Trusteeship in Change: Toward Tribal Autonomy in Resource Management (Women's West) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0870816500 ISBN 13: 9780870816505

Publisher: University Press of Colorado, 2001

Synopsis

Trusteeship in Change explores the evolution of Indian Affairs policies and administrative practices regarding the management of trust lands from treaty days to contemporary partnerships. A dozen scholars from diverse fields - archaeology, economics, forestry, environmental studies, history, geography, political science, and more - review past policies and practices and introduce new ideas and approaches for the future.

This book also includes case studies focused on wildlife management, forest preservation, tribal hunting laws, and other specific concerns in management, preservation and utilization of Native American land. An excellent source for scholars in the fields of Native American and environmental studies, Trusteeship in Change is sure to spark debate and to be an important reference book for years to come.

About this title

About the Author:

Richmond L. Clow is a professor of Native American Studies at the University of Montana. David H. Getches is Raphael J. Moses Professor of Natural Resources Law at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Imre Sutton is professor emeritus of Geography, California State University-Fullerton, author of Indian Land Tenure, and editor of Irredeemable America: The Indians' Estate and Land Claims.

Review:

"...readers will find much to surprise them and complicate what they thought was a simple story of Indian land tenure and resource use. And that is good." -- Nevada Historical Society Quarterly

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of Colorado
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0870816500
• ISBN 13: 9780870816505
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 488
• Editor: Clow Richmond L., Sutton Imre