Behind the Trail of Broken Treaties Kindergarten Isabelle Knockwood

Isabelle Knockwood

offers readers both the insider's and scholar's perspective about the connection of public policy to the healing power of Indigenous literature

The essays explore issues that still reverberate in the study of Indigenous literature: appropriation of voice

the book offers brief essays that challenge the views that promote integration and assimilation as the saviors of First Nations social issues

Behind the Trail of Broken Treaties Kindergarten Isabelle KnockwoodOriginally published in 1974, just as the Wounded Knee occupation was coming to an end, Behind the Trail of Broken Treaties raises disturbing questions about the status of American Indians within the American and international political landscapes. Analyzing the history of Indian treaty relations with the United States, Vine Deloria presents population and land ownership information to support his argument that many Indian tribes have more impressive