Who is a Native American? What are Indigenous Peoples' self-determination and sovereignty? What defines an Indigenous tribe? These and more than one hundred other questions are asked and answered in this critically acclaimed overview. The second edition of Jack Utter's classic work covers the hottest issues facing Indigenous Peoples today -- tribal sovereignty, gaming, water rights, treaty rights, cultural rights, and the evolving history of federal Indigenous policy. Revised and updated with many new questions, eight new illustrations, historical and contemporary maps, three hundred new references, and informative tables.

The Discovery Issue -- The Indian People -- Indian Tribes -- Treaties and Agreements -- Myth, Misinformation, and Stereotype -- Culture and Religion -- Warfare -- Land, Resources, and Non-Gaming Economics -- Legal Status and Tribal Self-Government -- The Bureau of Indian Affairs -- Health -- Education -- Other Agencies and National Indian Organizations -- Alaska -- Gaming -- The Future -- A Summary History of United States Indian Policy -- Background on Native Hawaiian Issues -- Procedures for Establishing that an American Indian Group Exists as an Indian Tribe--BIA Summary of CFR, Part 83 -- Membership in the Navajo Nation -- Treaty with the Delawares, 1778 -- A Public Declaration to the Tribal Councils and Traditional Spiritual Leaders of the Indian and Eskimo Peoples of the Pacific Northwest -- State Indian Commissions -- 100th U.S. Congress Concurrent Resolution--Reaffirmation of Indian Contributions to the U.S., Government-to-Government Relationship, Trust Responsibility, and Upholding of Treaties.