Author:
Miller, Mark Edwin, 1966-
Imprint:Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2013]
Descriptionxiv, 475 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Note:List of illustrations -- Foreword / Chadwick Conrtassel Smith -- Introduction -- Indian renaissance in the Southeast -- The genesis of a conflict : the Five Tribes and the birth of the federal acknowledgment process -- Vetted tribes : the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and the Jena Band fo Choctaw Indians -- Contested tribes : the Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe and the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians -- "Fraudulent tribes" and "Fake Cherokees" : the Five Tribes and the politics of Indian authenticity -- The numbers game : the Lumbees, the MOWA Band, and the economics of tribal recognition -- Conclusion -- List of abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 425- 455) and index.
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