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Over the past century, the number of Native Americans has more than quadrupled, their infant mortality rate has dropped, & the threat of smallpox has been eradicated worldwide. Native peoples have also gained more control over the burial of their dead, education of their children, & administration of federal programs designed to benefit American Indians & Alaska Natives. However, it is argued that native peoples neither own what they should nor control what they own, & their treaties, sovereign rights, resources, & religious liberty are under persistent attack. Native people's religious freedom is discussed as an example of federal Indian policy making at its worst. M. Maguire

"Since the earliest days of American colonization, racist imagery has been used to create harmful and enduring stereotypes of the indigenous people. In this book, the conflict between invading European white settlers and the indigenous groups who occupied the land that became the United States is described through the context of race and racism. Using depictions from art, literature, radio, cinema and television, the origin and persistence of stereotypes about Indians are explained, and their debilitating effects on the well-being of Native Americans are presented. This text also explores contemporary cultural accomplishments by Native Americans in their attempt to maintain their sovereignty, dignity and respect"--