Imperfect victories the legal tenacity of the Omaha Tribe, 1945-1995 /
The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska has borne more than its fair share of the burden created by the federal government's wildly vacillating Indian policy. Mark R. Scherer's Imperfect Victories provides a detailed examination of the Omahas' tenacious efforts to overcome the damaging effects of...
| Main Author: | Scherer, Mark R. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lincoln, Neb :
University of Nebraska Press,
1999.
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| Physical Description: |
xviii, 166 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
| Series: |
Law in the American West ;
v. 6. |
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| Summary: |
The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska has borne more than its fair share of the burden created by the federal government's wildly vacillating Indian policy. Mark R. Scherer's Imperfect Victories provides a detailed examination of the Omahas' tenacious efforts to overcome the damaging effects of shifting directions in federal policy during the last fifty years. The Omahas' struggles are particularly significant because the tribe often bore the initial impact of experimental legislation that would later be implemented nationally. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. The arrival of Public Law 280 on the Omaha reservation, 1946-1953 -- Public Law 280 in operation and the battle over retrocession, 1953-1970 -- The Omaha experience with Indian Claims Commission case 225, 1951-1964 -- Round two before the Indian Claims Commission: case 138, 1951-1966 -- The legal struggle for Blackbird Bend, 1966-1995. The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska has borne more than its fair share of the burden created by the federal government's wildly vacillating Indian policy. Mark R. Scherer's Imperfect Victories provides a detailed examination of the Omahas' tenacious efforts to overcome the damaging effects of shifting directions in federal policy during the last fifty years. The Omahas' struggles are particularly significant because the tribe often bore the initial impact of experimental legislation that would later be implemented nationally. |
| Physical Description: |
xviii, 166 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
0803242514 9780803242517 |