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OverviewJoseph R. Garry (1910-1975), a Coeur d'Alene Indian, served six terms as president of the National Congress of American Indians in the 1950s. He led the battles to compel the federal government to honor treaties and landownership and dominated an era in government-Indian relations little attended by historians. Firmly believing that forced assimilation of Indians and termination of federal trusteeship over Native Americans and their reservations would doom Indian cultures, Garry had his greatest success as a leader in uniting American Indian tribes to fend off Congress's plan to abandon Indian citizens. Born into a chief's family and raised on the Coeur d'Alene reservation in northern Idaho, Garry rose to chairmanship of his tribal council, president of the Affiliated Tribes of the Northwest Indians, and leadership of NCAI. He was the first Native American elected to the Idaho House and Senate. Handsome, personable, and articulate, Garry traveled constantly to urge Indian tribes to hold onto their land, develop economic resources, and educate their young. In a turbulent decade, Garry elevated Indians to political and social participation in American life, and set in motion forces that underlie Indian relations today. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John FaheyPublisher: University of Washington Press Imprint: University of Washington Press Edition: 2nd Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.363kg ISBN: 9780295995373ISBN 10: 0295995378 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 01 September 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents Preface Emergency! “The Chance of our Indian Lifetimes” The Crucial Year Turning Points Roots: The Coeur d’Alenes Boy to Man Toward a Victory of Sorts The Garry Era Ends Money--and Its Consequences “I Enjoyed Working with the People” Epilogue Notes Sources IndexReviewsFahey chronicles the efforts of Garry... who battled in the twentieth century what Sitting Bull and Geronimo had battled in the nineteenth-the U.S. government's determination to liquidate Indian lands and eliminate Native American cultural and national identity... Anyone interested in the struggle of Indian peoples to combat termination will find much useful information [in this book]. H-AmIndian Author InformationJohn Fahey is professor emeritus of radio-television and history at Eastern Washington University, Cheney and Spokane. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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