Encyclopedia of Politics of the American West

Steven L. Danver is academic coordinator and core faculty member in social sciences in the College of Undergraduate Studies at Walden University. A lifelong resident of the American West, he was born and raised in Southern California and has, at various times, lived in Central California, Northern California, Utah, and Colorado. He currently resides in southern Washington State. After completing a bachelor’s degree in religious studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara and a master’s degree in historical studies from Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California, he earned his doctorate in American history from the University of Utah. Professionally, he has specialized in the history and politics of the American West, as well as in American Indian and American environmental history and policy. His research has largely centered on natural resource policy as it has applied to American Indian nations. He has taught at nearly every type of institution of higher education, including large research universities, small liberal arts colleges, community colleges, and online universities. He has edited or coedited a number of books, including Water Politics and Policy in the United States (with John R. Burch Jr., CQ Press/SAGE, 2011), which was named to the 2012 Outstanding Academic Title list by the American Library Association’s Choice magazine. He has been the managing editor of Journal of the West since 2004.

"...In this cogently written, logically organized encyclopedia, editor Danver has produced a worthy reference title that tackles what he considers to be America′s "most politically distinct and fastest-growing" region....Overall coverage is wide-ranging and backed by seamlessly integrated scholarly information. The book is politically balanced and judicious in scope, and Danver and his team of scholarly contributors have accomplished a unique, easily searchable work that will surely find many imitators and is deserving of a home in most academic libraries."

• Wildlife RestorationBrown v. Board of Education - Rolando AvilaFirearms: (sidebar) National Rifle Association - Rolondo AvilaBush, George W. - Rolando Avila Chavez, Cesar - Rolando Avila Geronimo (Apache) - Rolando Avila Polk, James K. - Rolando Avila Turner, Frederick Jackson - Rolando Avila 1a. Kansas: (sidebar) Brown v. Board of Education - Rolondo AvilaEducation - Rolondo AvilaCalifornia Coastal Commission - Ralph BakerAmerican Fur Company - Barton BarbourAnimas-La Plata Project - John BarnhillBorder Fence - John BarnhillFirearms - John BarnhillNew Federalism - John BarnhillPlatte River - John BarnhillProposition 13 (California, 1978) - John BarnhillRío Grande - John BarnhillUrbanization - John BarnhillNewlands, Francis - Michael BeauchampBlack Hills - Jack BeckerDemocratic Party - Walter BellEqual Rights Amendment - Bernard BellInterstate Compacts - Bernard BellWatt, James G. - Walter BellWomen′s rights - Walter BellProposition 8 (California, 2008) - Christopher Blythe2a. Colorado - Andrew BraunAustin, Texas - Andrew BraunBenton, Thomas Hart - Andrew BraunMissouri Plan - Andrew BraunNorth American Free Trade Agreement - Andrew BraunFederal Power Act - Jay BrighamHill, James J. - Ron BrileyMeans, Russell (Lakota) - Ron BrileyLand Rights, American Indian - Arthur BrokopNative Americans - Arthur Brokop, Steven Danver2d. Utah: (sidebar) Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument - John Burch3b. Oregon: (sidebar) Celilo Falls - John Burch4b. New Mexico: (sidebar) Blue Lake - John Burch5c. Hawai’i - John BurchAlcatraz Island Occupation - John BurchArizona v. California (1963) - John BurchExodusters: (sidebar) Benjamin "Pap" Singleton - John BurchHispanic Americans: (sidebar) Jerry Apodaca - John BurchJohn Birch Society - John BurchMEChA: (sidebar) Cruz Bustamante and the 2003 California Gubernatorial Recall Election - John BurchMining, coal - John BurchParker, Quanah (Comanche) - John BurchWaste, hazardous: (sidebar) Skull Valley Gosiutes and Nuclear Storage - John BurchMankiller, Wilma (Cherokee) - Steve CanipeRed Cloud (Lakota) - Steve CanipeTucson, Arizona - Steve CanipeEastman, Charles/Ohiyesa (Lakota) - Rory CornishRural West and Urbanization - Wendel CoxFishing Rights - S. Matthew DeSpainWinters v. United States (1908) - S. Matthew DeSpainFederal Lands Policy Management Act (1976) - Douglas DoddWild and Scenic Rivers Act (1968) - Douglas DoddWilderness Act (1964) - Douglas DoddRegionalism - Robert DormanPowell, John Wesley - Alan DownsHuerta, Delores - Meredith EliassenAsian Americans - Jessie EmbryEndangered Species Act (1973) - Hannah Anderson, Jessie EmbryPacific Islanders - Jessie Embry, Hannah Anderson1a. Kansas - Gary EntzAlaska Purchase (1867) - Dean Fafoutis1c. North Dakota: (sidebar) Fighting Sioux mascot controversy - Hugh Foley1d. Oklahoma: (sidebar) Black Towns and Civil Rights - Hugh FoleyAmerican Indian Movement - Hugh FoleyDust Bowl - Hugh FoleyEchohawk, John E. (Pawnee) - Hugh FoleyGovernments, tribal - Hugh FoleyComstock Silver Boom - A. James FullerAlien Land Laws - Shamira GelbmanBird, Rose - Emily Gifford4b. New Mexico - Henry GoldmanFur Trade - Henry GoldmanSanta Fe, New Mexico - Henry GoldmanBanking - Michael GreaneyBoone and Crockett Club - Michael GreaneyCourts, tribal - Michael GreaneyEconomic Development - Michael GreaneyJapanese American Internment - Michael GreaneyPopulism - Michael GreaneySocialism - Michael GreaneyInternal Revenue Service, U.S. - Michael Greeney3c. Washington: (sidebar) World Trade Organization Protest - Ralph Hartsock4a. Arizona: (sidebar) Martin Luther King Day controversy - Ralph HartsockDemocratic Party: (sidebar) Toney Anaya - Ralph HartsockGeneral Allotment Act (1887) - Ralph HartsockInterior, U.S. Department of - Ralph HartsockKu Klux Klan: (sidebar) Clarence Moreley and the Denver Klan - Ralph HartsockNational Environmental Policy Act (1969) - Ralph HartsockPollution - Ralph HartsockTransportation - Ralph HartsockReclamation Act (1902) - Abraham HoffmanBoise, Idaho - Chuck HowlettGeneral Land Law Reform Act (1891) - Charles HowlettNational Forest Management Act (1976) - Chuck HowlettAlaska Lands Bill (1980) - Andrew HundClean Air Act - Andrew HundClean Water Act (1972) - Andrew HundWestern Governors Association - Andrew HundHardrock Mining Law (1872): (sidebar) Lords of Yesterday - Andrew HundWaste, hazardous - Andrew HundColumbia River - Matt HutchinsonSeattle, Washington - Matt Hutchinson1e. South Dakota: (sidebar) Wounded Knee 1973 - Mark JoyGrant Peace Policy - Mark JoyTimber Culture Act (1873) - Mark Joy1. Great Plains - Martin Kich2. Intermountain West - Martin Kich4. Southwest - Martin KichHayden, Carl - Jennie KronenfeldRichardson, Bill - Jennie KronenfeldSymington, Fife - Jennie KronenfeldNational Congress of American Indians - Sweta LalSan Diego, California - Sweta LalIndian Affairs, U.S. Bureau of - Marinella LentisOmaha, Nebraska - Zachary MatusheskiMilitia Movement - David Meier3c. Washington - Charles MutschlerNatural Resources and the Environment - Caryn NeumannNixon, Richard M. - Luke NichterPresidential Election, 1968 - Luke NichterPresidential Election, 2000 - Luke NichterGold Rush, Klondike - Frank NorrisBolton, Herbert Eugene - Harriet RafterJackson, Helen Hunt - Harriet RafterIndian Self-Determination - Jon ReyhnerMurray, Patty - Kelly Boyer SagertAntiquities Act (1906) - Elizabeth SchaferExpeditions, Scientific - Elizabeth SchaferExploration - Elizabeth SchaferFish and Wildlife Service, U.S. - Elizabeth SchaferFisheries - Elizabeth SchaferGold Rush, Dakota - Elizabeth SchaferGreat Northern Railway - Elizabeth SchaferHull, Jane Dee - Elizabeth SchaferMineral Leasing Act (1920) - Elizabeth SchaferSurface Mining Control and Reclamation Act - Elizabeth SchaferWater Resources Council, U.S. - Elizabeth SchaferWater Resources Planning Act (1965) - Elizabeth SchaferRed Power Movement - Steven SilvernSovereignty, Native American - Steven SilvernEnergy, U.S. Department of: (sidebar) Atomic Power in the West - Donna SinclairTaxation: (sidebar) Howard Jarvis - Donna SinclairThird Parties: (sidebar) Green Party - Donna SinclairHaywood, William D. "Big Bill": (sidebar) Steunenberg Murder Trial - Arthur SteinbergPrior Appropriation - Arthur SteinbergPublic Domain - Arthur Steinberg5a. Alaska - Eva Maria StolbergChinese Exclusion Act (1882) - Eva Maria StolbergMuir, John - Eva Maria StolbergImmigration and Migration - Rick and Katherine Scott SturdevantExodusters - Katherine Scott SturdevantGold Rush, Colorado - Katherine Scott SturdevantWomen’s Voting Rights - Katherine Scott Sturdevant5c. Hawai’i: (sidebar) Birther Controversy - Glen TaulBoundaries, State - Glen TaulCheyenne, Wyoming - Glen TaulMississippi River - Glen TaulAll Indian Pueblo Council - Robin WaldenOccupy Movement - Stan WeeberColorado River Compact (1922) - Albert Chapman2e. Wyoming - Merrill Evans4a. Arizona - Merrill EvansGreat Migration - Merrill EvansRanching - Merrill EvansAmerican Indian Movement: (sidebar) Trail of Broken Treaties - Farina KingRichards, Ann - Archie McDonaldAgrarian Movements - Jeff WellsTulsa, Oklahoma - Jeff WellsOklahoma City, Oklahoma - Jeff WellsKeating, Frank - Jeff WellsFort Worth, Texas - Jeff WellsEl Paso, Texas - Jeff WellsDallas, Texas - Jeff Wells