"We Wanted the Land" The Cherokee Country During the Era of Removal and Resettlement
Theses
Author/Creator
David H. Kleit
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Duke University, 2002.
Reflects on the twenty years since the implementation of the Wisconsin Act 31, requiring schools to teach about Indigenous culture and tribal sovereignty, which the State still struggles to implement.
Examines the 2004 legislation that required Indigenous history for K-12 curriculum and what it can mean for self-determination and sovereignty.