Dammed Indians Revisited
Author | : Michael L. Lawson |
Publisher | : South Dakota State Historical Society |
Total Pages | : 397 |
Release | : 2009 |
ISBN-10 | : 0979894018 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780979894015 |
Rating | : 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: More than twenty-five years after the publication of Dammed Indians, Michael Lawson revisits his classic work. Dammed Indians Revisited examines how the work of the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation affected the communities along the river, demonstrating the unequal relationship between the tribes and the federal government. Lawson has unearthed new information, revising his original work to bring the story up to date. While the flooding occurred more than sixty years ago, the impact of the plan and its ramifications for continuing tribal-federal relations remain relevant in the twenty-first century.