American Indians and the national forests / Theodore Catton ; foreword by Joel D. Holtrop.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Chapter 1. Indians, non-Indians, and the American forests to 1900 -- Chapter 2. Public forests and forests in trust : the early 20th century -- Chapter 3. The Indian New Deal and the Forest Service -- Chapter 4. Indian use of the national forests to 1950 -- Chapter 5. The termination era : the 1950s and 60s -- Chapter 6. Foresters and Indians in a time of ferment and renewal : the 1970s -- Chapter 7. Burial grounds and religious freedoms : the 1980s -- Chapter 8. The new forestry on national forests and reservations : the 1990s -- Chapter 9. Elevating the tribal relations program -- Chapter 10. Tribes and the healthy forests initiative -- Chapter 11. Valuing the sacred -- Chapter 12. Lessons from Alaska -- Chapter 13. The Nez Perce tribe and the Forest Service : a case study -- Chapter 14. The 21st century partnership -- Conclusion.

"This book tells the story of how tribal nations and the U.S. Forest Service dealt with wholesale changes in forest ownership and forest use, changes that alternately alienated Indians from foresters or brought them together in cooperative endeavors"--Provided by publisher.

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