Exemplar of Liberty: Native America and the Evolution of Democracy

By Donald A. Grinde, Jr. and Bruce E. Johansen, 1991.

The primary focus of this groundbreaking work, according to its authors, is “to let American Indian voices be heard on the issue of Iroquois political theory and its role in the development of American governmental structures.” Using archival research, the authors illustrate the impact of Iroquois and other Native American political theories on the creation of fundamental American doctrines of government, such as the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Exemplar of Liberty is a definitive study of how the founders of the United States combined European, American, and Indian ideas into a new and revolutionary political system.

320 pp.

$15.00 paper; ISBN 978-0-935626-35-2

Native Americans and Nixon

By Jack Forbes, 1981.

This work provides an important study of how the Nixon administration dealt with Indian demands. “The pressure created by several years of volatile Indian demonstrations and demands undoubtedly contributed to Richard Nixon’s proclamation of ‘Indian self-determination’ during his reelection campaign.” Forbes provides an in-depth analysis of the many Indian challenges to Nixon and the national government’s authority between 1969 and 1972, including the Occupation of Alcatraz, Wounded Knee, and the Caravan.

148 pp.

$12.00 paper; ISBN 978-0-935626-06-9

Roots of Resistance: Land Tenure in New Mexico (1680–1980)

By Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz, 1980.

Roots of Resistance is a socioeconomic study of the history of northern New Mexico land tenure. Dispelling stereotypes of Mexicans and Pueblo Indian people in the region, this book provides a case study of capitalist development in a colonized area and sheds a critical light on the issue of land use and land tenure in New Mexico in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

202 pp.

$15.00 hardcover; ISBN: 978-0-89551-050-2

$8.00 paper; ISBN: 978-0-89551-050-2

Alcatraz: Indian Land Forever

Edited by Troy R. Johnson, 1995.

The occupation of Alcatraz Island represents the longest continuous occupation of a federal facility by any minority group in US history. Alcatraz set in motion a wave of overtly nationalist Indian militancy that ultimately resulted in abandonment of the US government’s policy of termination and the adoption of a policy of Indian self-determination. This publication commemorates the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Alcatraz occupation and presents poetry and political statements written by Indian people during the occupation or in commemoration of the event.

144 pp.

$25.00 hardcover; ISBN: 978-0-935626-40-9

$12.00 paper; ISBN: 978-0-935626-40-9

You Are on Indian Land: Alcatraz Island, 1969–1971

Edited by Troy R. Johnson, 1994.

A moving collection of photographs, this book offers a personal look into the days and nights spent by hundreds of American Indians during the occupation of Alcatraz Island. The book provides a stark but powerful visual reminder of this unforgettable grassroots movement of American Indian resistance and history.

160 pp.

$25.00 hardcover; ISBN 978-0-935626-42-5

$12.00 paper; ISBN 978-0-935626-43-3