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From 19th-century trade agreements and treatments to 21st-century reparations, this volume tells the story of the federal agency that shapes and enforces U.S. policy toward Native Americans.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword
Introduction
Chronology
ONE The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824–1849
TWO The BIA in the Department of the Interior and Grant's Peace Policy
THREE The Reform Years and the Indian Problem
FOUR Federal Boarding Schools and Indian Education
FIVE Indian Land Allotment and U.S. Citizenship
SIX John Collier and the Indian New Deal of Tribal Reorganization
SEVEN Dillon S. Myer, Termination and Relocation
EIGHT Indian Self-Determination and Government to Government
Biographies of Key Figures
Primary Documents
Delaware Treaty of 1778 (Treaty of Fort Pitt)
First Indian Trade and Intercourse Act 1790
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Worcester v. Georgia 1832
Act of 1871 Abolishing Indian Treaty Making
Standing Bear v. Crook Decision 1979
Dawes General Allotment Act of 1887
Curtis Act 1898
Winters Doctrine 1908
Meriam Report 1928
Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
Indian Claims Commission Act of 1946
House Concurrent Resolution 108
Kennedy Education Report 1969
Boldt Decision 1974
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 1975
Cabazon Court Decision 1988
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 1988
Kevin Gover Bureau of Indian Affairs Apology 2000
Congressional Resolution of Apology to Native Peoples 2004
Cobell v. Salazar 2009
Glossary
Annotated Bibliography
Appendix
Index

About the Author

Donald L. Fixico is distinguished foundation professor of history and affiliate faculty in American Indian Studies at Arizona State University, Tempe.