes black and white illustrations

The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Disability Rights Movement

The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Disability Rights Movement
Author: Fred Pelka
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Total Pages: 448
Release: 1997-09
Genre: History
ISBN:

Now students, general readers, advocates, rehabilitation professionals, and others seeking to learn more about the history and progress of the disability rights movement can turn to a valuable new reference book, The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Disability Rights Movement. The book is designed as a general introduction to the many varied influences on the growth of this movement, including notable individuals, some of whom will be familiar to general readers, while others remain virtually unknown outside of the communities they have affected. Here, through fascinating biographical narratives, their contributions are highlighted. Nearly 500 alphabetically arranged entries explore landmark laws and court cases, prominent figures, historic events, issues, notable programs, key concepts, and centers of disability culture and education. With a detailed chronology, extensive cross-referencing, illustrations, and a subject index, this volume is an exceptionally useful reference for anyone seeking to better understand the people and events shaping the American disability rights movement.

The ABC-CLIO Companion to American Reconstruction, 1862-1877

The ABC-CLIO Companion to American Reconstruction, 1862-1877
Author: William Lee Richter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 576
Release: 1996
Genre: History
ISBN:

The ABC-CLIO Companion to American Reconstruction, 1862-1877 thoroughly documents the personalities, politics, organizations, legislation, ideas, incidents, exploitation, and power struggles that constituted Reconstruction. Providing basic, unbiased information on all aspects of the era, it even-handedly illustrates the period's impact on the widely varying factions in both the North and South. Organized in a well-defined, alphabetical format, more than 150 entries cover a range of topics from African American, abolitionist, and Rebel thoughts on emancipation to the enterprises and opinions of diverse personalities such as Jefferson Davis, Frederick Douglass, and Horace Greeley, the enactment of Jim Crow laws, and the formation of the Ku Klux Klan. A detailed chronology of events and an extensive bibliography are also included.

The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Civil Rights Movement

The ABC-CLIO Companion to the Civil Rights Movement
Author: Mark Grossman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 288
Release: 1993
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

An encyclopedic reference for general readers, tracing the civil rights struggle in the US from the Civil War to the present. Concise alphabetical entries cover the movement's major issues, landmark court decisions, organizations, and key concepts, terms, and events. Also included are biographical sketches of people who played prominent roles in the movement. Many entries are complemented by illustrations or photographs. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The ABC-Clio Companion to the 1960s Counterculture in America

The ABC-Clio Companion to the 1960s Counterculture in America
Author: Neil A. Hamilton
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Total Pages: 414
Release: 1997-11
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:

In The ABC-CLIO Companion to the 1960s Counterculture in America, author Neil A. Hamilton systematically illuminates the social, cultural, and political revolution with entries covering groups such as the hippies, Diggers, Yippies, and Weathermen; individuals including Abbie Hoffman, Andy Warhol, Russell Means, and Stokely Carmichael; and events such as Watts, the Tripps festival, Woodstock, and various "be-ins". Broadly defining the counterculture as any cultural or political challenge to mainstream values and practices of the day, Hamilton traces the counterculture's spread across America, far beyond its San Francisco Bay Area origins. He also examines the sweeping changes in the period's music, art, clothing, language, and personal practices. Perfect for high school, college, and public libraries, this unique encyclopedia's complete compilation of the 1960s upheaval will also be of special use to students of sociology, recent U.S. history, and popular culture.

Chronology of American Indian History

Chronology of American Indian History
Author: Liz Sonneborn
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 481
Release: 2014-05-14
Genre: Indians of North America
ISBN: 1438109849

Presents a chronological history of Native Americans detailing significant events from ancient times and before 1492 to the present.

Encyclopedia of the American Indian Movement

Encyclopedia of the American Indian Movement
Author: Bruce E. Johansen
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2013-04-09
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1440803188

A vivid description of the people, events, and issues that forever changed the lives of Native Americans during the 1960s and 1970s—such as the occupation of Alcatraz, fishing-rights conflicts, and individuals such as Clyde Warrior. Rising out of more than a century of poverty and pervasive repression, stoked by the example of the movement against the Vietnam War and the upheaval among black and Chicano civil-rights activists, the American Indian Movement shifted the debate over "the Indian problem" to a new level. Many Native peoples also took a stand for fishing rights, land rights, and formed resistance to coal and uranium mining on tribal land. This work tells the story of that movement, and provides the first encyclopedic treatment of this subject. Providing a vital documentation of a controversial and often surprising period in American Indian history, Bruce E. Johansen, an accomplished scholar and authority on Native American history, provides more than descriptions of historic events and careful analysis; he also frames what occurred in the American Indian Movement personally and anecdotally, drawing from individual stories to illustrate larger trends—and to ensure that the material is appealing to high school students, university-level readers, and general readers alike.

Routledge Handbook on Native American Justice Issues

Routledge Handbook on Native American Justice Issues
Author: Laurence Armand French
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 590
Release: 2019-03-14
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0429665059

Native Americans are disproportionately represented as offenders in the U.S. criminal justice system. Routledge Handbook on Native American Justice Issues is an authoritative volume that provides an overview of the state of American Indigenous populations and their contact with justice concerns and the criminal justice system. The volume covers the history and origins of Indian Country in America; continuing controversies regarding treaties; unique issues surrounding tribal law enforcement; the operation of tribal courts and corrections, including the influence of Indigenous restorative justice practices; the impact of native religions and customs; youth justice issues, including educational practices and gaps; women’s justice issues; and special circumstances surrounding healthcare for Indians, including the role substance abuse plays in contributing to criminal justice problems. Bringing together contributions from leading scholars – many of them Native Americans – that explore key issues fundamental to understanding the relationships between Native peoples and contemporary criminal justice, editor Laurence Armand French draws on more than 40 years of experience with Native American individuals and groups to provide contextual material that incorporates criminology, sociology, anthropology, cultural psychology, and history to give readers a true picture of the wrongs perpetrated against Native Americans and their effects on the current operation of Native American justice. This compilation analyzes the nature of justice for Native Americans, including unique and emerging problems, theoretical issues, and policy implications. It is a valuable resource for all scholars with an interest in Native American culture and in the analysis and rectification of the criminal justice system’s disparate impact on people of color.

Place and Native American Indian History and Culture

Place and Native American Indian History and Culture
Author: Joy Porter
Publisher: Peter Lang
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2007
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9783039110490

In this volume prominent scholars from across the United States and Europe examine the central significance of place within Native American history and life. They shed new light on this foundational concept within Native American Studies at a time when the idea of place is under fundamental reassessment across disciplines. The studies focus on understanding the American self within each of the varied landscapes of the United States and on recognising the true «place» of American Indian peoples within American history. The contributions to this volume are selected from the conference on «Place and Native American Indian History, Literature and Culture» held on 29-31 March 2006 at the University of Wales, Swansea, U.K. Over one hundred and twenty delegates from across the globe congregated, including the largest gathering of Native American intellectuals yet seen in Europe.