"We Are Still Here"

Peter Iverson is Regents' Professor of History (Emeritus) at Arizona State University. He is the author, co-author, or editor of more than 12 books including We Will Secure Our Future: Empowering the Navajo Nation (with Peterson Zah, 2012), Diné: A History of the Navajos (2002), When Indians Became Cowboys (1997), and The Navajo Nation (1983). He has received the Outstanding Doctoral Mentor Award from the Graduate College at Arizona State University and awards for his service to the Navajo Nation and the Ak-Chin Indian Community. Wade Davies is Professor of Native American Studies at the University of Montana. He is the author of Healing Ways: Navajo Health Care in the Twentieth Century (2001), numerous articles on the history of American Indian sports, and is co-editor of American Indian Sovereignty and Law: An Annotated Bibliography (with Richmond L. Clow, 2009).

• Acknowledgments for the Second Edition xIntroduction 11 “We Indians Will Be Indians All Our Lives,” 1890–1920 10Disappearing Peoples? 13Education 19Religions 28Land 32Identities 39World War I 532 Confronting Continuation, 1921–1932 57Failed Policies 58Collier and the Pueblo Indians 62Rights, Opportunities, and Identity 66Tourism and the Arts 69Work, Community, and Government 74Moving Toward Reform 783 Initiatives and Impositions, 1933–1940 83Collier’s Perspective 84Cultural Considerations 87Education, Health Care, and Land Use 93The Indian Reorganization Act 97Alaska and Oklahoma 106Land Bases and Recognition 1074 The War, Termination, and the Start of Self-Determination, 1941–1961 112World War II and Its Consequences 114The NCAI, the ICC, and Legal Representation 124The Termination Era 129Dimensions of Termination 135Urban Migration and Relocation 143Toward Self-Determination 1475 The Struggle for Sovereignty, 1962–1980 151Restoration 154Fishing Rights and the Growth of Activism 159Lands and Recognition 168Education and Economies 172Rights and Restrictions 183Writers, Musicians, and Artists 1856 “We Are All Indians,” 1981–1999 190Native Identity 191New Voices, New Images 197Museums and Repatriation 203Gaming 206Communities 213Rights 216Economies and Education 220Here to Stay 2237 “Much Work Remains to Be Done,” 2000–2013 227The Museum on the National Mall 229The Cobell Settlement 231Evolving Relations 234Indigenous and International 239Community Well-Being 243Education and Revitalization 248Economies 254Gaming 259Recognition 265Appendix: American Indian Communities 269Bibliographical Essay 288Index 311