Author: Thomas W. Cowger
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803264144
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Founded in 1944, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) is one of the most important intertribal political organizations of the modern era. It has played a crucial role in stimulating Native political awareness and activism, providing a forum for debates on vital issues affecting reservations and tribes, overseeing litigation efforts, and organizing lobbying activities in Washington. Prior to the emergence of other intertribal political groups in the 1960s, the NCAI was the primary political instrument for Native lobbying and resistance. It fought against government efforts to terminate the reservation system, worked to create the Indian Claims Commission, protected the rights of Alaska Natives, and secured voting and Social Security rights for Native peoples. The NCAI continues today, as in the past, to steer a moderate political course, bringing together and representing a wide range of Native peoples. The National Congress of American Indians is the first full-length history of the NCAI. Drawing upon newly available NCAI records and oral interviews with founding members, Thomas W. Cowger tells the story of the founding and critical first two decades of this important organization. He presents the many accomplishments of and great challenges to the NCAI, examines its role in the development of Native political activism, and explores its relationships to contemporaneous events such as the Cold War, McCarthyism, and the civil rights movement.
The National Congress of American Indians
Author: Thomas W. Cowger
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803264144
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Founded in 1944, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) is one of the most important intertribal political organizations of the modern era. It has played a crucial role in stimulating Native political awareness and activism, providing a forum for debates on vital issues affecting reservations and tribes, overseeing litigation efforts, and organizing lobbying activities in Washington. Prior to the emergence of other intertribal political groups in the 1960s, the NCAI was the primary political instrument for Native lobbying and resistance. It fought against government efforts to terminate the reservation system, worked to create the Indian Claims Commission, protected the rights of Alaska Natives, and secured voting and Social Security rights for Native peoples. The NCAI continues today, as in the past, to steer a moderate political course, bringing together and representing a wide range of Native peoples. The National Congress of American Indians is the first full-length history of the NCAI. Drawing upon newly available NCAI records and oral interviews with founding members, Thomas W. Cowger tells the story of the founding and critical first two decades of this important organization. He presents the many accomplishments of and great challenges to the NCAI, examines its role in the development of Native political activism, and explores its relationships to contemporaneous events such as the Cold War, McCarthyism, and the civil rights movement.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803264144
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Founded in 1944, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) is one of the most important intertribal political organizations of the modern era. It has played a crucial role in stimulating Native political awareness and activism, providing a forum for debates on vital issues affecting reservations and tribes, overseeing litigation efforts, and organizing lobbying activities in Washington. Prior to the emergence of other intertribal political groups in the 1960s, the NCAI was the primary political instrument for Native lobbying and resistance. It fought against government efforts to terminate the reservation system, worked to create the Indian Claims Commission, protected the rights of Alaska Natives, and secured voting and Social Security rights for Native peoples. The NCAI continues today, as in the past, to steer a moderate political course, bringing together and representing a wide range of Native peoples. The National Congress of American Indians is the first full-length history of the NCAI. Drawing upon newly available NCAI records and oral interviews with founding members, Thomas W. Cowger tells the story of the founding and critical first two decades of this important organization. He presents the many accomplishments of and great challenges to the NCAI, examines its role in the development of Native political activism, and explores its relationships to contemporaneous events such as the Cold War, McCarthyism, and the civil rights movement.
Convention Proceedings of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI).
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Languages : en
Pages : 81
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Pages : 81
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Goals and Priorities of the Member Tribes of the National Congress of American Indians and the United South and Eastern Tribes
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Indian Affairs (1993- )
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Category : Law
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Pages : 136
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National Congress of American Indians
Author: Thomas W. Cowger
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Category : Indians of North America
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Category : Indians of North America
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NCAI Sentinel
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Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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Category : Indians of North America
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Pages : 314
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Report of the Annual Convention of the National Congress of American Indians
Author: National Congress of American Indians
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Category : Indians of North America
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Category : Indians of North America
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Policy Resolutions of the National Congress of American Indians, Inc. Beginning with the 10th Annual Convention
Author: National Congress of American Indians
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Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 133
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Category : Indians of North America
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Pages : 133
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National Congress of American Indians Collection
Author: National Congress of American Indians
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Category : Indians of North America
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Includes NCAI Sentinal Bulletin (Dec 1958-Nov.1977, inc.), NCAI News ([Feb 1985]-March 1988), and miscellaneous other newsletters and releases. Items date from 1947-1988.
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Category : Indians of North America
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Includes NCAI Sentinal Bulletin (Dec 1958-Nov.1977, inc.), NCAI News ([Feb 1985]-March 1988), and miscellaneous other newsletters and releases. Items date from 1947-1988.
National Congress of American Indians
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Pages : 13
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Pages : 13
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National Congress of American Indians
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Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
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Founded in 1944, the NCAI is the oldest and largest organization serving American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments and communities. Through advocacy, policy development, and initiatives, the NCAI works to "1) protect and advance tribal governance and treaty rights; (2) promote the economic development and health and welfare in Indian and Alaska Native communities; and (3) educate the public toward a better understanding of Indian and Alaska Native tribes"--About page.
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Category : Indians of North America
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Founded in 1944, the NCAI is the oldest and largest organization serving American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments and communities. Through advocacy, policy development, and initiatives, the NCAI works to "1) protect and advance tribal governance and treaty rights; (2) promote the economic development and health and welfare in Indian and Alaska Native communities; and (3) educate the public toward a better understanding of Indian and Alaska Native tribes"--About page.