Alfred, Taiaiake. Peace, Power, Righteousness: an Indigenous Manifesto. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.
In this book, Taiaiake advocates self-determination for indigenous peoples. This work cites traditional values and education as the sources to which indigenous people should turn to in pursuing a better future.
_____. Wasáse: Indigenous Pathways of Action and Freedom. Peterborough, Ont.: Broadview Press, 2005.
This is a book about decolonization which focuses on the Canadian experience. This book outlines the path he believes indigenous people should pursue.
Bordewich, Fergus M. Killing the White Man's Indian: Reinventing Native Americans at the End of the Twentieth Century. New York: Doubleday, 1996.
Bordewich uses this book to examine past and present stereotypes of American Indians. In this book he outlines the ways in which Natives are increasingly playing a role in shaping their futures.
Churchill, Ward, ed. Critical Issues in Native North America. Vols. 1 & 2. Copenhagen, Denmark: International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs, 1988-89.
This book is a collection of essays examining past and present issues relating to the status and rights of indigenous peoples in the United States and Canada. It includes a variety of case studies from uranium mining to sovereignty.
_____.From a Native Son: Selected Essays in Indigenism, 1985-1995. Introduction by Howard Zinn. Boston: South End Press, 1996.
This book is a collection of essays. Content ranges from material on “genocide” to stereotypes and self-determination.
Cook, Curtis and Juan David Lindau. Aboriginal Rights and Self-Government: the Canadian and Mexican Experience in North American Perspective. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2000.
This is a study of indigenous rights movements in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The authors consider and compare the levels of activism in each country.
Cornell, Stephen E. The Return of the Native: American Indian Political Resurgence. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988.
This book is an examination of relations between indigenous peoples and Euro-Americans over the past three to four centuries. It is also a consideration of the ramifications of these relations.
Cowger, Thomas W. The National Congress of American Indians: the Founding Years. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1999.
Cowger has written an in depth history of the organization and activities of the National Congress of American Indians. He considers not only the timeline and technical aspects of the organization, but also the political and social climate of the nation around it.
Daniels, Harry W. We are the New Nation: the Metis and National Native PolicyOttawa: Native Council of Canada, 1979.
Deloria, Vine Jr,. Custer Died for Your Sins: an Indian Manifesto. New York: Macmillan, 1969.
In this work, Deloria covers a variety of topics important to the people and scholars of Indian Country. The book ranges from traditional history to chapters on experiences with and views of anthropologists and Indian humor.
Forbes, Jack D.Native Americans and Nixon: Presidential Politics and Minority Self-Determination, 1969-1972. Los Angeles: American Indian Studies Center, University of California, 1981.
Forbes writes about the rhetoric of Indian self-determination during the Nixon Administration. He focuses largely on the stagnant role/views of figures in the Department of the Interior and the influence they had in promoting or impeding self-determination.
Gonzalez, Mario and Elizabeth Cook-Lynn. The Politics of Hallowed Ground: Wounded Knee and the Struggle for Indian Sovereignty. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1999.
This book is about the battle for a governmental apology for the massacre at Wounded Knee. Gonzolez's diary is used alongside the words of Elizabeth Cook-Lynn.
Grande, Sandy. Red Pedagogy: Native American Social and Political Thought. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2004.
In this work, Grande states that her purpose is to identify "the common ground between American Indian intellectuals and other critical scholars engaged in anti-imperialist and anitcapitalist struggles (6). In other words, she is examining the possibilities within decolonization.
Harris, LaDonna. LaDonna Harris: a Comanche Life. Edited by H. Henrietta Stockel. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2000.
This book is the autobiography of an Indian activist. It is the story of one of the more visible female participants--her experiences and contributions.
Jaimes, M. Annette. The State of Native America: Genocide, Colonization, and Resistance. Boston: South End Press, 1992.
This work is an anthology compiled from the writings of professionals hailing from a wide variety of fields related to American history as well as those with contemporary links to Indian Country. The book is intended to touch on a wide range of relevant topics in order to provide an overview of the current state of affairs in Indian Country.
Johansen, Bruce E. and Roberto Maestas. Wasi'chu: the Continuing Indian Wars. New York: Monthly Review Press, 1979.
Johnson, Troy R. and Joane Nagel. American Indian Activism: Alcatraz to the Longest Walk. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1997.
This is a collection of essays pertaining to various aspects of the occupation of Alcatraz during the American Indian Movement. The different chapters deal with the motivations for taking the island, experiences there and the aftermath of the occupation.
Johnson, Troy R. You are on Indian Land!: Alcatraz Island, 1969-1971. Los Angeles: American Indian Studies Center, University of California, 1995.
This book is primarily a photographic account of the occupation of Alcatraz Island. The book was designed to help commemorate the 25th anniversary of the occupation by providing a view of life as it was lived on Alcatraz.
Josephy, Alvin. Now that the Buffalo's Gone: A Study of Today's American Indians. New York: Knopf, 1982.
In this book, Josephy examines the historical and present trials American Indian people have been subject to. He also considers the physical and cultural resistance which many were able to muster.
Josephy, Alvin, Joane Nagel, and Troy R. Johnson eds. Red Power: the American Indians' Fight for Freedom. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1999.
A revised, second edition, of a 1971 effort, this book includes a wide range of topics and sources related to American Indian activism. The text examines the words and perceptions of well-recognized champions of change and tracks the progression of Indian activism from mid century to the turn of the century.
LaDuke, Winona. All our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life. Cambridge, MA: South End Press, 1999.
In this book, LaDuke argues for self-determination. She is writing against environmental, political and other impositions which have long affected life in Indian Country.
_____. Last Standing Woman. Stillwater, MN: Voyageur Press, 1997.
This book is a novel which tracks seven generations of Anishinaabe women. LaDuke's timeline begins in the mid nineteenth century.
_____. Recovering the Sacred: the Power of Naming and Claiming. Cambridge, MA: South End Press, 2005.
This is a book about the sacred in American Indian cultures. LaDuke writes about the physical as well as the spiritual components of the sacred and the context in which American Indians have attempted to preserve and maintain it; including issues related to every day activities all the way up to federal protection and intervention.
Lemont, Eric D. American Indian Constitutional Reform and the Rebuilding of Native Nations. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2006
Lemont writes about the social and political ramifications of the Dawes Act and the changes brought about by the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. He also demonstrates the differences in the IRA and the progress made after 1975 shift in national policy toward Indian self-determination.
Mankiller, Wilma and Michael Wallis. Mankiller: A Chief and Her People. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993.
This is a biography of the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. Within this book is Mankiller's story, but also an important historical perspective on the Cherokee.
Marx, Herbert L., comp. The American Indian: a Rising Ethnic Force. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1973.
Matthiessen, Peter. In the Spirit of Crazy Horse. New York: Viking Press, 1983.
Matthiessen gives a brief overview of Lakota history from the nineteenth century to the mid nineteen sixties. The bulk of the book focuses on Lakota activism in through the mid seventies.
Mihesuah, Devon A. Indigenous American Women: Decolonization, Empowerment, Activism. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2003.
Mihesuah has compiled a collection of essays focusing on indigenous women in various ways. She incorporates Native women's experiences in politics generally, in their communities and elsewhere and considers various issues continuing to face many indigenous women.
Mihesuah, Devon A. and Angela Cavender Wilson eds. Indigenizing the Academy: Transforming Scholarship and Empowering Communities. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2004.
This work is somewhat of a continuation of that found in Natives and Academics. It is a collection of articles focusing on the role of American Indian scholarship in academia.
Nagel, Joane. American Indian Ethnic Renewal: Red Power and the Resurgence of Identity and Culture. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996
.This is a book about ethnic identity and activism. Nagel contextualizes the activities of American Indians in the past half century and the dramatic growth in the Native population. This is a story of self-determination and ethnic resurgence.
Peroff, Nicholas C. Menominee Drums: Tribal Termination and Restoration, 1954-1974. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1982.
Peroff recounts the termination experience of the Menominee in the mid 1950s, the aftermath and the Menominees' fight to regain their status and recognition. He begins with the historical context leading to termination legislation and follows through the Menominee restoration act. Peroff uses government documents and personal interviews as central sources.
Philp, Kenneth R. Indian Self-rule: First-hand Accounts of Indian-White Relations from Roosevelt to Reagan. Rev ed. Logan: Utah State University Press, 1995.
This book is the result of a 1983 conference entitled "Indian Self-Rule: Fifty Years Under the Indian Reorganization Act." It includes the perspectives of those involved in policy in Indian Country since the passage of the IRA.
Prins, Harald E.L. The Mi'kmaq: Resistance, Accommodation, and Cultural Survival. Ft. Worth: Harcourt Brace College Publishers, 1996.
Prins has written a synthesis of about five hundred years of Mi'kmaq history. His sources are both archival and oral in order to provide the reader with an understanding that there was not a unified perspective held by the French, English or Mi'kmaqs.
Sayer, John William. Ghost Dancing the Law: the Wounded Knee Trials. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1997.
Sayer writes about the aftermath of the American Indian Movement's siege at Wounded Knee. The book is about courtroom drama and its effects on the movement, public opinion, and legal institutions.
Schwarz, Melissa and W. David Baird. Wilma Mankiller: Principal Chief of the Cherokee. New York: Chelsea House, 1994.
This is the biography of the Cherokee Nation's first female principal chief. It also provides a view of Cherokee history and activism.
Smith, Paul Chaat and Robert Allen Warrior. Like a Hurricane: the Indian Movement from Alcatraz to Wounded Knee. New York: New Press, 1996.
These authors tell the story of what became AIM beginning with the occupation at Alcatraz. It provides insight into the politics within the movement as well as the social and national political context in which it occurred.
Trask, Haunani Kay. From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawai’i. Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press, 1999.
This book is a collection of essays by Trask relating to colonialism in Hawaii. She argues for decolonization and frames this in terms of Hawaiian history and the idea of self-determination.
Wells, Robert N. Native American Resurgence and Renewal: a Reader and Bibliography. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1994.
Wells has compiled work from various scholars studying Indian Country in both the United States and Canada. Wells' book focuses on cultural and political history.
Weyler, Rex. Blood of the Land: the Government and Corporate War Against First Nations. Philadelphia: New Society Publishers, 1992.
This is a book about the American Indian Movement. Weyler examines the corporate and governmental attitudes and actions as well as the history of the organization.
Wilkinson, Charles F. Blood Struggle: the Rise of Modern Indian Nations. New York : Norton, 2005.
From a historical and legalistic vantage, Wilkinson writes about treaties with American Indian communities. He also writes about the redirection of Indian-government relations through activism beginning in the mid twentieth century, focusing on the legal and social achievements made.
Wilson, Waziyatawin Angela and Michael Yellow Bird. For Indigenous Eyes Only: a Decolonization Handbook. Santa Fe: School of American Research, 2005.
For Indigenous Eyes Only is essentially a handbook for decolonization. It is designed to clarify the tools and terms of both colonization and decolonization in order to aid communities in pursuing the path to defeat colonialism.
