Table of ContentsList of Maps and Tables, vii
Preface to the Abridged Edition, viii
Preface to the Original Edition, ix
Acknowledgements, xii
Prologue: The Colonial Experience, 1
1. The Revolutionary War and the Years Following, 13
2. Regulating Trade and Intercourse, 31
3. Civilization and Education, 48
4. The Policy of Indian Removal, 64
5. Emigration of the Tribes, 78
6. The Aftermath of Removal, 94
7. American Expansion and Indian Affairs, 108
8. Developments in the West, 122
9. The Civil War Years, 136
10. The Peace Policy, 152
11. Military Challenge, 167
12. Indian Reservations, 181
13. The New Christian Reformers, 198
14. The Reservations and Reform, 211
15. Severalty, Law, and Education, 224
16. The Indian Service, 242
17. The Indian Territory, 252
18. The Nation's Wards, 263
19. Education and Health, 280
20. The Indians' Land, 295
21. An Indian New Deal, 311
22. Rounding Out the New Deal, 326
23. The Termination Era, 340
24. A New Day for the Indians, 357
25. Indian Self-Determination, 374
26. The Indians: America's Unfinished Business, 393
Appendix A
Commissioners of Indian Affairs, 403
Appendix B
Indian Population, 404
Suggested Readings, 405
Index 407Maps and Tables1. United States Factory System, 1795-1822, 37
2. Land Cessions of the Five Civilized Tribes, 81
3. Indian Land Cessions in the North, 91
4. Location of Indians in the Indian Territory after Removal, 96
5. The Indian Territory, 1866-1888, 142
6. Indian Reservations, 1880, 188
7. The Sioux Reservations, 1890, 215
8. Indian Lands and Communities, 1971, 382
Tables1. Termination Acts, 348
2. Urban Indians, 1970 and 1980, 394
3. Government-Wide Funding for Indian Programs, 1980, 397