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David H. DeJong
Chronicles the history of water rights and activities on the Gila River Indian Reservation. Centred on the San Carlos Irrigation Project and Coolidge Dam, it details the history and development…
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David H. Dejong
A biographical sketch of each head of Indian affairs between 1786 and 2021, including each commissioner’s political philosophy.
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‘If You Knew the Conditions’ examines the inadequacies of the healthcare provided to American Indians by the Indian Medical Service. DeJong argues that, while Congress and the Indian Service had…
Water was as vital to newcomers to Arizona's Florence and Casa Grande valleys as it had always been to the Pima Indians. This book explores the complex web of tension…
Plagues, Politics, and Policy is an overview of the major health challenges confronting American Indians and Alaska Natives over the past fifty years and is a case study of the…
By 1850 the Pima Indians of central Arizona had developed a strong and sustainable agricultural economy based on irrigation. As David H. DeJong demonstrates, the Pima were an economic force…
When it comes to American Indian treaties, the American polity too often forgets the realities of history. Prevailing perceptions are often not only inaccurate but also premised on outright falsehoods…
By examining the work of the Indian affairs commissioners and their assistant secretaries, DeJong gives new insight into how American federal Indian policy has evolved and been shaped by the…
Fascinating excerpts from government documents, court decisions, letters from commissioners of Indian affairs, and eyewitness accounts trace the white man’s effort over the years to educate and assimilate Native Americans…
During the nineteenth century, upstream diversions from the Gila River decreased the arable land on the Gila River Indian Reservation to only a few thousand acres. As a result the…
