Book

The Blackfoot confederacy, 1880-1920: a comparative study of Canadian and U.S. Indian policy

University of New Mexico Press • Albuquerque • Published In 1987 • Pages:

By: Samek, Hana.

Abstract
This work is a comparative, historical study of a forty-year span in the life of the Blackfoot Confederacy, centered in large part on the established reservations in the northern plains of Canada and the United States. Although the author offers an evaluation of native American policies in both countries, Samek tries to present a portrait of Indian administration within the context of its time, rather than from an ideological perspective currently in vogue in both Canada and the United States (p. xi). Topics given particular attention in this study are general reservation administration policies, the search for self-support and the development of dependency, the failure of reservation economics, land policy, missionization, education, law and order, and various aspects of welfare.
Subjects
Real property
External relations
Public welfare
Missions
Education system
Elementary education
culture
Blackfoot
HRAF PubDate
1999
Region
North America
Sub Region
Plains and Plateau
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Historian
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1997
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
1880-1920
Coverage Place
Blackfoot Confederacy, reservation Indians, United States
Notes
Hana Samek
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-229) and index
LCCN
87013947
LCSH
Siksika Indians