The United States Indian Service and the Making of Federal Indian Policy, 1824 to 2017
Although federal Indian policies are largely determined by Congress and the executive branch, it is the commissioner and assistant secretary of Indian Affairs who must implement them. Over the past two centuries, the overarching goals of federal Indian policy have been the social and political integration and assimilation of Native Americans and ......
A Filmmaker's Journey Down the Green and Colorado Rivers
In 1955 photographer Charles Eggert and renowned river guide Don Hatch set off down the Green River with six others to duplicate the 1870s journey of John Wesley Powell. With dams soon to be built at Flaming Gorge and Glen Canyon, they planned to film the voyage and be the last to travel these waters before the landscape changed forever. Eggert's ......
Joseph Smith's Translation Projects in the Development of Mormon Christianity
Joseph Smith, the founding prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and of the broader Latter-day Saint movement, produced several volumes of scripture between 1829, when he translated the Book of Mormon, and 1844, when he was murdered. The Book of Mormon, published in 1830, is well known. Less read and studied are the subsequent ......
Point of Pines Pueblo has long been the center of theoretical debates in southwestern archaeology, yet detailed descriptions of the site have been lacking. Located on the San Carlos Apache Reservation in central Arizona, this large Mountain Mogollon village (about 800 rooms) dates from AD 1200 to 1400. For the first 100 years of occupation it was ......
The study of Joseph Smith and his writings have?long been shaped by the polemical atmosphere that surrounds Smith's claims to divine authorship. Even after a half-century of serious scholarship devoted to Smith, fundamental questions remain about how to best interpret features of his life and writing. Smith's own History of Joseph Smith (edited ......
The study of Joseph Smith and his writings have long been shaped by the polemical atmosphere that surrounds Smith's claims to divine authorship. Even after a half-century of serious scholarship devoted to Smith, fundamental questions remain about how to best interpret features of his life and writing. Smith's own History of Joseph Smith (edited ......
Sinkholes are everywhere now - Whimsical, satirical, often biting and surreal, these verbal lightning flashes illuminate our contingent, federated selves, the intersectionalities of our strange interpenetrations. The Europeans have a word for this: feuilleton, which was originally a supplement attached to editorial pages of French newspapers, and ......
An informative book about some of the cutest animals on the planet
A book full cuteness The cutest animals! This sixth book in the NatureCulture Series introduces us to some of the most adorable animals of the world. Learn a bit more about these cuddly and fluffy beasts. About the book This delightful book teaches children (plus parents and teachers) more about some of the most pretty-looking animals ......
A book about earsEars that hear! This fourth book in the NatureCulture Series introduces us 24 different animals with their spectacular ways of hearing.The animals are illustrated in a way that most (visible) ears, holes or cavities are shown. About the bookThis edition shows children (also including parents and teachers) more about one of the ......
