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By the fire we carry : The Generations-long Fight for Justice on Native Land Cover Image Book Book

By the fire we carry : The Generations-long Fight for Justice on Native Land Rebecca Nagle.

Nagle, Rebecca, (author.).

Summary:

"A powerful work of reportage and American history in the vein of Caste and How the Word Is Passed that braids the story of the forced removal of Native Americans onto treaty lands in the nation's earliest days, and a small-town murder in the '90s that led to a Supreme Court ruling reaffirming Native rights to that land over a century later"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063112049
  • ISBN: 0063112043
  • Physical Description: 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Harper, [2024]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-326).
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue -- The crime -- Beginning -- The argument -- Promise -- The appeal -- Betrayal -- The high court -- Coercion -- The twist -- Plunder -- The opposition -- Slow bleed -- The victory -- Legacy -- The backlash -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Further reading -- Appendix: Sensitive or triggering subject matter -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Credits and permissions -- Index.
Subject: Indians of North America > Government relations.
Indians of North America > Legal status, laws, etc.
Indians, Treatment of > United States.

Available copies

  • 4 of 5 copies available at Sage Library System.

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  • 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
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Cook Memorial Library - La Grande 323.119 N149 (Text) 35178002054115 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Gilliam County Library 323.119 NAGL (Text) 37823000206187 New Available -
Lake County Main Library - Lakeview 323.11 NAG (Text) 37620001028739 Adult Non-Fiction Checked out 03/24/2025
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Summary: "A powerful work of reportage and American history in the vein of Caste and How the Word Is Passed that braids the story of the forced removal of Native Americans onto treaty lands in the nation's earliest days, and a small-town murder in the '90s that led to a Supreme Court ruling reaffirming Native rights to that land over a century later"--

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