The Indian Removal Debate and Rise of Partisan Identity in the Age of Jackson
Theses
Author/Creator
Benjamin Greene
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of South Carolina, 2013.
Discusses how legislation such as the Indian Act, with its arbitrary rules about who is considered to be an "Indian", has impacted relationships and identity in Aboriginal communities. Chapter seven from Moving Forward, Making a Difference, vol. 3, which is also vol. 5 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the second annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2006.
Discusses the need for evaluating climate change and the importance of ensuring First Nations involvement in the process.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.
Transcripts of interviews recorded in 1971 and 1972 with members of the five Dakota Nations in Manitoba and the White Cap Dakota Nation in Saskatchewan.