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To Show Heart

Native American Self-determination and Federal Indian Policy, 1960-1975

By: George Pierre Castile

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To Show Heart

Native American Self-determination and Federal Indian Policy, 1960-1975

By: George Pierre Castile

Federal policy toward Native Americans has fluctuated wildly in the twentieth century. Washington long envisioned that Indians would be assimilated into American cultureÑuntil FDR's New Deal introduced tribal self-government. Then, during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations, its goal became the termination of federal wardship status for Indians. This book considers the changes in attitude that began in 1960 and culminated in the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975. Drawing on personal interviews with key players, George Castile goes behind the scenes in Washington to reveal what motivated policy makersÑand who really shaped policyÑfrom the Kennedy to the Ford administrations. To Show Heart is a detailed and unbiased account of one of the least understood periods in Indian affairs. It tells how "termination" became a political embarrassment during the civil rights movement, how Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty prompted politicians to rethink Indian policy, and how championing self-determination presented an opportunity for Presidents Nixon and Ford to "show heart" toward Native Americans. Along the way, Castile assesses the impact of the Indian activism of the 1960s and 1970s and offers an objective view of the American Indian Movement and the standoff at Wounded Knee. He also discusses the recent history of individual tribes, which gives greater meaning to decisions made at the national level. Castile's work greatly enhances our understanding of the formulation of current Indian policy and of the changes that have occurred since 1975. To Show Heart is an important book not only for anthropologists and historians but also for Native Americans themselves, who will benefit from this inside look at how bureaucrats have sought to determine their destinies.

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0816518386

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Taking Charge

Native American Self-Determination and Federal Indian Policy, 1975–1993

By: George Pierre Castile

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Taking Charge

Native American Self-Determination and Federal Indian Policy, 1975–1993

By: George Pierre Castile

Drawing on both unpublished presidential papers and other archival sources, Castile chronicles the efforts of three presidents to uphold Richard Nixon's commitment to policy change, weighing such issues as the impact of Reaganomics and the advent of Indian gaming. He examines the marginalizing of Indian policy in both the executive and legislative branches in the face of larger issues, as well as the recurring tendency of policy to be driven by a single determined individual, such as South Dakota senator James Abourezk.

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Taking Charge

Native American Self-Determination and Federal Indian Policy, 1975–1993

By: George Pierre Castile

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Native American Self-Determination and Federal Indian Policy, 1975–1993

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To Show Heart

Native American Self-determination and Federal Indian Policy, 1960-1975

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Native American Self-determination and Federal Indian Policy, 1960-1975

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