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Uncle Sam’s Stepchildren : The Reformation of United States Indian Policy, 1865–1887 /

Priest, Loring Benson

Uncle Sam’s Stepchildren : The Reformation of United States Indian Policy, 1865–1887 / Loring Benson Priest. - Reprint 2022 - 1 online resource (320 p.)

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- I. Four Unsuccessful Efforts at Reform -- 1. Concentration -- 2. The Transfer Problem -- 3. Church Nomination of Indian Officials -- 4. The Board of Indian Commissioners -- II. THE RISE OF INTEREST IN INDIAN REFORM -- 5. The Period of Individual Effort, 1865-1880 -- 6. The Turn of the Tide 1880 -- 7. Indian Organizations and Sectional Opinion -- III. DESTRUCTION OF THE OLD INDIAN SYSTEM -- 8. The Treaty System and Tribal Autonomy -- 9. The Annuity System and Congressional Economy -- 10. The Reservation System -- 11. The Problem of Indian Education -- 12. The Last Stand of Supporters of the Old Indian System -- IV. FORMULATION OF THE NEW INDIAN POLICY -- 13. Precedents for Reform -- 14. The Failure of Early Severalty Plans -- 15. Severalty Debates of the Eighties -- 16. Indian Citizenship -- 17. The Development of Indian Land Policies -- 18. The Decision to Use Force -- 19. The Dawes Act and Indian Reform -- Notes -- Index

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9781978812345 9781978812352

10.36019/9781978812352 doi


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