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Director Selma Thomas documents the affects of 19th century treaties, the General Allotment Act of 1887, the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, and the House Concurrent Resolution 108 (1953) on American Indian sovereignty through the voices of tribal leaders, historians, teachers, and other leaders in American Indian nation communities.
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Chapter 1: Indian Self-Rule Introduction and Overview
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Chapter 2: Indian Sovereignty, Land Claims, and the Trust Relationship Inherent in Treaties
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Chapter 3: Perceptions of Native Americans and the Ambivalence of United States Policies
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Chapter 4: Taos Pueblo, Taos Tiwa Culture, and the Adaptation of New to Old
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Chapter 5: Flathead Reservation and the Effects of Government Interference and Policy: Treaty of Hell Gate (1855) and the General Allotment Act (1887)
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Chapter 6: Implementation of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
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Chapter 7: Policy of Termination, Assimilation, Relocation, and Loss of Tribal Land—House Concurrent Resolution 108 (1953)
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Chapter 8: Navajo Nation and the Right to Tribal Self-Rule
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Chapter 9: Contemporary Tribal Governments Explained
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Chapter 10: Affects of Inconsistent Federal Policy
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Chapter 11: The Quinault Indian Nation: Sovereign Rights and a History of Opposing Federal Policy
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Chapter 12: Legalities of Federal/State Jurisdictions, Problematic Policies, and Cultural Preservation
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Chapter 13: The Three Principles of Self-Governance
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Chapter 14: "Indian Self-Rule" Closing Credits
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