A Long and Terrible Shadow

White Values, Native Rights in the Americas

Thomas.

• Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
• Year: 2012
• Topic: Social Sciences
• eBook ISBN:
  9781926706542
• Subtopic: Native American Studies
• Index: Social Sciences

In this compelling book, respected lawyer and Native rights advocate Thomas Berger surveys the history of the Americas since their "discovery" by Christopher Columbus in 1492. His accounts of the slaughter and disenfranchisement of indigenous people throughout North, Central and South American reveal a searing pattern of almost unimaginable duplicity and inhumanity. But as A Long and Terrible Shadow makes clear, Native peoples have defied the odds, waging a tenacious struggle to survive and to re-emerge as distinct cultures. As Native Voices demand action and Native land claims take their rightful place on the political agenda, this book provides a focus for crucial debate.

Table of contents

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• CHAPTER I - Las Casas and the Rights of the Indians
• CHAPTER 2 - The Debate at Valladolid
• CHAPTER 3 - Disease and Death
• CHAPTER 4 - Indian Slavery:Brazil and the Carolinas
• CHAPTER 5 - Indians as Allies: The Iroquois
• CHAPTER 6 - John Marshall and the Indians
• CHAPTER 7 - Wars Against the Indians:The United States and Argentina
• CHAPTER 8 - Reserves, Reservations and Reducciones
• CHAPTER 9 - Guatemala: Rebirth of the Black Legend
• CHAPTER 10 - The Last Redoubt: The Survival of Subsistence
• CHAPTER 11 - Native Claims and the Rule of Law
• Epilogue
• Chapter Notes
• Index
• Biographical Note