“Ideally, leaders of the Five Tribes would exercise their sovereignty and be the governments that recognize groups that claim to be their… — Mark Edwin Miller Federal government Copy Share Image
“As historian Theda Perdue and anthropologist Jack Campisi have noted separately, the closing of all-Indian schools created a crisis for southeastern Indians.… — Mark Edwin Miller Board of education Copy Share Image
“After the removal era initiated officially in 1830 and the Seminole Wars of the 1840s, most Americans had the misperception that not… — Mark Edwin Miller Indians Copy Share Image
“Some tribes maintain blood quantum, such as once-quarter proven blood degree from their tribe. Even so-called purely ‘descendancy’ tribes such as the… — Mark Edwin Miller Tribes Copy Share Image
“Confusing the matter is the fact that there are three often-conflicting definitions at play: American Indians are the only people defined as… — Mark Edwin Miller Citizenship Copy Share Image
“A host of scholars who have studied surviving southeastern Indian groups conclude that few if any of these peoples possess cultures that… — Mark Edwin Miller Native american Copy Share Image
“Just as the Five Tribes and others were formalizing their tribal governments and running their own programs, legal aid groups were helping… — Mark Edwin Miller Indians Copy Share Image
“A host of scholars – many of whom, like Deloria, have aided petitioning tribes – support the ‘small pie’ theory. They believe… — Mark Edwin Miller Indians Copy Share Image
“In existing writings about federally recognized tribes and their engagement with tribal acknowledgment politics, a palpable theme is clear: presently recognized nations… — Mark Edwin Miller Copy Share Image
