Title The other movement : Indian rights and civil rights in the deep South / Denise E. Bates

Published Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 256 pages) : illustrations Series Contemporary American Indian studies Contemporary American Indian studies. Contents Indian groups and organizations of Alabama and Louisiana -- Key people -- Back on the map : the emergence of a deep Southern Indian rights movement -- "We'll do it in the spirit of brotherhood" : inter-tribal politics and the challenge of centralizing representation -- Acknowledging Indians in a bipolar South : shifting racial identities -- Starting from scratch : struggling to improve Indian lives -- A regional makeover : tourism and how Indians remade the South -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Other tribes of the South Summary "The Other Movement: Indian Rights and Civil Rights in the Deep South examines the most visible outcome of the Southern Indian Rights Movement: state Indian affairs commissions. In recalling political activism in the post-World War II South, rarely does one consider the political activities of American Indians as they responded to desegregation, the passing of the Civil Rights Acts, and the restructuring of the American political party system. Native leaders and activists across the South created a social and political movement all their own, which drew public attention to the problems of discrimination, poverty, unemployment, low educational attainment, and poor living conditions in tribal communities. While tribal-state relationships have historically been characterized as tense, most southern tribes--particularly non-federally recognized ones--found that Indian affairs commissions offered them a unique position in which to negotiate power. Although individual tribal leaders experienced isolated victories and generated some support through the 1950s and 1960s, the creation of the intertribal state commissions in the 1970s and 1980s elevated the movement to a more prominent political level. Through the formalization of tribal-state relationships, Indian communities forged strong networks with local, state, and national agencies while advocating for cultural preservation and revitalization, economic development, and the implementation of community services. This book looks specifically at Alabama and Louisiana, places of intensive political activity during the civil rights era and increasing Indian visibility and tribal reorganization in the decades that followed. Between 1960 and 1990, U.S. census records show that Alabama's Indian population swelled by a factor of twelve and Louisiana's by a factor of five. Thus, in addition to serving as excellent examples of the national trend of a rising Indian population, the two states make interesting case studies because their Indian commissions brought formerly disconnected groups, each with different goals and needs, together for the first time, creating an assortment of alliances and divisions"--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Indians of North America -- Civil rights -- Southern States Indians of North America -- Southern States -- Government relations Indian activists -- Southern States -- History Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights. Civil rights movements Indian activists Indians of North America -- Civil rights Indians of North America -- Government relations Politics and government Race relations SUBJECT Southern States -- Race relations Southern States -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125654 Subject Southern States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2011029909 ISBN 9780817385941 0817385940

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