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- catalog abstract ""In the early 1950s the very existence of the Florida Seminoles was in jeopardy. Mired in poverty, poorly educated, under-employed, and without a tribal government, they also faced the possibility that the U.S. Congress would terminate services to them. Fortunately, loss of reservation lands was averted and the situation began to improve. When the federal government approved a charter and constitution for the tribe in 1957, it marked both the official resumption of tribal sovereignty and the first agreement that did not force removal of the Seminoles from the reservation. An Assumption of Sovereignty continues Harry A. Kersey Jr.'s examination of Seminole history. He studies the effects of shifting governmental attitudes and policies on the Florida Indians during the past quarter-century. He also charts the social, economic, and political experiences of the tribe during these volatile decades. By the end of the account, readers understand that the Seminole tribe has become organized, functioning, and sovereign, with a stable economic base. The author has made extensive use of oral history from tribal elders as well as the memoirs and records of Florida congressional leaders."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b9340288.
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description ""In the early 1950s the very existence of the Florida Seminoles was in jeopardy. Mired in poverty, poorly educated, under-employed, and without a tribal government, they also faced the possibility that the U.S. Congress would terminate services to them. Fortunately, loss of reservation lands was averted and the situation began to improve. When the federal government approved a charter and constitution for the tribe in 1957, it marked both the official resumption of tribal sovereignty and the first agreement that did not force removal of the Seminoles from the reservation.".
- catalog description "An Assumption of Sovereignty continues Harry A. Kersey Jr.'s examination of Seminole history. He studies the effects of shifting governmental attitudes and policies on the Florida Indians during the past quarter-century. He also charts the social, economic, and political experiences of the tribe during these volatile decades. By the end of the account, readers understand that the Seminole tribe has become organized, functioning, and sovereign, with a stable economic base. The author has made extensive use of oral history from tribal elders as well as the memoirs and records of Florida congressional leaders."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 266 :".
- catalog hasFormat "Assumption of sovereignty.".
- catalog identifier "0803227280 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Assumption of sovereignty.".
- catalog isPartOf "Indians of the Southeast".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lincoln, Neb. : University of Nebraska Press,".
- catalog relation "Assumption of sovereignty.".
- catalog subject "323.1/1973 20".
- catalog subject "E99.S28 K46 1996".
- catalog subject "Seminole Indians Government relations.".
- catalog subject "Seminole Indians Land tenure.".
- catalog subject "Seminole Indians Politics and government.".
- catalog title "An assumption of sovereignty : social and political transformation among the Florida Seminoles, 1953-1979 / Harry A. Kersey, Jr.".
- catalog type "text".