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The Hank Adams Reader: An Exemplary Native Activist and the Unleashing of Indigenous Sovereignty
Author(s): David E. Wilkins
- Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
- Publication Date: 1 Aug. 2011
- Language: English
- Print length: 312 pages
- ISBN-10: 1555914470
- ISBN-13: 9781555914479
Book Description
Vine Deloria once said that Hank Adams was the most important Native American in the country. From his treaty rights work to his mediation of disputes between AIM and the US government in the 1970s, Adams shaped modern Native activism. For the first time, Adams’ writings are collected, evidencing his unparalleled role in Indian affairs and beyond.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Adams has always been an insightful and prolific writer and the Adams Reader will serve to introduce a new generation of Native leaders and activists to the important contribution made by this great intellectual.” Steve Pavlik, “Indian Country Today”
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About the Author
Professor David E. Wilkins holds the McKnight Presidential Professorship in American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota. He has adjunct appointments in Political Science, Law, and American Studies. He received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill in 1990. Wilkins’ research and teaching interests include indigenous politics and governance, federal Indian policy and law, comparative politics, and diplomacy and constitutional development.
