Table of Contents

Table of Contents
List of Maps and Tables, vii
Preface to the Abridged Edition, viii
Preface to the Original Edition, ix
Acknowledgements, xii
Prologue: The Colonial Experience, 1
1. The Revolutionary War and the Years Following, 13
2. Regulating Trade and Intercourse, 31
3. Civilization and Education, 48
4. The Policy of Indian Removal, 64
5. Emigration of the Tribes, 78
6. The Aftermath of Removal, 94
7. American Expansion and Indian Affairs, 108
8. Developments in the West, 122
9. The Civil War Years, 136
10. The Peace Policy, 152
11. Military Challenge, 167
12. Indian Reservations, 181
13. The New Christian Reformers, 198
14. The Reservations and Reform, 211
15. Severalty, Law, and Education, 224
16. The Indian Service, 242
17. The Indian Territory, 252
18. The Nation’s Wards, 263
19. Education and Health, 280
20. The Indians’ Land, 295
21. An Indian New Deal, 311
22. Rounding Out the New Deal, 326
23. The Termination Era, 340
24. A New Day for the Indians, 357
25. Indian Self-Determination, 374
26. The Indians: America’s Unfinished Business, 393
Appendix A
Commissioners of Indian Affairs, 403
Appendix B
Indian Population, 404
Suggested Readings, 405
Index 407 Maps and Tables
1. United States Factory System, 1795–1822, 37
2. Land Cessions of the Five Civilized Tribes, 81
3. Indian Land Cessions in the North, 91
4. Location of Indians in the Indian Territory after Removal, 96
5. The Indian Territory, 1866–1888, 142
6. Indian Reservations, 1880, 188
7. The Sioux Reservations, 1890, 215
8. Indian Lands and Communities, 1971, 382
Tables
1. Termination Acts, 348
2. Urban Indians, 1970 and 1980, 394
3. Government-Wide Funding for Indian Programs, 1980, 397

About the Author

Francis Paul Prucha, S.J., a leading authority on American Indian policy and the author of more than a dozen other books, is an emeritus professor of history at Marquette University.

Reviews

"This is Francis Paul Prucha's magnum opus. It is a great work. . . . This study will . . . [be] a standard by which other studies of American Indian affairs will be judged. American Indian history needed this book, has long awaited it, and rejoices at its publication."-American Indian Culture and Research Journal * American Indian Culture and Research Journal *
"The author's detailed analysis of two centuries of federal policy makes The Great Father indispensable reading for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of American Indian policy."-Journal of American History * Journal of American History *
"Written in an engaging fashion, encompassing an extraordinary range of material, devoting attention to themes as well as to chronological narration, and presenting a wealth of bibliographical information, it is an essential text for all students and scholars of American Indian history and anthropology."-Oregon Historical Quarterly * Oregon Historical Quarterly *
"A monumental endeavor, rigorously researched and carefully written. . . . It will remain for decades as an indispensable reference tool and a compendium of knowledge pertaining to United States-Indian relations."-Western Historical Quarterly * Western Historical Quarterly *
"Perhaps the crowning achievement of Prucha's scholarly career."-Vine Deloria Jr., America -- Vine Deloria Jr. * America *
"For many years to come, The Great Father will be the point of departure for all those embarking on research projects in the history of government Indian policy."-William T. Hagan, New Mexico Historical Review -- William T. Hagan * New Mexico Historical Review *
"The appearance of this massive history of federal Indian policy is a triumph of historical research and scholarly publication."-Lawrence C. Kelly, Montana -- Lawrence C. Kelly * Montana *
"This is the most important history ever published about the formulation of federal Indian policies in the United States."-Herbert T. Hoover, Minnesota History -- Herbert T. Hoover * Minnesota History *
"This truly is the definitive work on the subject."-Ronald Rayman, Library Journal -- Ronald Rayman * Library Journal *