American Indian Identity: Citizenship, Membership, and Blood (Native America: Yesterday and Today)

This single-volume book contends that reshaping the paradigm of American Indian identity, blood quantum, and racial distinctions can positively impact the future of the Indian community within America and America itself.

• Addresses legal and historical issues about Indian identity and multiple citizenships that have never before been covered in a text

• Sums up the issues, discussion, and proposed solutions to the questions surrounding Indian identity

• Sounds an awakening call to tribal leaders regarding the threat of extermination if they continue to rely on the paradigm of blood quantum instead of citizenship to define Indian identity

• Provides a voice that reaches out to and finds common cause with indigenous brothers and sisters in the world of former British colonies