1st Edition

Alaska Native Policy in the Twentieth Century

By Ramona Ellen Skinner Copyright 1997
140 Pages
by Routledge

140 Pages
by Routledge

140 Pages
by Routledge

This book explores the application of federal Indian policy to Alaska Natives in the 20th century, a process driven by the federal government's desire to acquire Indian land. Twentieth century Indian policy, as applied in Alaska, has oscillated between encouraging the privatization of land and assimilation of Native Alaskans into the dominant society, and allowing for Native autonomy and... Read more
I. Introduction, II. Nineteenth-Century Indian Policy, III. Alaska Native New Deal IV. Reservations Under the Alaska Native New Deal, V. Native Self-Determination, VI. Alaska Native Settlement, VII. 1991 Am endm ents, VIII. Conclusion.

Biography

Ramona Ellen Skinner