James S. Olson is distinguished professor of history at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. He is the author and editor of more than twenty-five books on U.S. and world history, including Historical Dictionary of the 1960s (1997), Historical Dictionary of the British Empire (1996), The Peoples of Africa: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary (1996), An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Empires (1994), The Vietnam War (1993), all published by Greenwood, and John Wayne American (1995).Mark Baxter is a PhD candidate in the Department of History at the University of Colorado at Boulder.Jason M. Tetzloff is assistant professor of history at Purdue University, where he specializes in the history of the American west.Darren Pierson is a PhD candidate in the Department of History at Texas A&M University at College Station.

• PrefaceIntroductionMajor Landmarks in the History of American Indian Civil RightsThe EncyclopediaAppendix: Major Indian Civil Rights Court CasesSelect BibliographyIndexAbout the Editors and Contributors

As part of the continuing spate of reference literature on the American Indian, this encyclopedia provides informative, up-to-date access to issues of equality and civil rights. More than 600 entries ranging in length from a paragraph to several pages cover individuals, organizations, court cases, legislation, events, and the like. . . . [I]ts dictionary format is very easy to use.

James S. Olson is distinguished professor of history at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. He is the author and editor of more than twenty-five books on U.S. and world history, including Historical Dictionary of the 1960s (1997), Historical Dictionary of the British Empire (1996), The Peoples of Africa: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary (1996), An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Empires (1994), The Vietnam War (1993), all published by Greenwood, and John Wayne American (1995).Mark Baxter is a PhD candidate in the Department of History at the University of Colorado at Boulder.Jason M. Tetzloff is assistant professor of history at Purdue University, where he specializes in the history of the American west.Darren Pierson is a PhD candidate in the Department of History at Texas A&M University at College Station.

• PrefaceIntroductionMajor Landmarks in the History of American Indian Civil RightsThe EncyclopediaAppendix: Major Indian Civil Rights Court CasesSelect BibliographyIndexAbout the Editors and Contributors

As part of the continuing spate of reference literature on the American Indian, this encyclopedia provides informative, up-to-date access to issues of equality and civil rights. More than 600 entries ranging in length from a paragraph to several pages cover individuals, organizations, court cases, legislation, events, and the like. . . . [I]ts dictionary format is very easy to use.

James S. Olson is distinguished professor of history at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. He is the author and editor of more than twenty-five books on U.S. and world history, including Historical Dictionary of the 1960s (1997), Historical Dictionary of the British Empire (1996), The Peoples of Africa: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary (1996), An Ethnohistorical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Empires (1994), The Vietnam War (1993), all published by Greenwood, and John Wayne American (1995).Mark Baxter is a PhD candidate in the Department of History at the University of Colorado at Boulder.Jason M. Tetzloff is assistant professor of history at Purdue University, where he specializes in the history of the American west.Darren Pierson is a PhD candidate in the Department of History at Texas A&M University at College Station.

• PrefaceIntroductionMajor Landmarks in the History of American Indian Civil RightsThe EncyclopediaAppendix: Major Indian Civil Rights Court CasesSelect BibliographyIndexAbout the Editors and Contributors

As part of the continuing spate of reference literature on the American Indian, this encyclopedia provides informative, up-to-date access to issues of equality and civil rights. More than 600 entries ranging in length from a paragraph to several pages cover individuals, organizations, court cases, legislation, events, and the like. . . . [I]ts dictionary format is very easy to use.