Subject Headings
United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indians of North America -- Government relations -- 1934-
Self-determination, National -- United States.
Wounded Knee (S.D.) -- History -- Indian occupation, 1973
United Nations. General Assembly. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous peoples -- Civil rights.
Indigenous peoples -- Legal status, laws, etc.--America
Federally Recognized Indian Tribes finds hearings and other published governement information
Tribal Government -- United States
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Keyword searches:
pan-Indian*
Examples of Primary Sources
- Revolutionary activities within the United States: the American Indian MovementU.S. Senate Report, 1976
- U.S. Indian Claims Commission series"The Indian Claims Commission was created on August 13, 1946, to hear and decide claims over lands ceded by Indians; the claims were against the U.S. government arising before the establishment of the Commission. The main set includes claims and decisions made through August 13, 1973" Request on ILL from Center for Research Libraries
- Wassaja"A national newspaper of Indian America" published from 1973 through 1979." Request on ILL from Center for Research Libraries
- Native American Rights Funds Announcements, 1972-1983An incomplete run held at D'Angelo Law Library.
Beyond the University of Chicago
- FBI files on the American Indian Movement and Wounded KneeSee online finding aid to collections: http://academic.lexisnexis.com/documents/upa_cis/ 2141_FBIAmIndMovWoKnee.pdf
All of these microfilm collections my be ordered using Interlibrary Loan.
- Council meetings of the major American Indian tribes, 1907-1971
- Papers of the Society of American Indians
- Records of the National Council on Indian Opportunity, 1968-1974
- Indian Rights Association papers, 1868-1968
Subject Guide
Nancy Spiegel
she/her
Contact:
Regenstein 413 (not accessible during the renovation-- pls. email for an appointment)