Claiming tribal identity: the Five Tribes and the politics of federal acknowledgment

List of illustrations

Foreword / Chadwick Conrtassel Smith

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Indian renaissance in the Southeast

The genesis of a conflict : the Five Tribes and the birth of the federal acknowledgment process

Vetted tribes : the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians

Contested tribes : the Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe and the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians

"Fraudulent tribes" and "Fake Cherokees" : the Five Tribes and the politics of Indian authenticity

The numbers game : the Lumbees, the MOWA Band, and the economics of tribal recognition

Conclusion

List of abbreviations

Notes

Bibliography

Index.